Tag: Nepal

According to Allcitycodes, Nepal is a landlocked country located in the Himalayan Mountains of South Asia. It has an area of 147,181 km2 and a population of around 29 million people. The terrain consists mostly of rugged mountainous regions with 8 of the world’s highest peaks including Mount Everest at 8,848 meters above sea level. The climate in Nepal varies greatly depending on altitude and region, ranging from subtropical to alpine. Rainfall averages around 1,400 mm annually, with most rain occurring during the monsoon season between June and August. The area code for Nepal is +977. This code is used when dialing from outside Nepal to any other phone number within it. Additionally, to call a cell phone or landline inside Nepal from another country you must dial 00 + 977 + area code (without 0) + telephone number. There are currently seven area codes for different regions across Nepal; Kathmandu (1), Pokhara (61), Biratnagar (21), Dharan (25), Bhairahawa (71), Janakpur (41) and Birgunj (51). For example, to call a phone number in Kathmandu (the capital city), you would dial 00 + 977 + 1 + telephone number. Nepal also has mobile networks which are operated by Ncell and NTC which both use GSM networks with 3G/4G coverage available on both networks. To call a mobile device within Nepal you must dial 00+977+ mobile network prefix + telephone number where the mobile network prefixes are either 984 or 985 depending on whether you are calling an Ncell or NTC device respectively. Check physicscat for Nepal in 2013.