AWS regions
Compare AWS regions by geography, region code, official name, availability zones, and launch year.
Region and service availability changes over time. Confirm that each required AWS service and feature is available in your chosen region before deployment.
AWS regions and data centers
Showing 34 of 34 AWS regions
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| South Africa | af-south-1 | Africa (Cape Town) | 3 zones | 2020 |
| Hong Kong | ap-east-1 | Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | 3 zones | 2019 |
| India | ap-south-2 | Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | 3 zones | 2022 |
| Indonesia | ap-southeast-3 | Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | 3 zones | 2021 |
| Malaysia | ap-southeast-5 | Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | 3 zones | 2024 |
| Australia | ap-southeast-4 | Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | 3 zones | 2023 |
| India | ap-south-1 | Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | 3 zones | 2016 |
| New Zealand | ap-southeast-6 | Asia Pacific (New Zealand) | 3 zones | 2025 |
| Japan | ap-northeast-3 | Asia Pacific (Osaka) | 3 zones | 2021 |
| South Korea | ap-northeast-2 | Asia Pacific (Seoul) | 4 zones | 2016 |
| Singapore | ap-southeast-1 | Asia Pacific (Singapore) | 3 zones | 2010 |
| Australia | ap-southeast-2 | Asia Pacific (Sydney) | 3 zones | 2012 |
| Taiwan | ap-east-2 | Asia Pacific (Taipei) | 3 zones | 2025 |
| Thailand | ap-southeast-7 | Asia Pacific (Thailand) | 3 zones | 2025 |
| Japan | ap-northeast-1 | Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | 3 zones | 2011 |
| Canada | ca-central-1 | Canada (Central) | 3 zones | 2016 |
| Canada | ca-west-1 | Canada West (Calgary) | 3 zones | 2023 |
| Germany | eu-central-1 | Europe (Frankfurt) | 3 zones | 2014 |
| Ireland | eu-west-1 | Europe (Ireland) | 3 zones | 2007 |
| United Kingdom | eu-west-2 | Europe (London) | 4 zones | 2016 |
| Italy | eu-south-1 | Europe (Milan) | 3 zones | 2020 |
| France | eu-west-3 | Europe (Paris) | 3 zones | 2017 |
| Spain | eu-south-2 | Europe (Spain) | 3 zones | 2022 |
| Sweden | eu-north-1 | Europe (Stockholm) | 3 zones | 2018 |
| Switzerland | eu-central-2 | Europe (Zurich) | 3 zones | 2022 |
| Israel | il-central-1 | Israel (Tel Aviv) | 3 zones | 2023 |
| Mexico | mx-central-1 | Mexico (Central) | 3 zones | 2025 |
| Bahrain | me-south-1 | Middle East (Bahrain) | 3 zones | 2019 |
| United Arab Emirates | me-central-1 | Middle East (UAE) | 3 zones | 2022 |
| Brazil | sa-east-1 | South America (Sao Paulo) | 3 zones | 2011 |
| United States | us-east-1 | US East (N. Virginia) | 6 zones | 2006 |
| United States | us-east-2 | US East (Ohio) | 3 zones | 2016 |
| United States | us-west-1 | US West (N. California) | 2 zones | 2009 |
| United States | us-west-2 | US West (Oregon) | 4 zones | 2011 |
Key concepts
Use region boundaries and availability zones as inputs to a service-specific resiliency design.
Regional isolation
AWS Regions are separate geographic areas. This directory currently lists 34 regions across 27 geographies. Service availability, quotas, pricing, and compliance coverage can differ by region.
- Choose regions that satisfy service availability and compliance requirements
- Validate cross-region replication and failover per AWS service
- Use region codes such as us-east-1 in APIs, CLIs, and infrastructure templates
Availability zones
Availability Zones are isolated locations within a region. The current dataset records 107 zones across 34 regions.
- Independent power, cooling, and networking isolate zone-level failures
- High-bandwidth, low-latency links support multi-AZ architectures
- Availability and deployment options remain service-specific
Frequently asked questions
Helpful context when planning region-specific deployments.
What defines an AWS Region?
How should I choose an AWS Region?
Additional resources
Official AWS references for infrastructure planning.
AWS Global Infrastructure
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Review AWS guidance for region and Availability Zone architecture.
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