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Area Code: none Subscriber Number: 6-7 digits (migrating to 7 digits in 2002-3) Trunk Prefix: n/a International Prefix: 00
The following are the numbering changes in Botswana. Permissive and Mandatory dialling dates listed were based on information from BTA July 2002, with some previously scheduled dates ("Former date") listed on a schedule filed with ITU in late 2001. The table is in order by the former 6-digit numbering range, then by city/area name.
Old New City/Area Permissive Mandatory Former date === === ========= ========== ========== =========== 2xxxxx 24xxxxx Francistown 01 May 2002 01 Jul 2002 2xxxxx 29xxxxx Letlhakane/Orapa 01 Jun 2002 01 Aug 2002 3xxxxx 54xxxxx Barolong/Ngwaketse 20 Jul 2002 03 Oct 2002 (03 Aug 2002) 3xxxxx 57xxxxx Mochudi 21 Sep 2002 06 Jan 2003 (01 Nov 2002) 3xxxxx 59xxxxx Molepolole/Kweneng 08 Jun 2002 08 Aug 2002 30xxxx 390xxxx Gaborone 06 Jul 2002 06 Sep 2002 (07 Sep 2002) 31xxxx 391xxxx Gaborone 06 Jul 2002 06 Sep 2002 (07 Sep 2002) 32xxxx 392xxxx Gaborone 19 Oct 2002 19 Dec 2002 (08 Sep 2002) 33xxxx 533xxxx Lobatse 01 Feb 2003 23 Jul 2003 (23 May 2003) 347xxx 3947xxx Gaborone 19 Oct 2002 19 Dec 2002 (08 Sep 2002) 35xxxx 395xxxx Gaborone 19 Oct 2002 19 Dec 2002 (08 Sep 2002) 37xxxx 397xxxx Gaborone 06 Jul 2002 06 Sep 2002 (07 Sept 2002) 38xxxx 588xxxx Jwaneng 01 Feb 2003 23 Jul 2003 (20 Jun 2003) 39xxxx 310xxxx Gaborone (outer) 06 Jul 2002 06 Sep 2002 39xxxx 539xxxx Ramotswa 01 Jul 2001 01 Nov 2001 41xxxx 471xxxx Mahalapye 01 Nov 2001 01 Mar 2002 42xxxx 492xxxx Palapye 01 Mar 2002 01 Jul 2002 43xxxx 463xxxx Serowe 01 Jun 2002 (unknown) 45xxxx 495xxxx Palapye 01 Mar 2002 01 Jul 2002 46xxxx 476xxxx Mahalapye 01 Nov 2001 01 Mar 2002 47xxxx 477xxxx Mahalapye 01 Nov 2001 01 Mar 2002 49xxxx 499xxxx Palapye 01 Mar 2002 01 Jul 2002 5xxxxx 54xxxxx Barolong/Ngwaketse 20 Jul 2002 03 Oct 2002 (03 Aug 2002) 5xxxxx 31xxxxx Gaborone 19 Oct 2002 19 Dec 2002 (24 Jan 2003) 5xxxxx 65xxxxx Kgalagadi 02 Feb 2002 02 Apr 2002 5xxxxx 53xxxxx Lobatse 01 Feb 2003 23 Jul 2003 (23 May 2003) 528xxx 5728xxx Mochudi 21 Sep 2002 06 Jan 2003 (01 Nov 2002) 529xxx 5739xxx Mochudi 21 Sep 2002 06 Jan 2003 (01 Nov 2002) 57xxxx 574xxxx Mochudi 21 Sep 2002 06 Jan 2003 (01 Nov 2002) 57xxxx 590xxxx Molepolole/Kweneng 08 Jun 2002 08 Aug 2002 59xxxx 659xxxx Gantsi 01 Jan 2002 01 May 2002 6xxxxx 68xxxxx Maun 22 Jun 2002 22 Aug 2002 (01 Jun 2002) 65xxxx 625xxxx Kasane 01 Sep 2001 04 Jan 2002 8xxxxx 26xxxxx Selebi-Phikwe 01 Apr 2002 01 Jun 2002The conversion was previously scheduled to end on 20 June 2003. But more recent information from BTC announced a 1 February 2003 date for activating the final numbering changes in Jwaneng and Lobatse. Mandatory use of 7-digit format for all Botswana numbers takes effect 23 July 2003.
Sources:
BTA Revised Number Change Schedule (as of July 2002, PDF format)
BTA Numbering Plan Report (PDF format)
BTC (late 2002, final numbering changes)
Regulator: Botswana Telecommunications Authority.
Also see numbering information link (via ITU).