Call Uganda

Talk360 is the most suitable international calling solution for making reliable international or local calls to any phone without internet across the world. With the Talk360 app, you can call any landline or mobile number in Uganda. The benefit? Only the dialer needs to have the Talk360 app on their phone. The receiver of the call does not notice that you call via an mobile app. Calling friends, family, clients, or business relations in Uganda with the Talk360 app is reliable & saves you a lot of money.

In this blog, we tell you about helpful tips on how to call Uganda with Talk360, the benefits of the Talk360 app, how it differs to other international calling services, & in the end, we offer you the fun facts about this wholesome country.

Let’s get started!

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Staying in contact with friends and family who are in a different country results in high calling rates & difficult to understand calling criteria. Now, Talk360 makes calling Uganda simple & affordable. With the Talk360 calling app, you can call Uganda at low per-minute rates.

To call a fixed line in Uganda from the United States, simply follow these easy to follow calling tips:

• first dial 011, the U.S. exit code;
• next dial 256, the country code for Uganda;
• then dial the area code (1-2 digits. See a sample calling code list below);
• and finally, dial the phone number (5–7 digits).

If you’re calling Uganda from anywhere in the world, you just need to perform the following:

• enter the exit code: It’s also referred to as the IDD code (International Direct Dialing) or ISD code (International Subscriber Dialing). For most countries, it’s 00 or +. For the USA and Canada, it’s 011;
• country code: Each country is assigned a unique phone code;
• area code: This is the code for a part of Uganda. It’s usually a simple area or a city;
• local number: The local number you would like to call.

Here is a list of the biggest area codes and village calling codes in Uganda:

Click to expand the list with area codes

Region	Area Code
Arua	476
Fort Portal	483
Gulu	471
Jinja	43
Kabale/Rukungiri/Kisoro	486
Kampala	41
Lira	473
Masaka	481
Masindi	465
Mbale	45
Mbarara	485
Mityana	46
Mubende	464

You’ve now learned how to call Uganda. With Talk360, you only have to buy airtime and enter the mobile number you want to call.

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• Uganda is the second largest landlocked country in the world in terms of population. It falls second only to Ethiopia.
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• Uganda is one of the best settings for the adventurous spirit seeking first-hand wildlife experience. You can see the Big Five (African Cape Buffalo, African Lions, African Leopards, Southern White Rhino, African Bush Elephants) in the country.
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• Uganda is one of the few places on Earth where you can still find the endangered Mountain Gorilla. It is estimated that half of their population lives in Uganda (in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park).
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• In Uganda, you don’t wear Rolex, you eat it. Don’t be confused. Rolex is a type of fast food where an omelette is wrapped in a chapatti (Roll eggs = Rolex). Ugandans love it so much that they have created an annual Rolex festival that is meant to celebrate this street food.
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• Watch out for the food in our plate. You might be eating a grasshopper. Oh yes, pan-fried grasshoppers are considered a delicacy in Uganda.
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• Lake Victoria in Uganda is the largest lake in Africa. It is also the second largest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Victoria is one of the Nile River’s sources and is even said to be where it begins.
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• Uganda has a young population. With 48% of the population below 15 years of age, it is the second youngest country in the world.
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• There are only a few countries that the equator runs through. Uganda is one of them. In Uganda, the equator is located 75 km south of Kampala, where you can purchase memorabilia and watch cool equator water experiments.
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• Uganda is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. It is said that if you pick two people randomly, they would most of the times be of different ethnicity. The largest groups are Baganda, Banyankole and Basoga.
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• Uganda is the second largest producer of bananas in the world, falling second only to India. The country produces an estimated 12 million tons annually.
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• Large families are preferred in Uganda. The country has one of the world’s highest fertility rate at 5.8 children per woman. Sadly due to because of the early age of childbearing and short birth intervals, the maternal mortality rate is also very high in Uganda.