Uganda country code

How to call Uganda using country code ?

Uganda is located in Africa near countries : Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Malawi. The international country code to dial Uganda is :

256

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Phone use and access in Republic of Uganda

As many African countries, the international dialing code 256 is only required to call Uganda from abroad. Concerning national calls made in Uganda, it is not necessary to dial the Ugandan country code 256. Finally, to call your correspondent in Uganda from a country abroad, dial first the prefix of exit which takes one of the following forms: 00 / 011 / 810 and sign "+ " for calls since the mobile phone. These are possible compositions: 00256 / 810 256 / 011 256 / +256.

Some useful informations

International access code (exit code) : 000 (to dial when making calls from Uganda to abroad)
Ugandan international dialing code : 256
Fixed telephone Subscriptions (2016) : 368 243 Ugandan subscribers
Mobile landline usage : 0.89% of Ugandans
Mobile cellular users (2016) : 22838486 Ugandan mobile users
Mobile phone usage : 55.05% of Ugandans
Internet usage : 21.8% of Ugandans

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How to call Uganda from USA and Canada

Calling Ugandan landline phone number

enter the exit code '011' ;
dial Uganda country code : 256 ;
dial the area code : For example "45 " is Busia area phone code ;
add the Ugandan phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 256 45 XXX XXX.

Calling Ugandan mobile phone number (cellular phone)

enter the exit code '011' or '+';
dial Uganda country code : 256 ;
add the Ugandan mobile phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 256 Z XXX XXX. ('Z' represent the cellular area code)

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About Uganda

Uganda belongs to the African continent bordering Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Malawi. Ugandan population is about 32369558 inhabitants with an area of 241,038 km². The capital of Uganda is Kampala and the iso code is : UGA.

What time is it now in Uganda ?

Before calling your Ugandan correspondent , it is important to know what time it is in Uganda.
Ugandan local time :

The current time is 5:14 PM (UTC/GMT 3 hours).

Current day :

We are : Tuesday April 16, 2024 .

Ugandan cities area codes

Area code	City	Calling from USA/Canada/ North America	Calling from UK/Australia /France/Europe...
41	Lugazi	01125641	0025641
473	Lira	011256473	00256473
45	Kumi	01125645	0025645
486	Kisoro	011256486	00256486
483	Kasese	011256483	00256483
45	Kapchorwa	01125645	0025645
496	Kamuli	011256496	00256496
41	Kampala	01125641	0025641
481	Kalisizo	011256481	00256481
43	Kakira	01125643	0025643
486	Kabale	011256486	00256486
43	Jinja	01125643	0025643
43	Iganga	01125643	0025643
465	Hoima	011256465	00256465
483	Fort Portal	011256483	00256483
41,42	Entebbe	01125641,42	0025641,42
45	Busia	01125645	0025645
485	Bushenyi	011256485	00256485
41	Bombo	01125641	0025641
476	Arua	011256476	00256476

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