Telephone numbers in Namibia

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Telephone numbers in Namibia
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Location of Namibia in Africa
Location
Country Namibia
Continent Africa
Access codes
Country code +264
International access 00
Long-distance 0

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]

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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

AreaArea Code [6]
Ai-Ais063
Aranos063
Ariamsvlei063
Aus063
Bagani066
Buitepos062
Dordabis062
Drimiopsis062
Epupa067
Gobabis062
Grootfontein067
Grünau063
Halali067
Helmeringhausen063
Henties Bay064
Hosea Kutako International Airport062
Kalkfeld067
Kalkrand063
Kamanjab067
Karasburg063
Karibib064
Katima Mulilo066
Keetmanshoop063
Khorixas067
Klein Aub062
Leonardville062
Lüderitz063
Maltahöhe063
Mariental063
Namibgrens062
Namutoni067
Nina062
Noordoewer063
Okahandja062
Okaukuejo067
Oranjemund063
Oshikango065
Otavi067
Otjihase062
Otjikondo067
Otjimbingwe064
Otjiwarongo067
Outjo067
Rehoboth062
Rosh Pinah063
Ruacana065
Rundu066
Seeheim063
Seeis062
Sesfontein065
Solitaire063
Stampriet063
Swakopmund064
Tsumeb067
Uis064
Usakos064
Walvis Bay064
Warmbad063
Waterberg Plateau Park067
Windhoek061
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.

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References

  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.