diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index 0f2cbfc60522..62f967eac469 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ def parse_meta(meta, hname):
     mgmt_routes = []
     erspan_dst = []
     deployment_id = None
+    region = None
     device_metas = meta.find(str(QName(ns, "Devices")))
     for device in device_metas.findall(str(QName(ns1, "DeviceMetadata"))):
         if device.find(str(QName(ns1, "Name"))).text.lower() == hname.lower():
@@ -441,7 +442,9 @@ def parse_meta(meta, hname):
                     erspan_dst = value_group
                 elif name == "DeploymentId":
                     deployment_id = value
-    return syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id
+                elif name == "Region":
+                    region = value
+    return syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region
 
 def parse_deviceinfo(meta, hwsku):
     port_speeds = {}
@@ -599,6 +602,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None):
     erspan_dst = []
     bgp_peers_with_range = None
     deployment_id = None
+    region = None
 
     hwsku_qn = QName(ns, "HwSku")
     hostname_qn = QName(ns, "Hostname")
@@ -623,7 +627,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None):
         elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "UngDec")):
             (u_neighbors, u_devices, _, _, _, _, _, _) = parse_png(child, hostname)
         elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "MetadataDeclaration")):
-            (syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id) = parse_meta(child, hostname)
+            (syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region) = parse_meta(child, hostname)
         elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "DeviceInfos")):
             (port_speeds_default, port_descriptions) = parse_deviceinfo(child, hwsku)
 
@@ -632,6 +636,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None):
     results['DEVICE_METADATA'] = {'localhost': {
         'bgp_asn': bgp_asn,
         'deployment_id': deployment_id,
+        'region': region,
         'docker_routing_config_mode': docker_routing_config_mode,
         'hostname': hostname,
         'hwsku': hwsku,
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml
index 1b1da1ff1787..db103e13480d 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@
      <a:Reference i:nil="true"/>
      <a:Value>1</a:Value>
     </a:DeviceProperty>
+    <a:DeviceProperty>
+     <a:Name>Region</a:Name>
+     <a:Reference i:nil="true"/>
+     <a:Value>usfoo</a:Value>
+    </a:DeviceProperty>
     <a:DeviceProperty>
      <a:Name>ErspanDestinationIpv4</a:Name>
      <a:Reference i:nil="true"/>
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
index 2ae28946a905..58e701e05798 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ def test_minigraph_sku(self):
         output = self.run_script(argument)
         self.assertEqual(output.strip(), 'Force10-Z9100')
 
+    def test_minigraph_region(self):
+        argument = '-v "DEVICE_METADATA[\'localhost\'][\'region\']" -m "' + self.sample_graph_metadata + '"'
+        output = self.run_script(argument)
+        self.assertEqual(output.strip(), 'usfoo')
+
     def test_print_data(self):
         argument = '-m "' + self.sample_graph + '" --print-data'
         output = self.run_script(argument)