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 with 3 zones |
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| Data residency |
Brazil South: Data replication to the US. Brazil Southeast: Data replication to the Brazil South. |
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| 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 with 3 zones | Nearest region with zones available: Canada Central |
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| Data residency |
Stored at rest in Canada |
Stored at rest in Canada |
| Disaster Recovery |
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| 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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Chile Central Coming soon |
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| Location | Santiago |
| Year opened | Coming soon |
| Availability Zones presence | Coming soon |
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| Data residency |
Stored at rest in Chile |
| Disaster Recovery | Coming soon |
| Products by region | Coming soon |
| Available to | Coming soon |
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Mexico Central Coming soon |
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| Location | Querétaro State |
| Year opened | Coming soon |
| Availability Zones presence | Coming soon |
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Stored at rest in Mexico |
| Disaster Recovery | Coming soon |
| Products by region | Coming soon |
| Available to | Coming soon |
| Regions |
Central US |
East US |
East US 2 |
East US 3 Coming soon |
North Central US |
South Central US |
West Central US |
West US |
West US 2 |
West US 3 |
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| Location | Iowa | Virginia | Virginia | Georgia | Illinois | Texas | Wyoming | California | Washington | Arizona |
| Year opened | 2014 | 2012 | 2014 | Coming soon | 2009 | 2008 | 2016 | 2012 | 2007 | 2021 |
| Availability Zones presence | Available with 3 zones | Available with 3 zones | Available with 3 zones | Coming soon | Nearest region with zones available: Central US | Available with 3 zones | Nearest region with zones available: West US or West US 2 | Available in 2021 | Available with 3 zones | Available with 3 zones |
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| Data residency |
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 |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
| Disaster Recovery |
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| Products by region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | Coming soon | 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 | Coming soon | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners |
| Regions |
US DoD Central |
US DoD East |
US Gov Arizona |
US Gov Texas |
US Gov Virginia |
US Sec East |
US Sec West |
US Sec West Central Coming soon |
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| Location | Iowa | Virginia | Arizona | Texas | Virginia | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Year opened | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2014 | 2020 | 2020 | Coming soon |
| Availability Zones presence | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Available with 3 zones | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones available: 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 |
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| 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 | Reserved for exclusive use by the Department of Defense | Reserved for exclusive use by the Department of Defense | 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 |