Telephone numbers in Botswana

Fixed line numbers in Botswana are seven digits long in a closed telephone numbering plan, with the geographical area being indicated by the first two or three digits, meaning that there are no area codes. The country was allocated its own country code by the International Telecommunication Union, +267, in the late 1960s.[1]

Botswana telephone numbers
Location
CountryBotswana
ContinentAfrica
Membershipclosed
NSN length7
Access codes
Country calling code+267
International call prefix00

Calling formats
  • xx xxxxx or xxx xxxxx – calling within Botswana
  • +267 xx xxxxx or +267 xxx xxxxx – calling from outside Botswana

The NSN length is seven digits for fixed lines, and eight digits for VoIP and mobile ranges.

Until the 1990s, calls to Botswana could be made from South Africa using the regional code 0192.[2]

General allocations
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[3]
PrefixUsage
1XXShort codes
20Non-geographic numbering
21 - 29Geographic numbering (Francistown region)
30Non-geographic numbering
31 - 39Geographic numbering (Gaborone)
40Non-geographic numbering
41 - 49Geographic numbering (Palapye region)
50Non-geographic numbering
51 - 59Geographic numbering (south-east region)
60Non-geographic numbering
61 - 69Geographic numbering (north and west regions)
70 - 79Personal and mobile numbering
80 - 89Non-geographic numbering (freephone, etc.)
90Premium rate services (non-geographic)
91 - 98Reserved
99XEmergency services

Fixed allocations in Botswana
LIST OF FIXED ALLOCATIONS[3]
Number rangeArea
538 XXXXRamotswa Area
539 XXXX
471 XXXXMahalapye Area
472 XXXX
476 XXXX
477 XXXX
659 XXXXGantsi Area
490 XXXXPalapye Area
491 XXXX
492 XXXX
493 XXXX
494 XXXX
495 XXXX
260 XXXXSelebi-Phikwe Area
261 XXXX
262 XXXX
264 XXXX
240 XXXXFrancistown Area
241 XXXX
242 XXXX
243 XXXX
244 XXXX
248 XXXX
290 XXXXLetlhakane/Orapa Area
295 XXXX
297 XXXX
298 XXXX
651 XXXXKgalagadi Area
654 XXXX
460 XXXXSerowe Area
463 XXXX
590 XXXXMolepolole Area
591 XXXX
592 XXXX
593 XXXX
594 XXXX
599 XXXX
680 XXXXMaun Area
686 XXXX
687 XXXX
310 XXXXOuter Gaborone Area
540 XXXXBarolong/Ngwaketse Area
544 XXXX
548 XXXX
549 XXXX
571 XXXXMochudi Area
572 XXXX
573 XXXX
574 XXXX
577 XXXX
392 XXXXGaborone Area
394 XXXX
395 XXXX
390 XXXXGaborone Area
391 XXXX
397 XXXX
355 XXXX
311 XXXX Gaborone Area
312 XXXX
313 XXXX
315 8250
316 XXXX
317 XXXX
318 XXXX
319 XXXX
530 XXXXLobatse Area
533 XXXX
588 XXXXJwaneng Area
360 XXXXGaborone Area
361 XXXX
362 XXXX
363 XXXX
364 XXXX
365 XXXX
366 XXXX
367 XXXX
368 XXXX
369 XXXX
370 XXXX
371 XXXX
393 XXXX
621 XXXXKasane Area
622 XXXX
623 XXXX
625 XXXX

Mobile numbers

Mobile numbers are eight digits long, with the first two digits indicating the network operator.

LIST OF MOBILE ALLOCATIONS[3]
Number rangeOperator
71 000 000 – 71 999 999Mascom Wireless
74 000 000 – 74 299 999
74 500 000 – 74 799 999
75 400 000 – 75 699 999
75 900 000 – 75 999 999
76 000 000 – 76 299 999
76 600 000 – 76 799 999
72 000 000 – 72 999 999Orange Botswana
74 300 000 – 74 499 999
75 000 000 – 75 399 999
76 300 000 – 76 599 999
73 000 000 – 73 999 999Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC)

References
  1. White Book, Volume 2, Part 1, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, International Telecommunication Union, 1969, page 29
  2. Pretoria Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1991, page 21
  3. International Numbering Resources : National Numbering Plans : Botswana, ITU-T


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