Azure geographies
Each Azure geography contains one or more regions and meets specific data residency and compliance requirements. This lets you keep your business-critical data and apps nearby on a fault-tolerant, high-capacity networking infrastructure.
Find the Azure geography that meets your needs
Get all of the information you need to get started on Azure in the geography that best fits your needs, from compliance to resiliency features. Select an Azure geography using the drop-down menu and compare to other geographies nearby.1
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Brazil South |
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| Location | São Paulo State |
| Year opened | 2014 |
| Availability Zones presence | Available in 2021 |
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| Data residency |
Data replication to the US |
| Products by region | See products in this region |
| Available to | All customers and partners |
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Canada Central |
Canada East |
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| Location | Toronto | Quebec City |
| Year opened | 2016 | 2016 |
| Availability Zones presence | Available in 2020 | Nearest region with zones coming soon: Canada Central |
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Stored at rest in Canada |
Stored at rest in Canada |
| Products by region | See products in this region | See products in this region |
| Available to | All customers and partners | All customers and partners |
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Mexico Central Coming soon |
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| Location | Querétaro State |
| Year opened | Coming soon |
| Availability Zones presence | Not available |
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Stored at rest in Mexico |
| Products by region | Coming soon |
| Available to | Coming soon |
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Central US |
East US |
East US 2 |
North Central US |
South Central US |
West Central US |
West US |
West US 2 |
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| Location | Iowa | Virginia | Virginia | Illinois | Texas | Wyoming | California | Washington |
| Year opened | 2014 | 2012 | 2014 | 2009 | 2008 | 2016 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Availability Zones presence | Available with 3 zones | Available with 3 zones | Available with 3 zones | Nearest region with zones coming soon: South Central US | Available in 2020 | Nearest region with zones available: West US or West US 2 | Available in 2021 | Available with 3 zones |
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Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
| Products by region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region |
| Available to | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners |
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US DoD Central |
US DoD East |
US Gov Arizona |
US Gov Texas |
US Gov Virginia |
US Sec Central Coming soon |
US Sec East |
US Sec West |
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| Location | Iowa | Virginia | Arizona | Texas | Virginia | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Year opened | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2014 | Coming soon | 2020 | 2020 |
| Availability Zones presence | Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia | Available in 2020 | Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia |
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Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
| Products by region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | Products available in this region are not disclosed | Products available in this region are not disclosed | Products available in this region are not disclosed |
| Available to | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only |
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1Azure is available or coming soon to the following geographies: United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Azure Government, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Africa, Israel, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.
Within these geographies, Azure is available or coming soon to the following regions: South Central US, West US, West US 2, Central US, East US, East US 2, West Central US, North Central US, Brazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Mexico Central, US Gov Virginia, US DoD Central, US DoD East, US Gov Arizona, US Gov Texas, US Sec East, US Sec West, US Sec Central, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia East, Australia Southeast, Australia Central, Australia Central 2, China East, China East 2, China North, China North 2, Central India, South India, West India, Japan East, Japan West, Korea Central, Korea South, New Zealand North, North Europe, West Europe, France Central, France South, Germany West Central (Public), Germany Northeast (Sovereign), Germany Central (Sovereign), Germany North (Public), Italy North, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Spain Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UK South, UK West, South Africa North, South Africa West, Israel Central, Qatar Central, UAE North and UAE Central.