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| Peru - Phone Numbers - Telephone numbers in Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru - How can I call to Peru? - The dial code is: +51 to Peru PE / PER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru - How can I call to Peru? - The dial code is: +51 to Peru PE / PER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country Code : +51 - - International Call Prefix : 00 - - Trunk Prefix : 0 - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1Geographic numbers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1Example calls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2The new mobile numbers system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Special numbers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geographic numbers| Most area codes inPeruchanged on 1 March 2003, providing an area code for eachregion(national subdivision).
| Peruvian area codes are two digits long except for Lima (area code 1).
| Also on that date, '9' was prefixed to existing mobile numbers.
| Mobile subscriber numbers are now eight digits inLima* (+51 1 - 9xxx xxxx - ) and seven digits elsewhere (+51 xx - 9xx xxxx - ).
| For international calls use 00 prefix from fixed lines, and + prefix from mobiles.
| For national long-distance calls use 0 prefix from any line.
| [ Example calls
| From Lima to USA: * Fixed line: 00 1 (phone number) * Mobile: + 1 (phone number) From Lima to Cuzco: * Fixed line/mobile: 0 84 (phone number) The new mobile numbers system | The mobile numbers changed from April 5, 2008 mainly because of the rapid increase in usage of the mobile internet in Peru. In the new numbering system all the mobile telephone numbers have nine digits (in the old system were used eight digits for Lima, and seven digits for the rest of regions). The changes are as follows.
| InLima : You have to prefix - 9 - to your old eight digit mobile number:
| (1) yxxxxxxx becomes (1) - 9 - yxxxxxxx
| InArequipa,La Libertad,LambayequeandPiuraregions, you have to prefix the following digits to your old seven digit mobile number:
| InArequipaprefix - 95 - [(54) xxxxxxx becomes (54) - 95 - xxxxxxx]
| InLa Libertadprefix - 94 - [(44) xxxxxxx becomes (44) - 94 - xxxxxxx]
| InLambayequeprefix - 97 - [(74) xxxxxxx becomes (74) - 97 - xxxxxxx] and
| InPiuraprefix - 96 - [(73) xxxxxxx becomes (73) - 96 - xxxxxxx]
| In the rest of the regions you have to change the 9 of your old seven digit mobile number into a three digit code (9 + regional code):
| InAmazonasthe (41) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (41) - 941 - xxxxxx
| InAncashthe (43) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (43) - 943 - xxxxxx
| InApurimacthe (83) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (83) - 983 - xxxxxx
| InAyacuchothe (66) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (66) - 966 - xxxxxx
| InCajamarcathe (76) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (76) - 976 - xxxxxx
| InCuscothe (84) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (84) - 984 - xxxxxx
| InHuancavelicathe (67) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (67) - 967 - xxxxxx
| InHuánucothe (62) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (62) - 962 - xxxxxx
| InIcathe (56) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (56) - 956 - xxxxxx
| InJunínthe (64) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (64) - 964 - xxxxxx
| InLoretothe (65) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (65) - 965 - xxxxxx
| InMadre de Diosthe (82) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (82) - 982 - xxxxxx
| InMoqueguathe (53) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (53) - 953 - xxxxxx
| InPascothe (63) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (63) - 963 - xxxxxx
| InPunothe (51) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (51) - 951 - xxxxxx
| InSan Martínthe (42) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (42) - 942 - xxxxxx
| InTacnathe (52) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (52) - 952 - xxxxxx
| InTumbesthe (72) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (72) - 972 - xxxxxx and
| InUcayalithe (61) - 9 - xxxxxx changes for (61) - 961 - xxxxxx
| Special numbers | 103 is the telephone information number
| 105 is the Police Emergency Number
| References from:Telephone_numbers_in_Peru
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