This page discusses the options for placing your instances in Google Cloud locations.
When you create a Cloud SQL instance, you choose a region where the instance and its data are stored. To reduce latency and increase availability, choose the same region for your data and your Compute Engine instances, standard environment applications, and other services.
There are different location types:
A regional location is a specific geographic place, such as London.
A multi-regional location is a large geographic area, such as the United States, that contains at least two geographic places. Multi- regional locations are only used for backups.
You choose a location when you first create the instance. The location can't be changed after the instance is created.
Regional Locations
Regional locations are specific geographic locations within a multi-region location. Cloud SQL is currently available in all Google Cloud regions and will be offered in upcoming regional launches at the time of launch. You can create a Cloud SQL instance in the following regions:
| Region Name | Region Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||
northamerica-northeast1 |
Montréal | ||
northamerica-northeast2 |
Toronto | ||
us-central1 |
Iowa | ||
us-east1 |
South Carolina | ||
us-east4 |
Northern Virginia | ||
us-west1 |
Oregon | ||
us-west2 |
Los Angeles | ||
us-west3 |
Salt Lake City | ||
us-west4 |
Las Vegas | ||
| South America | |||
southamerica-east1 |
São Paulo |
 Low CO2
|
|
southamerica-west1 |
Santiago | ||
| Europe | |||
europe-north1 |
Finland |
Low CO2
|
|
europe-central2 |
Warsaw | ||
europe-west1 |
Belgium |
Low CO2
|
|
europe-west2 |
London | ||
europe-west3 |
Frankfurt | ||
europe-west4 |
Netherlands | ||
europe-west6 |
Zürich |
Low CO2
|
|
| Asia | |||
asia-east1 |
Taiwan | ||
asia-east2 |
Hong Kong | ||
asia-northeast1 |
Tokyo | ||
asia-northeast2 |
Osaka | ||
asia-northeast3 |
Seoul | ||
asia-south1 |
Mumbai | ||
asia-south2 |
Delhi | ||
asia-southeast1 |
Singapore | ||
asia-southeast2 |
Jakarta | ||
| Australia | |||
australia-southeast1 |
Sydney | ||
australia-southeast2 |
Melbourne |
Multi-regional backup locations
| Multi-Region Name | Multi-Region Description |
|---|---|
asia |
Data centers in Asia |
eu |
Data centers in the European Union |
us |
Data centers in the United States |
Zones
You can add the zone when you first create the instance. You can edit at a later time to modify the zone.
For more information about zones, see Geography and Regions.
What's next
- Get more information about building applications to meet your latency, availability, and durability requirements.
- See a worldwide region map.