AWS Geographic Infrastructure

AWS Geographies represent strategic market boundaries that ensure data sovereignty and regulatory compliance while enabling cust


Global Geographic Distribution

AWS organizes its cloud infrastructure into distinct geographies to help customers meet their data residency, compliance, and latency requirements. Each geography serves a specific market area and contains multiple regions for redundancy.

GeographyRegions
Africa
af-south-1Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1Launched 2020
Asia Pacific
ap-east-1Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1Launched 2019
ap-east-2Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2Planned
ap-northeast-1Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1Launched 2011
ap-northeast-2Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2Launched 2016
ap-northeast-3Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3Launched 2021
ap-south-1Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1Launched 2016
ap-south-2Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2Launched 2022
ap-southeast-1Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1Launched 2010
ap-southeast-2Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2Launched 2012
ap-southeast-3Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3Launched 2021
ap-southeast-4Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4Launched 2023
ap-southeast-5Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5Launched 2024
ap-southeast-6Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6Launched 2025
ap-southeast-7Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7Launched 2025
Canada
ca-central-1Canada (Central) ca-central-1Launched 2016
ca-west-1Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1Launched 2023
Europe
eu-central-1Europe (Frankfurt) eu-central-1Launched 2014
eu-central-2Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2Launched 2022
eu-north-1Europe (Stockholm) eu-north-1Launched 2018
eu-south-1Europe (Milan) eu-south-1Launched 2020
eu-south-2Europe (Spain) eu-south-2Launched 2022
eu-west-1Europe (Ireland) eu-west-1Launched 2007
eu-west-2Europe (London) eu-west-2Launched 2016
eu-west-3Europe (Paris) eu-west-3Launched 2017
Israel
il-central-1Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1Launched 2023
Middle East
me-central-1Middle East (UAE) me-central-1Launched 2022
me-south-1Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1Launched 2019
Mexico
mx-central-1Mexico (Central) mx-central-1Launched 2025
South America
sa-east-1South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1Launched 2011
US East
us-east-1US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1Launched 2006
us-east-2US East (Ohio) us-east-2Launched 2016
US West
us-west-1US West (N. California) us-west-1Launched 2009
us-west-2US West (Oregon) us-west-2Launched 2011