Area Code 41 – Baucau

Overview of Area Code +670 41

Area code 41 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) within the Timor-Leste telephone numbering plan, designated for the municipality of Baucau. Baucau is the second-largest city in Timor-Leste and serves as the administrative capital of the Baucau Municipality, located approximately 122 kilometers east of the national capital, Dili. The code covers the urban center of Baucau and its surrounding subdistricts, including Venilale, Laga, Vemasse, and Baguia, providing fixed-line PSTN services to residential, business, and government subscribers.

Dialing Formats

When calling a fixed-line number in Baucau from within Timor-Leste, subscribers must dial the national trunk prefix 0, followed by the area code 41 and the local subscriber number. The complete national format is 0 41 XXX XXXX (where X represents the local digits). For example, a local number might appear as 041 234 5678.

For international callers, the Timor-Leste country code +670 is used, followed by the area code 41 and the subscriber number, without the leading trunk prefix. Thus, the international dialing format is +670 41 XXX XXXX. For instance, to call a Baucau number from abroad, you would dial +670 41 234 5678.

Geographic Coverage and Administration

Baucau Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities of Timor-Leste and is subdivided into six administrative posts: Baucau, Laga, Quelicai, Vemasse, Venilale, and Baguia. The area code 41 is allocated to the entire municipality, ensuring that all fixed-line subscribers within these administrative posts share the same NDC. The numbering plan follows the ITU-T E.164 recommendation, and the national regulatory authority, Autoridade Nacional das Comunicações (ANC), oversees the allocation and management of numbering resources.

Caller Instructions

Local callers (within Timor-Leste): If you are dialing from another fixed line or mobile within the country, you must always include the trunk prefix 0 and the area code 41, even if you are calling from within Baucau. The full national number is required for all calls, as there are no local dialing shortcuts.

International callers: When calling from outside Timor-Leste, replace the trunk prefix with the country code +670. Do not include the leading 0 of the national trunk prefix. Ensure you have the correct international exit code for your country (e.g., 00 from most countries, or 011 from North America).

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

As of the latest updates, there is no overlay code for Baucau; the area code 41 is the sole geographic code for the municipality. Fixed-line numbers in Timor-Leste typically have a total length of 8 digits when including the area code, but the subscriber number length may vary. It is essential to confirm the exact number of digits with your service provider or the recipient, as the national numbering plan has undergone changes in recent years.