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 The AWS::ECR::PublicRepository resource specifies an Amazon Elastic Container Public Registry (Amazon Public ECR) repository, where users can push and pull Docker images. For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECR
 
+~> **NOTE:** This resource can only be used in the `us-east-1` region.
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 ## Example Usage
 
 ### Basic usage
diff --git a/templates/resources/ecr_public_repository.md.tmpl b/templates/resources/ecr_public_repository.md.tmpl
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 {{ .Description | trimspace }}
 
+~> **NOTE:** This resource can only be used in the `us-east-1` region.
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 ## Example Usage
 
 ### Basic usage