Emergency Services CodePurposeOrganization101 Emergency Cyber Security Coordination Centre to handle cyber incidents reported by publicSri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT)105Dedicated maritime incident hotlineSri Lanka Navy Headqurters106For minimize response time and enhance coordination in maritime distress situationsSri Lanka Coast Guard107Police Emergency Service for Northern and Eastern Provinces in Tamil languageSri Lanka Police - Wanni Range109 For the public to report incidents related to abuse of Children and WomenThe Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women110 Emergency and Rescue ServicesBy Regional Offices for Emergency and Rescue Services112 Police Emergency Service Hot LinePolice Emergency Service113Sri Lanka ArmySri Lanka Army Head Quarters114To manage eventualities pertaining to national security and disaster relief operationsSri Lanka Army115 National Air Defence NetworkAir Defence Command and Control Centre, SLAF Mirigama116 For the Air Defence Operation Centre (ADOC) to receive Air Defence alerts from the general publicSri Lanka Air Force 117Disaster Management Call CentreDisaster Management Centre118National Help Desk Ministry of Public Security119Police Emergency ServiceSri Lanka Police Department 1990 Emergency Pre–Hospital Care Ambulance ServiceMinistry of Health
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4 Digit Short Codes Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations
Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations
Operator Hotlines and WhatsApp chatting numbers +CodeOperator1755 Airtel by Dialog1777Dialog1788Hutch1212SLTMobitel1717WhatsApp chatting numbers Airtel by Dialog Dialog Hutch SLTMobitel (Mobile services)
Fixed line (landline) codes Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where: xxx represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0. yrepresents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. zzzzzzrepresents the main telephone number of six digits.
Area codes ProvinceDistrictAreaArea CodeWestern Colombo Colombo 011 Avissawella 036Gampaha Negombo 031 Gampaha 033Kalutara Panadura 038 Kalutara 034Central Kandy Nawalapitiya 054 Kandy 081 Nuwara Eliya Hatton 051 Nuwara Eliya 052 Matale Matale 066Southern Galle Galle 091 Matara Matara 041 Hambantota Hambantota 047North Western Puttalam Chilaw 032 Kurunegala Kurunegala 037Northern Jaffna Jaffna 021 Mannar Mannar 023 Vavuniya Vavuniya 024Eastern Ampara Ampara 063 Kalmunai 067 Batticaloa Batticaloa 065 Trincomalee Trincomalee 026North Central Anuradhapura Anuradhapura 025 Polonnaruwa Polonnaruwa 027Uva Monaragala Monaragala 055 Badulla Badulla 055 Bandarawela 057Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura Ratnapura 045 Kegalle Kegalle 035
Operator Codes for Fixed LTE/Fibre/Copper Area code Operator code Operator Type0xx 2SLTMobitel Fixed Fibre/Copper 3 Fixed wireless LTE 4 Dialog Fixed wireless LTE 7
Mobile operator codes Code Operator 070 SLTMobitel 071 072 Hutch 074 Dialog 075 076 077 078 Hutch Mobile numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where:
"xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07. "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.
Dialling into Sri Lanka To fixed line To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where: + is the international call prefix (usually 00). 94 is Sri Lanka's country code. xx represents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka). y represents the operator code. zzzzzz represents the main telephone number of six digits.
To mobile line To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where: + is the international call prefix (usually 00). 94 is Sri Lanka's country code. xx represents the mobile operator code (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka. ). zzzzzzz represents the main telephone number of seven digits.
See also Telecommunications in Sri Lanka ISO 3166-2:LK Postal codes in Sri Lanka Subdivisions of Sri Lanka Registered Public Pay Phone Services
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