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Bolivia country code +591 — call Bolivia & get a number.

In Bolivia a single digit tells you the altitude — 2 for the highlands, 3 for the lowlands, 4 for the valleys. Decode the department codes, dial correctly from the US, UK and Latin America, read live clocks that never shift for daylight saving, and set up your own +591 number with MCM.

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🇧🇴 Bolivia · LiveAmerica/La_Paz
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La Paz
Santa Cruz
Cochabamba
+591
رمز البلد
00
رمز الخروج
11.5 m
الناس
11.5 m
سكان
~12 million
Active SIMs
3
مشغلي الهاتف المحمول
+591
رمز البلد
01في لمحة

Bolivia at a glance

The numbers and facts you need before you dial.

اسم البلد
Bolivia (Plurinational State of Bolivia)
رمز البلد
+591
رموز الأيزو
BO / BOL
Exit code (from Bolivia)
00
بادئة الجذع (داخل)
0 (for long-distance; see notes)
عاصمة
Sucre (constitutional); La Paz is the seat of government
أكبر مدينة
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
سكان
~11.5 million
عملة
Bolivian boliviano (BOB, Bs.)
المنطقة الزمنية
BOT (UTC−4), no daylight saving
منظم
Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes (ATT)
Active SIMs
~12 million
02الأساسيات

What is the country code for Bolivia?

Bolivia's country code is +591, dialed straight after your exit code to reach any landline or mobile across the country. What makes Bolivia unusually tidy is the length: every national number is just 8 digits. Landlines open with a single department digit that doubles as a geography lesson; mobiles open with 6 or 7.

Code +591 was assigned to Bolivia by the ITU under the E.164 plan. The “+” means “dial your local international exit code”; on a mobile, press and hold 0 to type it.

+59100591011 59100 591

All four mean the same thing — they connect your call to Bolivia.

03تنسيق الطلب

How to call Bolivia from anywhere

Three pieces and you're through. Exit code, then 591, then the full 8-digit national number — a department digit (2, 3 or 4) for a landline, or a 6 or 7 for a mobile.

COUNTRY
+591
·
AREA
2
·
SUBSCRIBER
XXX XXXX

Full example: +591 2 XXX XXXX — drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.

الولايات المتحدة وكندا
مخرج 011
011 + 591 + area code + number
011 591 2 XXXXXXX
المملكة المتحدة
مخرج 00
00 + 591 + area code + number
00 591 2 XXXXXXX
Europe
مخرج 00
00 + 591 + area code + number
00 591 2 XXXXXXX
أستراليا
مخرج 0011
0011 + 591 + area code + number
0011 591 2 XXXXXXX
04تنسيق الرقم

Bolivia phone number format explained

Eight digits, no exceptions. A landline's first digit names its region — 2 for the western highlands around La Paz, 3 for the eastern lowlands around Santa Cruz, 4 for the central valleys around Cochabamba. Mobiles drop the geography entirely and start with 6 or 7.

Landline

0 (long-distance trunk) + department digit + 7 digits domestically. International: +591 2 123 4567 (La Paz). Drop the leading 0 when calling from abroad.

متحرك

6XXX XXXX or 7XXX XXXX — 8 digits, no area code attached. International: +591 7XXX XXXX. A Bolivian mobile always opens with 6 or 7.

05Area codes

Bolivia area codes — major cities

Drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.

// Full directory9 entries
مدينةRegionArea code
La PazLa Paz, Oruro, Potosí (highlands)2
OruroHighland zone2
PotosíHighland zone2
Santa Cruz de la SierraSanta Cruz, Beni, Pando (lowlands)3
Trinidad (Beni)Lowland zone3
Cobija (Pando)Lowland zone3
CochabambaCochabamba, Chuquisaca, Tarija (valleys/south)4
Sucre (Chuquisaca)Valley/south zone4
TarijaValley/south zone4
06شبكات المحمول

Bolivia mobile network prefixes

The prefix after +591 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.

E

Entel

state-owned, largest subscriber base and best rural/highland coverage (numbers in the 6/7 ranges)

T

Tigo (Millicom)

strong in Santa Cruz and the urban lowlands (numbers in the 6/7 ranges)

V

Viva (NuevaTel)

smallest of the three, competes on low-cost prepaid (numbers in the 6/7 ranges)

07المنطقة الزمنية

Bolivia time zone

Bolivia uses Bolivia Time (BOT, UTC−4) year-round with no daylight saving.

New York
12:00 (same when US is on EST; 13:00 during US EDT)
London
16:00 (17:00 during BST)
Madrid
17:00 (18:00 in summer)
Dubai
20:00
Singapore
00:00 (next day)
Best call windows

Because Bolivia never moves its clocks, your overlap stays the same all year — handy for scheduling. East Coast callers share nearly the whole working day (Bolivia sits at most an hour ahead). For Europe, ring during the Bolivian morning, which lands in your afternoon.

Open the interactive best-time-to-call planner
09تجنب هذه

Common mistakes when calling Bolivia

تقريبًا كل مكالمة دولية فاشلة تكون مشكلة تنسيق، وليست مشكلة شبكة.

Bolting an area code onto a mobile: Bolivian mobiles carry none

they simply begin with 6 or 7, then seven more digits.

Keeping the long-distance 0: it's a domestic trunk digit only, so drop it after +591

Keeping the long-distance 0: it's a domestic trunk digit only, so drop it after +591.

Mixing up the two capitals: Sucre is the constitutional capital, but La Paz is the seat of government and Santa Cruz de la Sierra is the largest city

don't assume one address covers all three.

Reading the leading digit as a carrier: portability has been live since 2018, so a 7XX number may now sit on Entel, Tigo or Viva regardless of where it started

Reading the leading digit as a carrier: portability has been live since 2018, so a 7XX number may now sit on Entel, Tigo or Viva regardless of where it started.

Expecting a longer number: Bolivian national numbers stop at 8 digits

if you've dialed more, recount.

10توفير المال

Tips to reduce the cost of calling Bolivia

Carry Bolivian calls over VoIP or a virtual +591 number rather than paying carrier international tariffs.

Reach for landlines in zones 2, 3 or 4 when you can

fixed-line termination usually beats mobile.

Lean on the fixed UTC−4 offset: with no daylight saving to track, you can lock in call times that never drift.

Stay on standard geographic and mobile ranges and sidestep premium value-added numbers.

11للأعمال التجارية

Why businesses get a Bolivia virtual number

With three commercial hubs spread across highland, lowland and valley zones, the right department code signals you belong to the customer's region — and a +591 ID earns the pickup a foreign number won't.

معدلات إجابة أعلى

Higher answer rates — a local +591 ID gets answered where an overseas number gets ignored.

انخفاض الاحتكاك الثقة

Lower trust friction — a La Paz 2 or Santa Cruz 3 line reads as genuinely local to that zone.

أرخص الواردة

Cheaper inbound — calls land over IP instead of international PSTN.

Centralized routing

Centralized routing — gather highland, lowland and valley calls into one team anywhere.

توسع أسرع

Faster expansion — enter the Bolivian market without standing up local infrastructure.

وجود PSTN الحقيقي

Real PSTN presence — authentic geographic and mobile numbers.

MCMPlatform

Bolivia virtual numbers with My Country Mobile

Light up Bolivian DIDs in any of the three department zones — highland 2, lowland 3 or valley 4 — and route them wherever your team works on a carrier-grade network.

Local DIDs in major area codes — provisioned in minutes

Call forwarding to any mobile, landline, SIP endpoint, or softphone worldwide

HD voice with G.711, G.729, Opus & AMR-WB — auto-negotiated per call

Sub-150ms latency on major voice corridors via distributed PoPs

99.99% uptime SLA backed by geo-redundant infrastructure & sub-2s failover

WebRTC support for browser-based calling without softphone installs

REST APIs for provisioning, routing & call detail records (CDRs)

Built-in fraud protection with AI anomaly detection & STIR/SHAKEN

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12ابدأ

How to get your Bolivia virtual number

معظم الشركات تعمل خلال ساعات، وليس أيام.

1

Choose a department zone — highland 2, lowland 3 or valley 4 — or a 6/7 mobile-style number.

2

Verify your account and business details.

3

Set the routing — forward to SIP, a softphone app, or PSTN.

4

Go live and start taking Bolivian calls.

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التعليمات

Bolivia +591 — FAQ

What does the first digit of a Bolivian landline tell me?expand_more

Its region: 2 is the western highlands (La Paz, Oruro, Potosí), 3 is the eastern lowlands (Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando), and 4 is the central valleys and south (Cochabamba, Sucre, Tarija).

How do I call Bolivia from the United States?expand_more

Dial 011, then 591, then the full 8-digit national number.

How can I spot a Bolivian mobile?expand_more

It begins with 6 or 7 and has no area code in front of it.

Why does Bolivia seem to have two — or three — capitals?expand_more

Sucre is the constitutional capital, La Paz hosts the government, and Santa Cruz de la Sierra is the largest city; addressing depends on which you mean.

How many digits is a Bolivian phone number?expand_more

Exactly 8 after +591, for both landlines and mobiles.

Does Bolivia observe daylight saving time?expand_more

No — it stays on UTC−4 all year, so the offset to your city never changes.

Can I tell which operator a Bolivian number uses from its digits?expand_more

No — since portability launched in October 2018, a 6 or 7 number may now run on Entel, Tigo or Viva.

What currency will I deal in when trading with Bolivia?expand_more

The Bolivian boliviano (BOB, Bs.).

Do I keep the long-distance 0 when calling from abroad?expand_more

No — that 0 is a domestic trunk digit; drop it after +591.

Can my business hold a +591 number without an office in Bolivia?expand_more

Yes — MCM provisions Bolivian DIDs in any department zone with no local presence required.