# Some question about "region.bounding\_box"

**URL:** <https://openmc.discourse.group/t/some-question-about-region-bounding-box/4104>\
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**Created:** [March 30, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/some-question-about-region-bounding-box/4104 "2024-03-30T07:08:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/some-question-about-region-bounding-box/4104/1 "2024-03-30T07:08:41Z")

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I want to know if the method _ **region.bounding\_box** _ retrieves the bounding box of a region, which is a minimum rectangular prism containing all points of the region, regardless of whether the region is a sphere, cylinder, or any other shape.  
thank you very much !