Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

Country Code: +94
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix: 0

Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the aaa o nnnnnn format where:

"aaa" represents the area code, or the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All area codes / mobile operator codes begin with 0.
"o" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. For mobile phone numbers, this is a part of the main telephone number.
"nnnnnn" represents the main telephone number of six digits.

Fixed (landline) codes

Province	District	Area	Area Code
Eastern	Ampara	Ampara	063
North Central	Anuradhapura	Anuradhapura	025
Western	Colombo	Avissawella	036
Uva	Badulla	Badulla	055
Uva	Badulla	Bandarawela	057
Eastern	Batticaloa	Batticaloa	065
North Western	Puttalam	Chilaw	032
Western	Colombo	Colombo	011
Southern	Galle	Galle	091
Western	Gampaha	Gampaha	033
Southern	Hambantota	Hambantota	047
Central	Nuwara Eliya	Hatton	051
Northern	Jaffna	Jaffna	021
Eastern	Ampara	Kalmunai	067
Western	Kalutara	Kalutara	034
Central	Kandy	Kandy	081
Sabaragamuwa	Kegalle	Kegalle	035
North Western	Kurunegala	Kurunegala	037
Northern	Mannar	Mannar	023
Central	Matale	Matale	066
Southern	Matara	Matara	041
Central	Kandy	Nawalapitiya	054
Western	Gampaha	Negombo	031
Central	Nuwara Eliya	Nuwara Eliya	052
Western	Kalutara	Panadura	038
North Central	Polonnaruwa	Polonnaruwa	027
Sabaragamuwa	Ratnapura	Ratnapura	045
Eastern	Trincomalee	Trincomalee	026
Northern	Vavuniya	Vavuniya	024

Mobile phone users must always enter area codes when dialing a fixed (landline) number.

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 aa o nnnnnn format where:

"+" is the international call prefix (usually 00).
"94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
"aa" represents the area code, or mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka).
"o" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. For mobile phone numbers, this is a part of the main telephone number.
"nnnnnn" represent the main telephone number of six digits.

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