Telephone numbers in Eswatini

Eswatini, then known as Swaziland, was allocated the country code +268 by the International Telecommunication Union, in the late 1960s.[1] To call a telephone number in Eswatini, the following format is used:

yy xx xxxx
calls from within Eswatini
+268 yy xx xxxx
calls from outside Eswatini
Eswatini telephone numbers
Location
CountryEswatini
ContinentAfrica
Access codes
Country calling code+268
International call prefix00

List of allocations
List of allocations[2]
NDC (National Destination Code)
or leading digits of
NSN (National Significant Number)		NSN number lengthUsage of E.164 number
228Geographic numberFixed lineEPTCShiselweni region
238Geographic numberFixed lineEPTCLubombo region
248Geographic numberFixed lineEPTCHhohho region
258Geographic numberFixed lineEPTCManzini region
768Non-geographicGSMMTN Eswatini-
778Non-geographicCDMAEPTC-
788Non-geographicMobile GSMMTN Eswatini-

Fixed line numbers changed from seven digits to eight digits in February 2011 by adding a preceding digit '2'.[3] Mobile numbers begin with '7'.

List of prefixes in Eswatini
LIST OF PREFIXES
Area/CityPrefix
Bhunya2452 2453
Big Bend2363 2364
Hlathikulu2217
Hluthi2227
Lobamba2416
Ludzeludze2548
Mahamba2237
Mahwalala2472
Malkerns2528
Mankayane2538
Manzini2505 2506
Maphiveni2373
Matsapha2517 2518
Mbabane2404 2405 2406
Mhlambanyatsi2467
Mhlume2312 2313
Mpaka2333
Ngwenya2442
Nhlangano2207
Nsoko2303
Pigg's Peak2437
Sidwashini2422
Simunye2382 2383
Siphocosini2482
Siphofaneni2344
Siteki2343
Tshaneni2322 2323

Calls to and from neighbouring countries

Until the 1990s, Swaziland was integrated into the South African telephone numbering plan; calls from South Africa to Swaziland were made using the code 0194.[4] Calls to South Africa from Swaziland, however, required the use of the regional code 07.[5] Calls to Lesotho were similarly made using the regional code 05 while those to Mozambique were made using the code 06.[6]

References
  1. White Book, Volume 2, Part 1, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, International Telecommunication Union, 1969, page 29
  2. International Numbering Resources: National Numbering Plans: Eswatini, ITU-T
  3. EPTC eight-digit numbers launched next month, Fanyana Mabuza, The Swazi Observer, January 4, 2011
  4. Pretoria Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1991, page 21
  5. Swaziland Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1986, page A-8
  6. Swaziland Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1990, page c


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