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What is my AWS region?

Last updated on September 25, 2022 @ 5:33 pm

AWS Regions

AWS Regions are the geographic boundaries of AWS resources. They are the physical and logical boundaries of AWS resources that you can use to control how your resources are used. AWS Regions are based on a few key factors:

Region Availability Zone: Availability Zones are physical regions in the US that are created and managed by AWS. Availability Zones are regions that have redundant power and internet connections.

Availability Zones are physical regions in the US that are created and managed by AWS. Region: Regions are the logical boundaries of AWS resources.

You create a Region when you create an AWS account. You can have one or more Regions in your account.

Regions are the logical boundaries of AWS resources. You create a Region when you create an AWS account.

You can have one or more Regions in your account. Availability Zone: You can create multiple AWS Regions in each Availability Zone.

You can create multiple AWS Regions in each Availability Zone. Region ID: Each Region has a unique Region ID.

PRO TIP: If you are unsure of your AWS region, please contact your AWS administrator. Incorrectly specifying your AWS region can result in unexpected charges on your AWS account.

You use the Region ID to identify the Region. You can use the Region ID to access Region-specific resources.

Each Region has a unique Region ID. You use the Region ID to identify the Region.

You can use the Region ID to access Region-specific resources. Country: You can’t create an AWS Region in a country that is not part of the US.

You can’t create an AWS Region in a country that is not part of the US. EC2 Region: You can’t create an AWS Region in an EC2 Region.

You can’t create an AWS Region in an EC2 Region. Availability Zone: You can have one or more AWS Regions in each Availability Zone.

You can have one or more AWS Regions in each Availability Zone.

Conclusion

AWS Regions are the geographic boundaries of AWS resources. You can use Regions to control how your resources are used. Regions are based on a few key factors: Region Availability Zone, Region, and Availability Zone. Regions are the logical boundaries of AWS resources. You can have one or more Regions in each Availability Zone.

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