The following are the telephone numbers in Lesotho.

Lesotho Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclave and exclave, enclaves in the world, t ...

was allocated the country code +266 by the

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in the late 1960s. Phone numbers in are eight digits long, the first two digits being the area code. Previously, Lesotho had area codes, which were integrated into the

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, and calls could be made from South Africa using the regional code 050. For example, to call a number in

Maseru Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census. T ...

, subscribers would dial 0501, while to call a number in Mazenod, they would dial 05022. From the rest of the world, subscribers would dial +266 1.

Area codes

* 22,28

Reserved for fixed * 56,57,58,59,63, Reserved for cellular use * 27,52 Reserved for fixed mobile (corporated direct) * 6x Reserved for cellular use

Errata

There had been some interest in using part of this country's numbering scheme to run international

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promotions or competitions, as when +CNN is spelt out on an

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standard telephone keypad, it translates to +266.SMS company's message has ring of confidence
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's degree of interest in the idea was unknown at the time.

References

External links

ITU allocations list

Lesotho communications-related lists Telecommunications in Lesotho {{Telephonenumber-stub