AWS Regions

AWS Regions are independent service deployments across strategic global locations, each offering complete infrastructure and services while maintaining data residency and ensuring consistent low-latency access.

Total Regions

34

Availability Zones

106

Geographies

27

Global Region Distribution

Overview of AWS regions grouped by geography, including availability zones and launch dates.

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