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AWS Region Names

Alternative naming schemes for AWS regions

Purpose

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

Schemes

AWS Code AWS Name A1 B1 B2 C1 C2
us-east-1 US East (N. Virginia) usea1 us-va usva us us
us-west-1 US West (N. California) uswe1 us-ca usca us-ca usca
us-west-2 US West (Oregon) uswe2 us-or usor us-or usor
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) euwe1 ie-d ied ie ie
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) euce1 de-he dehe de de
ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) apse1 sg sg sg sg
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) apse2 au-nsw aunsw au au
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) apne1 jp-13 jp13 jp jp
sa-east-1 South America (Saõ Paulo) saea1 br-sp brsp br br
cn-north-1 China (Beijing) cnno1 cn-11 cn11 cn cn
Code Description
A1 AWS Code, shortened
B1 ISO 3166 code
B2 ISO 3166 code, concatenated
C1 Minimum-prefix ISO 3166 code
C2 Minimum-prefix ISO 3166 code, concatenated
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