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UGA · Africa

Uganda dialing code

Uganda
Dialing code +256
Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 22/11/1447 AH

About Uganda

  • Capital Kampala (Kampala)
  • Area 236,040 km²
  • Population 41,487,965 people
  • Currency Shilling (Shilling – UGX)
  • TLD www.example.ug
  • ISO code UGA
  • Continent Africa
  • Time now 16:35 PM
  • Day Saturday
  • Hijri date 1447/11/22
  • Gregorian date 2026/05/09
  • Timezone Africa/Kampala
  • GMT offset +03:00
  • Daylight saving Not active

How to call?

To call this country from abroad, dial the international code (+256) followed by the phone number, omitting any leading zero.

Local number format

Fixed line
9 digits
Example: 312345678
Mobile
9 digits
Example: 712345678

Area codes

13

To call a specific city from abroad, dial +256 followed by the area code (without the leading zero) and the local number.

Mobile prefixes & carriers

Mobile number prefixes by telecom operator.

Carrier Prefixes
Africell 79
Airtel 70 74 75
Hamilton Telecom 724 73
MTN 76 77 78
Smile 720
Talkio 728
Tangerine 726 727
UTL 71

Map of Kampala, Uganda

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