Telephone numbers in Namibia

Namibia's telephone numbering plan was originally devised when the country, then known as South West Africa, was under South African administration, and integrated into the South African telephone numbering plan.[1]

Telephone numbers in Namibia
Location of Namibia in Africa
Location
CountryNamibia
ContinentAfrica
Access codes
Country code+264
International access00
Long-distance0

Area codes beginning with 06 were allocated to Namibia, including Walvis Bay, a South African exclave, which was not transferred to Namibian sovereignty until 1994.

Following Namibia's independence in 1990, direct dialing between Namibia and South Africa was discontinued, and calls were classed as international. Consequently, subscribers were required to use the international access code and country calling code, omitting the trunk code 0. Namibia had already been allocated its own country code by the International Telecommunication Union, +264, in the late 1960s.[2]

Windhoek, Namibia to Johannesburg, South Africa
Before 1992: 011 xxx xxxx
After 1992: 00 27 11 xxx xxxx[3]
Johannesburg, South Africa to Windhoek, Namibia
Before 1992: 061 xxx xxx
After 1992: 09 264 61 xxx xxx[4]
After Jan 2007: 00 26461 xxx xxx[5]

List of area codes in Namibia

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Area Area Code[6]
Ai-Ais 063
Aranos 063
Ariamsvlei 063
Aus 063
Bagani 066
Buitepos 062
Dordabis 062
Drimiopsis 062
Epupa 067
Gobabis 062
Grootfontein 067
Grünau 063
Halali 067
Helmeringhausen 063
Henties Bay 064
Hosea Kutako International Airport 062
Kalkfeld 067
Kalkrand 063
Kamanjab 067
Karasburg 063
Karibib 064
Katima Mulilo 066
Keetmanshoop 063
Khorixas 067
Klein Aub 062
Leonardville 062
Lüderitz 063
Maltahöhe 063
Mariental 063
Namibgrens 062
Namutoni 067
Nina 062
Noordoewer 063
Okahandja 062
Okaukuejo 067
Oranjemund 063
Oshikango 065
Otavi 067
Otjihase 062
Otjikondo 067
Otjimbingwe 064
Otjiwarongo 067
Outjo 067
Rehoboth 062
Rosh Pinah 063
Ruacana 065
Rundu 066
Seeheim 063
Seeis 062
Sesfontein 065
Solitaire 063
Stampriet 063
Swakopmund 064
Tsumeb 067
Uis 064
Usakos 064
Walvis Bay 064
Warmbad 063
Waterberg Plateau Park 067
Windhoek 061
060 - Telecom Switch cellular mobile (GSM; seven-digit subscriber numbers)
081 - MTC cellular mobile (GSM; seven-digit subscriber numbers)
083 - Paratus Telecommunications IP Voice (IP; seven-digit subscriber numbers)
084 - MTN Namibia
085 - tnmobile cellular mobile (GSM; seven-digit subscriber numbers)

The international access code is now 00 but was previously 09.

References

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  1. ^ South West Africa & Walvis Bay - Suidwes-Afrika & Walvisbaai, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1976
  2. ^ White Book, Volume 2, Part 1, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, International Telecommunication Union, 1969, page 29
  3. ^ Namibia Trade Directory, Volume 5, Advantage Promotions, 1999
  4. ^ Official South African Municipal Yearbook, S.A. Association of Municipal Employees, 1995, page 1161
  5. ^ The phone book: Cape peninsula, Telkom, Universal Web Printers, 2007, page 49
  6. ^ Solutions, IT Guru. "Namibia Local Area Dialing Codes | Namibian Pages". Retrieved 2024-08-10.
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