Your complete guide to dialling Benin from Porto-Novo to anywhere in the world — verified +229 country code, Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Benin
+229
Porto-Novo
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
BJ
Alpha-3
BEN
Benin
BJ
2 Digit ISO
+229
Country Calling Code
BEN
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Porto-Novo
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
Weather · Porto-Novo
Humidity
Wind
Benin
+229
Capital
Porto-Novo
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
Coordinates
9.3° N, 2.3° E
ISO 3166-1
BJ / BEN
Dial format
+229 [area] [number]
Current time in Porto-Novo
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Porto-Novo
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 +229. This identifies Benin 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 Porto-Novo or elsewhere.
To call Benin on WhatsApp, save the number with +229 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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Whether you're reaching Benin for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Porto-Novo routes through West Africa can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to adjust anything.
Porto-Novo is ~4,636 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Schedule Benin calls during Porto-Novo business hours — 09:00–17:00 Africa/Porto-Novo — 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 Benin (+229).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Alibori | +229-23 |
| Atlantique | +229-21 |
| Collines | +229-22 |
| Ouémé | +229-20 |
Capital
Porto-Novo
Population
13.35M
Area
112,622 km²
GDP (USD)
$19.00B
Currency
West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Languages
French
Emergency number
117
Internet TLD
.bj
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
9.31°N / 2.32°E
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
ISO 3166 codes
BJ · BEN
Porto-Novo is a West Africa destination — TKOS routes direct via West African submarine cable, cutting costs versus international hub routing.
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TKOS uses direct West Africa carrier interconnects terminating at Porto-Novo. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Benin route.
West Africa routes like Benin (Porto-Novo) carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Porto-Novo interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Benin (+229), no hidden fees.
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