AWS Region Names

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Alternative naming schemes for AWS regions

Based on original scheme by colinvh/aws.md

Purpose

The intent is to define terse, standards-supported names for AWS regions.

Legend

Code	Description
A1	Abbreviated AWS code (equal length)
A2	Abbreviated AWS zone ID
ISO	Concatenated location ISO 3166-2 code

Schemes

AWS GLOBAL (Commercial)

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Region	Country	Location	Partition	Launched	AWS Zone Name	A1	A2	ISO
North America	US East	N. Virginia	aws	2006	us-east-1	usea1	use1	usva
North America	US East	Ohio	aws	2016	us-east-2	usea2	use2	usoh
North America	US West	N. California	aws	2009	us-west-1	uswe1	usw1	usca
North America	US West	Oregon	aws	2011	us-west-2	uswe2	usw2	usor
North America	Canada Central	Montreal	aws	2016	ca-central-1	cace1	cac1	caqc
North America	Canada West	Calgary	aws	2023	ca-west-1	cawe1	caw1	caab
===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===
Africa	South Africa	Cape Town	aws	2020	af-south-1	afso1	afs1	zawc
===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===
Asia Pacific	Japan	Tokyo	aws	2011	ap-northeast-1	apne1	apne1	jp13
Asia Pacific	South Korea	Seoul	aws	2016	ap-northeast-2	apne2	apne2	kr11
Asia Pacific	Japan	Osaka	aws	2021	ap-northeast-3	apne3	apne3	jp27
Asia Pacific	China	Hong Kong	aws	2019	ap-east-1	apea1	ape1	cnhk
Asia Pacific	Singapore	Singapore	aws	2010	ap-southeast-1	apse1	apse1	sg
Asia Pacific	Australia	Sydney	aws	2012	ap-southeast-2	apse2	apse2	aunsw
Asia Pacific	Indonesia	Jakarta	aws	2021	ap-southeast-3	apse3	apse3	idjk
Asia Pacific	Australia	Melbourne	aws	2023	ap-southeast-4	apse4	apse4	auvic
Asia Pacific	India	Mumbai	aws	2016	ap-south-1	apso1	aps1	inmh
Asia Pacific	India	Hyderabad	aws	2022	ap-south-2	apso2	aps2	ints
===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===
EU	Germany	Frankfurt	aws	2014	eu-central-1	euce1	euc1	dehe
EU	Switzerland	Zurich	aws	2022	eu-central-2	euce2	euc2	zhzh
EU	Sweden	Stockholm	aws	2018	eu-north-1	euno1	eun1	seab
EU	Italy	Milan	aws	2020	eu-south-1	euso1	eus1	itmi
EU	Spain	unknown	aws	2022	eu-south-2	euso2	eus2	es
EU	Ireland	unknown	aws	2007	eu-west-1	euwe1	euw1	ied
EU	United Kingdom	London	aws	2016	eu-west-2	euwe2	euw2	gblnd
EU	France	Paris	aws	2014	eu-west-3	euwe2	euw3	fr75c
===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===
Middle East	UAE	unknown	aws	2022	me-central-1	mece1	mec1	ae
Middle East	Israel	Tel Aviv	aws	2024	il-central-1	ilce1	ilc1	ilta
Middle East	Bahrain	unknown	aws	2019	me-south-1	meso1	mes1	bh
===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===	===
South America	Brazil	Saõ Paulo	aws	2011	sa-east-1	saea1	sae1	brsp

AWS CHINA

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Region	Coutry	Location	Partition	Launched	AWS Zone Name	A1	A2	ISO
Asia Pacific	China	Beijing	aws-cn	2013	cn-north-1	cnno1	cn1	cnbj
Asia Pacific	China	Ningxia	aws-cn	2013	cn-northwest-1	cnnw1	cnw1	cnnx

AWS GOV CLOUD

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Region	Country	Location	Partition	Launched	AWS Zone Name	A1	A2	ISO
North America	US West GovCloud	Concealed	aws-us-gov	2011	us-gov-west-1	ugwe1	usgw1	usgov
North America	US East GovCloud	Concealed	aws-us-gov	2019	us-gov-east-1	ugea1	usge1	usgov

AWS TOP SECRET

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Region	Country	Location	Partition	Launched	AWS Zone Name	A1	A2	ISO
North America	US East AWS Secret ISOB	Ohio	aws-us-isob	2017	us-isob-east-1	uibe1	usibe1	usgov
North America	US East AWS Top Secret ISO	E. Virginia	aws-us-isob	2014	us-iso-east-1	uise1	usie1	usgov
North America	US West Top Secret ISO	W. Colorado	aws-us-isob	2021	us-iso-west-1	uisw1	usiw1	usgov

NEW UPCOMING/PLANNED REGIONS

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Region	Location	Partition	Launch ETA
EU	Germany	aws	2024
Asia Pacific	Auckland	aws	2024
Thailand	na	aws	2024
Malaysia	na	aws	2024
AWS European Sovereign Cloud ISO West	na	aws	2024
Mexico (Central)	na	aws	2025
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	na	aws	2026
EU	Estonia	aws	Projection
EU	Cyprus	aws	Projection
Asia Central	Kazakhstan	aws	Projection