Azure to GCP Region Mapping — Complete Code Reference

Q: Azure to GCP Region Mapping — Complete Code Reference

## Azure to GCP Region Code Mapping Azure and GCP use fundamentally different naming conventions for their regions. Azure uses descriptive names while GCP uses geographic codes, making cross-reference essential when working across both platforms. ### Complete Mapping Table | Location | Azure Code | GCP Code | |----------|-----------|----------| | US East (Virginia) | eastus | us-east1 | | US East (Ohio) | eastus2 | us-east4 | | US West (Washington) | westus2 | us-west1 | | US West (California

Map Azure region codes to their GCP equivalents. Side-by-side reference of eastus to us-east1, northeurope to europe-west1, and all major region pairs.

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Detailed Explanation

Azure to GCP Region Code Mapping

Azure and GCP use fundamentally different naming conventions for their regions. Azure uses descriptive names while GCP uses geographic codes, making cross-reference essential when working across both platforms.

Complete Mapping Table

Location	Azure Code	GCP Code
US East (Virginia)	`eastus`	`us-east1`
US East (Ohio)	`eastus2`	`us-east4`
US West (Washington)	`westus2`	`us-west1`
US West (California)	`westus`	`us-west2`
US Central (Iowa)	`centralus`	`us-central1`
Canada (Montreal)	`canadacentral`	`northamerica-northeast1`
Ireland	`northeurope`	`europe-west1`
Netherlands	`westeurope`	`europe-west4`
Germany	`germanywestcentral`	`europe-west3`
UK	`uksouth`	`europe-west2`
France	`francecentral`	`europe-west9`
Sweden	`swedencentral`	`europe-north1`
Japan (Tokyo)	`japaneast`	`asia-northeast1`
Korea	`koreacentral`	`asia-northeast3`
Singapore	`southeastasia`	`asia-southeast1`
Australia (Sydney)	`australiaeast`	`australia-southeast1`
India (Mumbai)	`centralindia`	`asia-south1`

Naming Convention Comparison

Azure: Descriptive, no separators: eastus, northeurope, japaneast
GCP: Geographic with hyphens: us-east1, europe-west1, asia-northeast1

Azure names are concise but can be confusing (e.g., northeurope is in Ireland, not Scandinavia). GCP names are more systematic but longer.

Special Cases

Some Azure regions don't have direct GCP equivalents and vice versa:

Azure brazilsouth maps to GCP southamerica-east1 (both in Sao Paulo)
Azure qatarcentral maps to GCP me-central1 (both in Qatar region)
GCP asia-east1 (Taiwan) has no direct Azure equivalent — closest is eastasia (Hong Kong)

Use Case

Planning a migration from Azure to GCP or vice versa, translating region codes in CI/CD pipelines, or configuring multi-cloud monitoring dashboards that need consistent region references.

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