Where is AWS ap-east-1 located?

AWS ap-east-1 is the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) region, located in Hong Kong. It's an opt-in region: you must enable it in your AWS account before use.

What is the Azure equivalent of AWS ap-east-1?

The closest Azure region to AWS ap-east-1 (Hong Kong) is East Asia (eastasia) in Hong Kong, in the same metro area.

The closest Google Cloud region to AWS ap-east-1 (Hong Kong) is Hong Kong (asia-east2) in Hong Kong, in the same metro area.

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The closest Azure region is eastasia (in the same metro area). The closest Google Cloud region is asia-east2 (in the same metro area).

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ap-east-1 is an opt-in AWS region: enable it in your account (Account settings → Regions) before creating resources there.

Where is AWS ap-east-1 located?: AWS ap-east-1 is the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) region, located in Hong Kong. It's an opt-in region: you must enable it in your AWS account before use.
What is the Azure equivalent of AWS ap-east-1?: The closest Azure region to AWS ap-east-1 (Hong Kong) is East Asia (eastasia) in Hong Kong, in the same metro area.
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of AWS ap-east-1?: The closest Google Cloud region to AWS ap-east-1 (Hong Kong) is Hong Kong (asia-east2) in Hong Kong, in the same metro area.

Distances are approximate, based on each provider's published metro area, and are not a latency measurement. Data last reviewed September 2026.