The intent is to define terse, standards-supported names for AWS regions.
| AWS Name | Launched | AWS Code | A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | 2006 | us-east-1 | usea1 | us | us-va | usva | us | us |
| US West (N. California) | 2011 | us-west-1 | uswe1 | uswe | us-ca | usca | us-ca | usca |
| US West (Oregon) | 2009 | us-west-2 | uswe2 | uswe2 | us-or | usor | us-or | usor |
| EU (Ireland) | 2007 | eu-west-1 | euwe1 | eu | ie-d | ied | ie | ie |
| EU (Frankfurt) | 2014 | eu-central-1 | euce1 | euce | de-he | dehe | de | de |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | 2010 | ap-southeast-1 | apse1 | ap | sg | sg | sg | sg |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) | 2012 | ap-southeast-2 | apse2 | apse2 | au-nsw | aunsw | au | au |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | 2011 | ap-northeast-1 | apne1 | apne | jp-13 | jp13 | jp | jp |
| South America (Saõ Paulo) | 2011 | sa-east-1 | saea1 | sa | br-sp | brsp | br | br |
| China (Beijing) | 2013 | cn-north-1 | cnno1 | cn | cn-11 | cn11 | cn | cn |
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A1 | AWS Code, shortened |
| A2 | Minimum-prefix 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 |