Your complete guide to dialling Angola from Luanda to anywhere in the world — verified +244 country code, Africa/Luanda time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Angola
+244
Luanda
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
AO
Alpha-3
AGO
Angola
AO
2 Digit ISO
+244
Country Calling Code
AGO
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Luanda
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Weather · Luanda
Humidity
Wind
Angola
+244
Capital
Luanda
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Coordinates
11.2° S, 17.9° E
ISO 3166-1
AO / AGO
Dial format
+244 [area] [number]
Current time in Luanda
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Luanda
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +244. This identifies Angola on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Luanda or elsewhere.
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TKOS provisions +244 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.
Angola's country code +244 is exclusively its own — unlike many neighbours in the African +2 zone, it is unshared. Within Angola the area code structure follows a consistent pattern: the Luanda metropolitan area uses 222, while regional centres carry their own prefixes — Benguela dials on 272, Huambo on 241, and Lubango on 261. Mobile numbers from Unitel and Angola Telecom begin with 9 and run to nine digits after the country code, giving a full international format of +244 9XX XXX XXX. Angola does not observe daylight saving time and stays permanently on West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1), so calls from South Africa always involve a one-hour offset. Portuguese is the official business language, and most corporate switchboards in Luanda operate 08:00–17:00 WAT, Monday to Friday.
Whether you're reaching Angola for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Luanda routes through Southern Africa can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to adjust anything.
Luanda is ~1,923 km away — latency under 75ms. Wi-Fi is fine, though wired removes the last source of packet loss.
Schedule Angola calls during Luanda business hours — 09:00–17:00 Africa/Luanda — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Angola (+244).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Baia Farta | +244-72 |
| Bela Vista | +244-72 |
| Benguela | +244-72 |
| Cabinda | +244-31 |
| Catete | +244-34 |
| Catumbela | +244-72 |
| Caxito | +244-34 |
| Cubal | +244-72 |
| Cunene | +244-65 |
| Dombe Grande | +244-72 |
| Ganda | +244-72 |
| Huambo | +244-41 |
| Huila | +244-61 |
| Kuito | +244-48 |
| Lobito | +244-72 |
| Luanda | +244-2 |
| Lubango | +244-61 |
| Lucapa | +244-52 |
| Luena | +244-54 |
| Malange | +244-51 |
| Menongue | +244-49 |
| Mobile Phones - Angola Telecom | +244-91 |
| Mobile Phones - Unitel | +244-92 |
| Namibe | +244-64 |
| Ndalatando | +244-35 |
| Ondjiva | +244-65 |
| Saurimo | +244-53 |
| Sumbe | +244-36 |
| Tombwa | +244-64 |
| Uíge | +244-33 |
| Xangongo | +244-65 |
Capital
Luanda
Population
34.50M
Area
1,246,700 km²
GDP (USD)
$119.00B
Currency
Angolan Kwanza (AOA)
Languages
Portuguese
Emergency number
113
Internet TLD
.ao
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
11.20°S / 17.87°E
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
ISO 3166 codes
AO · AGO
Luanda is a Southern Africa destination — TKOS routes direct via West African submarine cable, cutting costs versus international hub routing.
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TKOS uses direct Southern Africa carrier interconnects terminating at Luanda. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Angola route.
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