Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

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| country = Sri Lanka

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| continent = Asia

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| map_caption = Location of Sri Lanka (dark green)

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| country_calling_code = +94

| international_prefix = 00

| trunk_prefix = 0

| regulator = [http://www.trc.gov.lk Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka]

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| nsn_length = 7

| dial_plan_type= Open

| number_format = 0AA-NNN NNNN (10 digits)

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Emergency Services<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trc.gov.lk/pages_e.php?id=122|title=3 Digits Short Codes for Special Services|website=trc.gov.lk}}</ref>

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! align="center" valign=bottom|Code

! align="center" valign=bottom|Purpose

! align="center" valign=bottom|Organization

101

|Emergency Cyber Security Coordination Centre to handle cyber incidents reported by public

|Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT)

105

|Dedicated maritime incident hotline

|Sri Lanka Navy Headqurters

106{{Cite web|url= https://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=107408|title= Sri Lanka Coast Guard introduces 24-Hour emergency hotline |website=adaderana.lk}}

|For minimize response time and enhance coordination in maritime distress situations

|Sri Lanka Coast Guard

107

|Police Emergency Service for Northern and Eastern Provinces in Tamil language

|Sri Lanka Police - Wanni Range

109

|For the public to report incidents related to abuse of Children and Women

|The Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women

110

|Emergency and Rescue Services

|By Regional Offices for Emergency and Rescue Services

112

|Police Emergency Service Hot Line

|Police Emergency Service

113

|Sri Lanka Army

|Sri Lanka Army Head Quarters

114

|To manage eventualities pertaining to national security and disaster relief operations

|Sri Lanka Army

115

|National Air Defence Network

|Air Defence Command and Control Centre, SLAF Mirigama

116

|For the Air Defence Operation Centre (ADOC) to receive Air Defence alerts from the general public

|Sri Lanka Air Force

117

|Disaster Management Call Centre

|Disaster Management Centre{{Cite web|url=https://www.dmc.gov.lk/index.php?lang=en|title=Disaster Management Centre|website=www.dmc.gov.lk}}

118

|National Help Desk

|Ministry of Public Security

119

|Police Emergency Service

|Sri Lanka Police Department

1990

|Emergency Pre–Hospital Care Ambulance Service

|Ministry of Health

= More Info =

{{smaller|[https://www.trc.gov.lk/content/files/numbering/3-digit%20Short%20Codes.pdf 3 Digits Short Codes for Special Services in Sri Lanka]}}

4 Digit Short Codes

Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations

{{smaller|[https://www.trc.gov.lk/content/files/numbering/4-digit%20Short%20Codes%2019XX%20Range.pdf 4 Digits Short Codes for Services in Sri Lanka] }}

Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations

{{smaller|[https://www.trc.gov.lk/content/files/numbering/4-digit%20Short%20Codes%2013XX%20Range.pdf 4 Digits Short Codes for Services in Sri Lanka] }}

= Operator Hotlines and WhatsApp chatting numbers =

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ ! align="center" valign="bottom" \|Code ! align="center" valign="bottom" \|Operator
1755 \| Airtel by Dialog
1777 \|Dialog{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dialog.lk/support/contact-us\|title=Dialog - Contact Us\|website=dialog.lk}}
1788 \|Hutch{{Cite web\|url=http://hutch.lk/contact/\|title=Hutch - Contact\|website=hutch.lk}}
1212 \|rowspan=2\|SLTMobitel{{Cite web\|url= https://www.sltmobitel.lk/contact-us\|title=SLTMobitel - Contact Us\|website=sltmobitel.lk}}
1717
colspan=3\|WhatsApp chatting numbers
[https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=94755555555 {{nowrap\|+94 755 555 555}}] \| Airtel by Dialog
[https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=94777678678 {{nowrap\|+94 777 678 678}}] \|Dialog
[https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=94788777111 {{nowrap\|+94 788 777 111}}] \|Hutch
[https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=94710755777 {{nowrap\|+94 710 755 777}}] \|SLTMobitel (Mobile services)

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! align="center" valign="bottom" |Code

! align="center" valign="bottom" |Operator

1755

| Airtel by Dialog

1777

|Dialog{{Cite web|url=https://www.dialog.lk/support/contact-us|title=Dialog - Contact Us|website=dialog.lk}}

1788

|Hutch{{Cite web|url=http://hutch.lk/contact/|title=Hutch - Contact|website=hutch.lk}}

1212

|rowspan=2|SLTMobitel{{Cite web|url= https://www.sltmobitel.lk/contact-us|title=SLTMobitel - Contact Us|website=sltmobitel.lk}}

1717

colspan=3|WhatsApp chatting numbers

[https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=94755555555 {{nowrap|+94 755 555 555}}]

| Airtel by Dialog

[https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=94777678678 {{nowrap|+94 777 678 678}}]

|Dialog

[https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=94788777111 {{nowrap|+94 788 777 111}}]

|Hutch

[https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=94710755777 {{nowrap|+94 710 755 777}}]

|SLTMobitel (Mobile services)

Fixed line (landline) codes

Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where:

class="wikitable"

xxx

| represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0. {{smaller|(0xx y zzzzzz)}}

|represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers.

zzzzzz

|represents the main telephone number of six digits.

=Area codes<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://srilankatravelnotes.com/INFORMATION/SrilankanDialingCodeNumbers.html |title=Sri Lankan Dialing Area Code Numbers |access-date=2020-02-14 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212021654/http://srilankatravelnotes.com/INFORMATION/SrilankanDialingCodeNumbers.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>=

class="wikitable sortable" ! align="center" valign=bottom\|Province ! align="center" valign=bottom\|District ! align="center" valign=bottom\|Area ! align="center" valign=bottom\|Area Code
rowspan=6\|Western	rowspan=2\| Colombo	Colombo	011
Avissawella	036
rowspan=2\|Gampaha	Negombo	031
Gampaha	033
rowspan=2\|Kalutara	Panadura	038
Kalutara	034
rowspan=5\|Central	rowspan=2\|Kandy	Nawalapitiya	054
Kandy	081
rowspan=2\| Nuwara Eliya	Hatton	051
Nuwara Eliya	052
Matale	Matale	066
rowspan=3\|Southern	Galle	Galle	091
Matara	Matara	041
Hambantota	Hambantota	047
rowspan=2\|North Western	Puttalam	Chilaw	032
Kurunegala	Kurunegala	037
rowspan=3\|Northern	Jaffna	Jaffna	021
Mannar	Mannar	023
Vavuniya	Vavuniya	024
rowspan=4\|Eastern	rowspan=2\|Ampara	Ampara	063
Kalmunai	067
Batticaloa	Batticaloa	065
Trincomalee	Trincomalee	026
rowspan=2\|North Central	Anuradhapura	Anuradhapura	025
Polonnaruwa	Polonnaruwa	027
rowspan=3\|Uva	Monaragala	Monaragala	055
rowspan=2\| Badulla	Badulla	055
Bandarawela	057
rowspan=2\|Sabaragamuwa	Ratnapura	Ratnapura	045
Kegalle	Kegalle	035

=Operator Codes for Fixed LTE/Fibre/Copper=

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Area code ! Operator code ! Operator ! Type
rowspan="4" \|0xx ! 2 \| rowspan="2" \|SLTMobitel \| Fixed Fibre/Copper
3 \| Fixed wireless LTE
4 \| rowspan="2" \| Dialog \| rowspan="2" \| Fixed wireless LTE
7

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Area code

! Operator code

! Operator

! Type

rowspan="4" |0xx

! 2

| rowspan="2" |SLTMobitel

| Fixed Fibre/Copper

| Fixed wireless LTE

| rowspan="2" | Dialog

| rowspan="2" | Fixed wireless LTE

Mobile operator codes

Code ! Operator
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070 \|rowspan="2" \| SLTMobitel
071
072 \| Hutch {{resize\|75%\|(previously used by Etisalat)}}
074 \| rowspan="4" \| Dialog {{resize\|75%\|(075 is currently using under Airtel brand){{cite web \|title= Dialog Axiata Completes Amalgamation with Airtel Lanka \|url= https://www.dialog.lk/news/dialog-axiata-completes-amalgamation-with-airtel-lanka \|website=dialog.lk \|publisher=Dialog Axiata \|access-date=30 September 2024}}}}
075
076
077
078 \| Hutch

Mobile numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where:

"xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07.
"zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

Dialling into Sri Lanka

=To fixed line=

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where:

class="wikitable"

| is the international call prefix (usually 00).

| is Sri Lanka's country code.

| represents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka).

| represents the operator code.

zzzzzz

| represents the main telephone number of six digits.

=To mobile line=

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where:

class="wikitable"

| is the international call prefix (usually 00).

| is Sri Lanka's country code.

| represents the mobile operator code (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka. ).

zzzzzzz

| represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

References

Sri Lanka

Telephone numbers

Category:Telecommunications in Sri Lanka

Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

Emergency Services<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trc.gov.lk/pages_e.php?id=122|title=3 Digits Short Codes for Special Services|website=trc.gov.lk}}</ref>

= More Info =

4 Digit Short Codes

= Operator Hotlines and WhatsApp chatting numbers =

Fixed line (landline) codes

=Operator Codes for Fixed LTE/Fibre/Copper=

Mobile operator codes

Dialling into Sri Lanka

=To fixed line=

=To mobile line=

See also

References