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How to call Uganda🇺🇬
To call Uganda from USA, just follow:
- First dial 011, the USA exit code.
- Next dial 256, the Uganda country code.
- Then dial the 9 digits phone number.
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International country code (CC)
+256
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International number format
+256(xxx)xxx-xxx
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Trunk prefix
0
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National Significant Number (NSN)
9 digits
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Capital
Kampala
iso
ISO3166
800
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Domain
ug
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FIPS
UG
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Time zone
UTC/GMT +3 hours
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Time zone capital
Africa/Kampala
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Continent
Africa
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Continent code
AF
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Currency
Shilling
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Languages
English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
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Area
236040 km2
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GDP
$22600000000
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Telephones
315000
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Mobile phones
16355000
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Internet hosts
32683
people
Internet users
3200000
About Uganda
The international country code is 256. It will allow you to call Uganda from another country. Uganda telephone code 256 is dialed after the international direct dialing ( IDD).
Uganda trunk prefix is 0. It will allow you to make calls inside Uganda.
The Uganda area code table below shows the various city codes for Uganda.
Local timezone
The time in Uganda is 15:35 (GMT+3)
Uganda timezone: GMT+3
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How to make local calls
To make a local call inside Uganda you should use the trunk prefix. Uganda trunk prefix is 0. National mask phone number is .
If you are using a local sim card, you only need to dial 0 - phone number.
| Instruction | Example |
|---|---|
| 0 - 9 digits phone number | 0 and 9 digits |
To call Uganda from USA, just follow these dialing instructions:
- First dial 011, the USA exit code.
- Next dial 256, the Uganda country code.
- Then dial the 9 digits phone number.
Dial 011 + 256 + phone number
How to call Uganda from a mobile phone
| Instruction for calling from US | Example |
|---|---|
| 011 - 256 - 9 digits phone number | 011 256 and 9 digits |
| + 256 - 9 digits phone number | + 256 and 9 digits |
How to call Uganda from a landline phone
| Instruction for US | Example for US |
|---|---|
| 011 - 256 - 9 digits phone number | 011 256 and 9 digits |
How to call Uganda from office
In case you need to call from an office, you must first dial the phone code in the office to reach the local connection. After a long beep dial 256, wait for the beep again. Then enter the area code and phone number. In some offices, you do not need to dial a code to enter a city connection.
| Instruction for calling from US | Example |
|---|---|
| exit code to local line - 011 - 256 - 9 digits phone number | 9 011 256 and 9 digits |
How to call Uganda cheaper
The best way to make calls cheaper is using VoIP or apps with VoIP technology like Skype, Viber and etc. Some VoIP service allow you to skip dialing exit code before placing an international call. If this feature is turned on, just leave out the country exit code. To call Uganda from the Skype app, just follow these dialing instructions:
- First type + 256, the Uganda country code.
- Then dial the 9 digits phone number.
| Instruction for US | Example for US |
|---|---|
| + 256 - 9 digits phone number | + 256 and 9 digits |