# Available Local Zones
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AWS Local Zones is available around the world. Find the Local Zone closest to you.

The following terms are identifying details associated with a Local Zone.
+ Group Long Name - The name for a group of Local Zones.
+ Local Zone Name - The name of the Local Zone.
+ Local Zone ID - The ID of the Local Zone. The ID is the code of the Local Zone's parent Region followed by an identifier for its location. For example, `us-west-2-lax-1a` is in Los Angeles where `us-west-2` is the parent Region code and `lax-1a` is the location identifier.
+ Network Border Group - A unique group from which AWS advertises public IP addresses.
+ Parent Region Name - The name of the AWS Region for the Local Zone.
+ Parent Zone ID - The ID of the parent AWS zone that handles some of the Local Zone control plane operations, such as API calls.
+ Geography - The geography for a Local Zone is the specific physical location of its infrastructure.

For more information on Local Zone terms, see [Concepts](concepts-local-zones.md)

## List of Local Zones
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Locate the Local Zone closest to you.

**Topics**
+ [North America](#lzs-northamerica)
+ [South America](#lzs-southamerica)
+ [Africa](#lzs-africa)
+ [Asia Pacific](#lzs-asia-pacific)
+ [Europe](#lzs-europe)
+ [Middle East](#lzs-middle-east)

### North America
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The following Local Zones are available in North America:


| Local Zone Group Long Name | Local Zone Name | Local Zone ID | Network Border Group | Parent Region Name | Parent Zone ID | Geography | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| México (Querétaro) | us-east-1-qro-1a | use1-qro1-az1 | us-east-1-qro-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az1 | Mexico | 
| US East (Atlanta) 2 | us-east-1-atl-2a | use1-atl2-az1 | us-east-1-atl-2 | us-east-1 | use1-az5 | Georgia, United States of America | 
| US East (Atlanta)\$1 | us-east-1-atl-1a | use1-atl1-az1 | us-east-1-atl-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az4 | Georgia, United States of America | 
| US East (Boston) | us-east-1-bos-1a | use1-bos1-az1 | us-east-1-bos-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az4 | Massachusetts, United States of America | 
| US East (Chicago) 2 | us-east-1-chi-2a | use1-chi2-az1 | us-east-1-chi-2 | us-east-1 | use1-az6 | Illinois, United States of America | 
| US East (Chicago)\$1 | us-east-1-chi-1a | use1-chi1-az1 | us-east-1-chi-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az5 | Illinois, United States of America | 
| US East (Dallas) 2 | us-east-1-dfw-2a | use1-dfw2-az1 | us-east-1-dfw-2 | us-east-1 | use1-az4 | Texas, United States of America | 
| US East (Dallas)\$1 | us-east-1-dfw-1a | use1-dfw1-az1 | us-east-1-dfw-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az1 | Texas, United States of America | 
| US East (Houston) 2 | us-east-1-iah-2a | use1-iah2-az1 | us-east-1-iah-2 | us-east-1 | use1-az2 | Texas, United States of America | 
| US East (Houston)\$1 | us-east-1-iah-1a | use1-iah1-az1 | us-east-1-iah-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az6 | Texas, United States of America | 
| US East (Kansas City) 2 | us-east-1-mci-1a | use1-mci1-az1 | us-east-1-mci-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az2 | Missouri, United States of America | 
| US East (Miami) 2 | us-east-1-mia-2a | use1-mia2-az1 | us-east-1-mia-2 | us-east-1 | use1-az6 | Florida, United States of America | 
| US East (Miami)\$1 | us-east-1-mia-1a | use1-mia1-az1 | us-east-1-mia-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az2 | Florida, United States of America | 
| US East (Minneapolis) | us-east-1-msp-1a | use1-msp1-az1 | us-east-1-msp-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az5 | Minnesota, United States of America | 
| US East (New York City) 2 | us-east-1-nyc-2a | use1-nyc2-az1 | us-east-1-nyc-2 | us-east-1 | use1-az5 | New Jersey, United States of America | 
| US East (New York City)\$1 | us-east-1-nyc-1a | use1-nyc1-az1 | us-east-1-nyc-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az5 | New Jersey, United States of America | 
| US East (Philadelphia) | us-east-1-phl-1a | use1-phl1-az1 | us-east-1-phl-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az1 | Pennsylvania, United States of America | 
| US West (Denver) | us-west-2-den-1a | usw2-den1-az1 | us-west-2-den-1 | us-west-2 | usw2-az4 | Colorado, United States of America | 
| US West (Honolulu) | us-west-2-hnl-1a | usw2-hnl1-az1 | us-west-2-hnl-1 | us-west-2 | usw2-az3 | Hawaii, United States of America | 
| US West (Las Vegas) | us-west-2-las-1a | usw2-las1-az1 | us-west-2-las-1 | us-west-2 | usw2-az3 | Nevada, United States of America | 
| US West (Los Angeles) | us-west-2-lax-1a | usw2-lax1-az1 | us-west-2-lax-1 | us-west-2 | usw2-az2 | California, United States of America | 
| US West (Los Angeles) | us-west-2-lax-1b | usw2-lax1-az2 | us-west-2-lax-1 | us-west-2 | usw2-az4 | California, United States of America | 
| US West (Phoenix) 2 | us-west-2-phx-2a | usw2-phx2-az1 | us-west-2-phx-2 | us-west-2 | usw2-az2 | Arizona, United States of America | 
| US West (Phoenix)\$1 | us-west-2-phx-1a | usw2-phx1-az1 | us-west-2-phx-1 | us-west-2 | usw2-az2 | Arizona, United States of America | 
| US West (Portland)\$1 | us-west-2-pdx-1a | usw2-pdx1-az1 | us-west-2-pdx-1 | us-west-2 | usw2-az3 | Oregon, United States of America | 
| US West (Seattle) | us-west-2-sea-1a | usw2-sea1-az1 | us-west-2-sea-1 | us-west-2 | usw2-az1 | Washington, United States of America | 

\$1 Contact Support to request access.

### South America
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The following Local Zones are available in South America:


| Local Zone Group Long Name | Local Zone Name | Local Zone ID | Network Border Group | Parent Region Name | Parent Zone ID | Geography | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Argentina (Buenos Aires) | us-east-1-bue-1a | use1-bue1-az1 | us-east-1-bue-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az2 | Argentina | 
| Chile (Santiago) | us-east-1-scl-1a | use1-scl1-az1 | us-east-1-scl-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az1 | Chile | 
| Peru (Lima) | us-east-1-lim-1a | use1-lim1-az1 | us-east-1-lim-1 | us-east-1 | use1-az2 | Peru | 

### Africa
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The following Local Zones are available in Africa:


| Local Zone Group Long Name | Local Zone Name | Local Zone ID | Network Border Group | Parent Region Name | Parent Zone ID | Geography | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Nigeria (Lagos) | af-south-1-los-1a | afs1-los1-az1 | af-south-1-los-1 | af-south-1 | afs1-az1 | Nigeria | 

### Asia Pacific
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The following Local Zones are available in Asia Pacific:


| Local Zone Group Long Name | Local Zone Name | Local Zone ID | Network Border Group | Parent Region Name | Parent Zone ID | Geography | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Australia (Perth) | ap-southeast-2-per-1a | apse2-per1-az1 | ap-southeast-2-per-1 | ap-southeast-2 | apse2-az1 | Australia | 
| India (Delhi) | ap-south-1-del-1a | aps1-del1-az1 | ap-south-1-del-1 | ap-south-1 | aps1-az3 | India | 
| India (Kolkata) | ap-south-1-ccu-1a | aps1-ccu1-az1 | ap-south-1-ccu-1 | ap-south-1 | aps1-az1 | India | 
| New Zealand (Auckland)\$1 | ap-southeast-2-akl-1a | apse2-akl1-az1 | ap-southeast-2-akl-1 | ap-southeast-2 | apse2-az2 | New Zealand | 
| Philippines (Manila) | ap-southeast-1-mnl-1a | apse1-mnl1-az1 | ap-southeast-1-mnl-1 | ap-southeast-1 | apse1-az1 | Philippines | 
| Taiwan (Taipei)\$1 | ap-northeast-1-tpe-1a | apne1-tpe1-az1 | ap-northeast-1-tpe-1 | ap-northeast-1 | apne1-az2 | Taiwan | 
| Thailand (Bangkok) | ap-southeast-1-bkk-1a | apse1-bkk1-az1 | ap-southeast-1-bkk-1 | ap-southeast-1 | apse1-az1 | Thailand | 

### Europe
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The following Local Zones are available in Europe:


| Local Zone Group Long Name | Local Zone Name | Local Zone ID | Network Border Group | Parent Region Name | Parent Zone ID | Geography | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Denmark (Copenhagen) | eu-north-1-cph-1a | eun1-cph1-az1 | eu-north-1-cph-1 | eu-north-1 | eun1-az2 | Denmark | 
| Finland (Helsinki) | eu-north-1-hel-1a | eun1-hel1-az1 | eu-north-1-hel-1 | eu-north-1 | eun1-az1 | Finland | 
| Germany (Hamburg) | eu-central-1-ham-1a | euc1-ham1-az1 | eu-central-1-ham-1 | eu-central-1 | euc1-az3 | Germany | 
| Poland (Warsaw) | eu-central-1-waw-1a | euc1-waw1-az1 | eu-central-1-waw-1 | eu-central-1 | euc1-az3 | Poland | 

### Middle East
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The following Local Zones are available in the Middle East:


| Local Zone Group Long Name | Local Zone Name | Local Zone ID | Network Border Group | Parent Region Name | Parent Zone ID | Geography | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Oman (Muscat) | me-south-1-mct-1a | mes1-mct1-az1 | me-south-1-mct-1 | me-south-1 | mes1-az1 | Oman | 

For the complete list of supported and announced Local Zones, see [AWS Local Zones Locations](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/localzones/locations/).

## Find your Local Zones using the AWS CLI
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Use the [describe-availability-zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/describe-availability-zones.html) command to get a details of the Local Zones available in a specific Region, for your account.

The following example shows how to run the `describe-availability-zones` command:

```
aws ec2 describe-availability-zones \
  --region us-west-2 \
  --filters Name=zone-type,Values=local-zone \
  --all-availability-zones
```

The following example shows an output of the `describe-availability-zones` command:

```
{
            "State": "available",
            "OptInStatus": "opted-in",
            "Messages": [],
            "RegionName": "us-west-2",
            "ZoneName": "us-west-2-lax-1a",
            "ZoneId": "usw2-lax1-az1",
            "GroupName": "us-west-2-lax-1",
            "NetworkBorderGroup": "us-west-2-lax-1",
            "ZoneType": "local-zone",
            "ParentZoneName": "us-west-2a",
            "ParentZoneId": "usw2-az2",
            "GroupLongName": "US West (Los Angeles)"
        },
        {
            "State": "available",
            "OptInStatus": "opted-in",
            "Messages": [],
            "RegionName": "us-west-2",
            "ZoneName": "us-west-2-lax-1b",
            "ZoneId": "usw2-lax1-az2",
            "GroupName": "us-west-2-lax-1",
            "NetworkBorderGroup": "us-west-2-lax-1",
            "ZoneType": "local-zone",
            "ParentZoneName": "us-west-2d",
            "ParentZoneId": "usw2-az4",
            "GroupLongName": "US West (Los Angeles)"
        }
```