diff --git a/vra/data_source_region.go b/vra/data_source_region.go
index 6665e9bf..df054318 100644
--- a/vra/data_source_region.go
+++ b/vra/data_source_region.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package vra
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/vmware/vra-sdk-go/pkg/client/location"
 	"github.com/vmware/vra-sdk-go/pkg/models"
@@ -19,46 +18,56 @@ func dataSourceRegion() *schema.Resource {
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"cloud_account_id": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Optional: true,
-				Computed: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "The id of the cloud account the region belongs to.",
 			},
 			"created_at": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Computed: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "Date when the entity was created. The date is in ISO 8601 and UTC.",
 			},
 			"external_region_id": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Computed: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "Unique identifier of region on the provider side.",
 			},
 			"filter": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Optional: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "Search criteria to narrow down Regions.",
 			},
 			"id": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Optional: true,
-				Computed: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "The id of the region instance.",
 			},
 			"name": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Computed: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "Name of region on the provider side. In vSphere, the name of the region is different from its id.",
 			},
 			"org_id": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Computed: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "The id of the organization this entity belongs to.",
 			},
 			"owner": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Computed: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "Email of the user that owns the entity.",
 			},
 			"region": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Optional: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "The specific region associated with the cloud account.",
 			},
 			"updated_at": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Computed: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "Date when the entity was last updated. The date is ISO 8601 and UTC.",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -91,7 +100,12 @@ func dataSourceRegionRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		// config includes id, using id to get region details
 		getResp, err := apiClient.Location.GetRegion(location.NewGetRegionParams().WithID(id.(string)))
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			switch err.(type) {
+			case *location.GetRegionNotFound:
+				return fmt.Errorf("region %s not found", id.(string))
+			default:
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		setFields(getResp.Payload)
@@ -146,20 +160,35 @@ func dataSourceRegionRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	if cloudAccountIDOk && regionOk {
 		getResp, err := apiClient.CloudAccount.GetCloudAccount(cloud_account.NewGetCloudAccountParams().WithID(cloudAccountID.(string)))
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			switch err.(type) {
+			case *cloud_account.GetCloudAccountNotFound:
+				return fmt.Errorf("cloud account %s not found", cloudAccountID.(string))
+			default:
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
+		var id string
 		cloudAccount := getResp.Payload
-		for i, enabledRegion := range cloudAccount.EnabledRegionIds {
-			if enabledRegion == region {
-				d.SetId(strings.TrimPrefix(cloudAccount.Links["regions"].Hrefs[i], "/iaas/api/regions/"))
-				return nil
+		for _, enabledRegion := range cloudAccount.EnabledRegions {
+			if enabledRegion.Name == region {
+				id = *enabledRegion.ID
+				break
 			}
 		}
 
-		resp, err := apiClient.Location.GetRegion(location.NewGetRegionParams().WithID(id.(string)))
+		if id == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("region %s not found", region)
+		}
+
+		resp, err := apiClient.Location.GetRegion(location.NewGetRegionParams().WithID(id))
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			switch err.(type) {
+			case *location.GetRegionNotFound:
+				return fmt.Errorf("region %s not found", id)
+			default:
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		setFields(resp.Payload)
diff --git a/website/docs/d/vra_region.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/vra_region.html.markdown
index 8f002673..817f30d8 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/vra_region.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/vra_region.html.markdown
@@ -37,25 +37,25 @@ data "vra_region" "this" {
 The region data source supports the following arguments:
 
 ## Argument Reference
-* `cloud_account_id` - (Optional) The Cloud Account ID.
+* `cloud_account_id` - (Optional) The id of the cloud account the region belongs to.
 
-* `filter` - (Optional) Search criteria to narrow down Images.
+* `filter` - (Optional) Search criteria to narrow down Regions.
 
-* `id` - (Optional) The ID of the region to find.
+* `id` - (Optional) The id of the region instance,
 
 * `region` - (Optional) The specific region associated with the cloud account.
 
-* `name` - (Optional) Name of the region from the associated vCenter.
+* `name` - (Optional) Name of region on the provider side. In vSphere, the name of the region is different from its id.
 
 ## Attribute Reference
-* `created_at` - Date when entity was created. Date and time format is ISO 8601 and UTC.
+* `created_at` - Date when the entity was created. The date is in ISO 8601 and UTC.
 
-* `org_id` - ID of organization that entity belongs to.
+* `org_id` - The id of the organization this entity belongs to.
 
-* `owner` - Email of entity owner.
+* `owner` - Email of the user that owns the entity.
 
-* `external_region_id` - External regionId of region.
+* `external_region_id` - Unique identifier of region on the provider side.
 
-* `id` - The ID of the given region within the cloud account.
+* `id` - The id of this resource instance.
 
-* `updated_at` - Date when entity was updated. Date and time format is ISO 8601 and UTC.
+* `updated_at` - Date when the entity was last updated. The date is ISO 8601 and UTC.