Your complete guide to dialling Botswana from Gaborone to anywhere in the world — verified +267 country code, Africa/Gaborone time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Botswana
+267
Gaborone
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
BW
Alpha-3
BWA
Botswana
BW
2 Digit ISO
+267
Country Calling Code
BWA
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Gaborone
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
Weather · Gaborone
Humidity
Wind
Botswana
+267
Capital
Gaborone
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
Coordinates
22.3° S, 24.7° E
ISO 3166-1
BW / BWA
Dial format
+267 [area] [number]
Current time in Gaborone
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Gaborone
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 +267. This identifies Botswana 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 Gaborone or elsewhere.
To call Botswana on WhatsApp, save the number with +267 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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TKOS provisions +267 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.
Whether you're reaching Botswana for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Gaborone routes through Southern Africa can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to adjust anything.
Gaborone is ~533 km away — latency under 75ms. Wi-Fi is fine, though wired removes the last source of packet loss.
Schedule Botswana calls during Gaborone business hours — 09:00–17:00 Africa/Gaborone — 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 Botswana (+267).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Barolong/Ngwaketse | +267-54 |
| Francistown | +267-24 |
| Gaborone | +267-31, +267-35, +267-36 |
| Gantsi | +267-65 |
| Jwaneng | +267-58 |
| Kanye | +267-340 |
| Kasane | +267-62 |
| Letlhakane/Orapa | +267-29 |
| Lobatse | +267-53 |
| Mahalapye | +267-47 |
| Maun | +267-68 |
| Mobile Phones - Mascom | +267-71 |
| Mobile Phones - Orange | +267-72 |
| Mochudi | +267-57 |
| Molepolole | +267-59 |
| Palapye | +267-49 |
| Ramotswa | +267-53 |
| Selebi-Phikwe | +267-26 |
| Serowe | +267-46 |
Capital
Gaborone
Population
2.63M
Area
581,730 km²
GDP (USD)
$20.00B
Currency
Botswana Pula (BWP P)
Languages
English, Tswana
Emergency number
999
Internet TLD
.bw
Drive side
Left-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
22.33°S / 24.68°E
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
ISO 3166 codes
BW · BWA
Gaborone 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 Gaborone. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Botswana route.
Southern Africa routes like Botswana (Gaborone) carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Gaborone interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Botswana (+267), no hidden fees.
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