Telephone numbers in Tanzania

Until 1999, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda shared a telephone numbering plan, in which subscribers were only required to dial the trunk code, area code and number. In that year, Tanzania adopted a new numbering plan. Calls to Kenya and Uganda require a regional prefix rather than having to use full international dialling. To call Kenya from Tanzania, subscribers dial 005 instead of +254, while to call Uganda, they dial 006 rather instead of +256. To call Tanzania from Kenya and Uganda, subscribers dial 007 instead of +255.

Tanzania telephone numbers
Tanzania (dark green)
Location
CountryTanzania
ContinentAfrica
Access codes
Country calling code+255
International call prefix00
Trunk prefix0

Format
  • +255 XXX XXX XXX or +255621067201calling from outside Tanzania call this numer 101 or 2233
  • 0XXX XXX XXX or 0XX XXX XXXX - calling within Tanzania

The NSN length is nine digits.

  • Subscriber Number length under 2X, 4X, 6X and 7X NDCs is 7 digits.
  • Subscriber Number length under 8XY and 90X NDCs is 6 digits.

Geographic number for fixed telephony services (area codes)
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[1]
Area CodeRegion
20[spare area code]
21[spare area code]
22Dar es Salaam Region
23Lindi, Morogoro, Mtwara, & Pwani Regions
24Zanzibar (Mjini Magharibi, Pemba North, Pemba South, Unguja North, & Unguja South Regions)
25Katavi, Mbeya, Rukwa, Ruvuma, & Songwe Regions
26Dodoma, Iringa, Njombe, Singida, & Tabora Regions
27Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, & Tanga Regions
28Geita, Kagera, Kigoma, Mara, Mwanza, Shinyanga, & Simiyu Regions
29[spare area code]

VoIP services

VoIP services begin with 41:

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[2]
PrefixUsage and operator
41 11Africa Online
41 12SimbaNET
41 14Six Telecoms
41 15Startel / Raha

Mobile telephone numbers

Mobile numbers start with 6 or 7:

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[1]
PrefixUsage and operator
61Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Not allocated

62Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Viettel Tanzania Limited (trading as "halotel")

63Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Mkulima African Telecommunication Company Limited (trading as "Amotel")

64Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Wiafrica Tanzania Limited (trading as "CooTel")

65Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), MIC Tanzania Limited (trading as "tiGo")

66Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Smile Communications Tanzania Limited (trading as "smile")

67Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), MIC Tanzania Limited (trading as "tiGo")

68Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Airtel Tanzania Limited (trading as "airtel")

69Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Airtel Tanzania Limited (trading as "airtel")

71Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), MIC Tanzania Limited (trading as "tiGo")

72Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Not allocated

73Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd (trading as "TTCL")

74Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Vodacom Tanzania Limited (trading as "Vodacom")

75Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Vodacom Tanzania Limited (trading as "Vodacom")

76Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Vodacom Tanzania Limited (trading as "Vodacom")

77Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Zanzibar Telecom Ltd (trading as "Zantel")

78Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Airtel Tanzania Limited (trading as "airtel")

79Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –

(Find Me Anywhere), Benson Informatics Ltd (trading as "Smart")

Special and premium rate numbers

Non-geographic numbering begins 8 or 9:

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[1]
PrefixUsage
800Allocated for national toll-free services
808Allocated for international toll-free services
840Allocated for national shared cost services on fixed network
860Allocated for national toll-rate services on fixed network
861Allocated for national special rates on fixed network
90XAllocated for national premium services

Short codes
  • 112 replaced 999 for emergency calls as of 2000-10-31.
  • 118 replaced 991 for directory enquiries as of 2000-10-31.

References
  1. "National Numbering Plans: Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. http://www.tcra.go.tz/images/documents/reports/National_Numbering_Plan_June_%202014.pdf


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