Global Infrastructure
Learn about Azure's geographic organization and data residency boundaries.
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Azure geographical locations refer to a set of one or more regions, strategically grouped to meet specific data residency and compliance requirements.
Global Geographic Distribution
| Geography | Regions |
|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | East Asia (Hong Kong) Southeast Asia (Singapore) |
| Australia | Australia Central (Canberra) Australia Central 2 (Canberra) Australia East (New South Wales) Australia Southeast (Victoria) |
| Austria | Austria East (Vienna) |
| Belgium | Belgium Central (Brussels) |
| Brazil | Brazil South (Sao Paulo State) Brazil Southeast (Rio) |
| Canada | Canada Central (Toronto) Canada East (Quebec) |
| Chile | Chile Central (Santiago) |
| Europe | North Europe (Ireland) West Europe (Netherlands) |
| France | France Central (Paris) France South (Marseille) |
| Germany | Germany North (Berlin) Germany West Central (Frankfurt) |
| India | Central India (Pune) Jio India Central (Nagpur) Jio India West (Jamnagar) South India (Chennai) West India (Mumbai) |
| Indonesia | Indonesia Central (Jakarta) |
| Israel | Israel Central (Israel) |
| Italy | Italy North (Milan) |
| Japan | Japan East (Tokyo, Saitama) Japan West (Osaka) |
| Korea | Korea Central (Seoul) Korea South (Busan) |
| Malaysia | Malaysia West (Kuala Lumpur) |
| Mexico | Mexico Central (Querétaro State) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand North (Auckland) |
| Norway | Norway East (Norway) Norway West (Norway) |
| Poland | Poland Central (Warsaw) |
| Qatar | Qatar Central (Doha) |
| South Africa | South Africa North (Johannesburg) South Africa West (Cape Town) |
| Spain | Spain Central (Madrid) |
| Sweden | Sweden Central (Gävle) |
| Switzerland | Switzerland North (Zurich) Switzerland West (Geneva) |
| UAE | UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) UAE North (Dubai) |
| United Kingdom | |
| United States | Central US (Iowa) East US (Virginia) East US 2 (Virginia) North Central US (Illinois) South Central US (Texas) West Central US (Wyoming) West US (California) West US 2 (Washington) West US 3 (Phoenix) |
Additional resources
Helpful context for understanding Azure geography boundaries and planning.
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