Area Code 2332 – Tsetserleg city, Arkhangai

Geographic Overview

The +976 2332 numbering block is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the city of Tsetserleg, the administrative capital of Arkhangai Province (Aimag) in central Mongolia. Tsetserleg is situated on the northeastern slopes of the Khangai Mountains, approximately 600 km southwest of Ulaanbaatar. This code serves the fixed-line PSTN subscribers within the Tsetserleg city limits and its immediate surrounding suburban areas. The code is administered under the Mongolian Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC) framework, following ITU-T E.164 recommendations.

Dialing Formats

For callers within Mongolia, the national dialing format is 2332 XXX XX (where X represents the subscriber's 5-digit local number). Note that the leading trunk prefix '0' is used when dialing from within Mongolia: 0 2332 XXX XX. International callers must use the full country code and omit the trunk prefix: +976 2332 XXX XX. For example, to call a Tsetserleg landline with the local number 45678, you would dial 0 2332 45678 domestically or +976 2332 45678 from abroad.

Geographic Coverage and Administration

Tsetserleg is the primary urban center of Arkhangai, hosting provincial government offices, cultural institutions, and commercial hubs. The 2332 area code covers the city's fixed-line infrastructure, including businesses, government offices, and residential subscribers. As with all Mongolian geographic codes, the number plan is closed, meaning that the subscriber number length is fixed. The total length of a national significant number (NSN) for Mongolia is 8 digits, which includes the NDC (4 digits for Tsetserleg) and the subscriber number (5 digits).

Caller Instructions

Local callers within Tsetserleg may sometimes dial only the 5-digit subscriber number if their telephone service provider supports local dialing, but the standard practice is to dial the full national number. For international callers, ensure you have the correct exit code for your country (e.g., 011 from the US, 00 from most European countries) before dialing Mongolia's country code. Calls to Tsetserleg from mobile phones in Mongolia are charged at national long-distance rates, as mobile networks are non-geographic. It is also important to note that Mongolia has implemented number portability for fixed lines, so a number starting with 2332 may be ported to a different operator, but the geographic tariff structure remains based on the original NDC.