southafricawest is a restricted Azure region, intended for specific scenarios such as disaster recovery. Most subscriptions must request access first.
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Where is Azure southafricawest located?
Azure southafricawest is the South Africa West region, located in Cape Town, South Africa. It's a restricted Azure region: access is limited to specific scenarios such as disaster recovery.
What is the AWS equivalent of Azure southafricawest?
The closest AWS region to Azure southafricawest (Cape Town, South Africa) is Africa (Cape Town) (af-south-1) in Cape Town, South Africa, in the same metro area.
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of Azure southafricawest?
The closest Google Cloud region to Azure southafricawest (Cape Town, South Africa) is Johannesburg (africa-south1) in Johannesburg, South Africa, about 1,260 km away.
Distances are approximate, based on each provider's published metro area, and are not a latency measurement. Data last reviewed September 2026.