---
title: region
framework: mapkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mapkit/mkgeocodingrequest/region
---

# region

The geographic region for the framework to use as the bounds for the request; defaults to a region that covers the whole world.

## Declaration

```swift
var region: MKCoordinateRegion { get set }
```

## See Also

### Getting information about the geocoder

- [addressString](mapkit/mkgeocodingrequest/addressstring.md)
- [getMapItems(completionHandler:)](mapkit/mkgeocodingrequest/getmapitems(completionhandler:).md)
- [preferredLocale](mapkit/mkgeocodingrequest/preferredlocale.md)