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The Sister City program is a universal one. Many cities are paired with their "counterparts" in other countries. And many cities have plenty of sister cities.
How many does your city have? What are they? And what are some programs your city works with their sister city to develop?
Also note, some cities will share another city as "sister city" with others in the USA. It's just a common thing for most places. Like Beijing (for example) can have 2-3 American Cities it's a sister city to.
Chicago:
- Warsaw, Poland
- Milan, Italy
- Osaka, Japan
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Shanghai, China
- Shenyang, China
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Accra, Ghana
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Toronto, Canada
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Hamburg, Germany
- Petah Tivka, Israel
- Paris, France
- Athens, Greece
- Durban, South Africa
- Galway, Ireland
- Moscow, Russia
- Lucerne, Switzerland
- Delhi, India
- Amman, Jordan
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Busan, South Korea
- Bogata, Columbia
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
Washington DC:
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Dakar, Senegal
- Beijing, China
- Bussels, Belgium
- Athens, Greece
- Paris, France
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Seoul, South Korea
- Accra, Ghana
- Sunderland, United Kingdom
Seattle:
-Sihanoukville, Cambodia
-Limbe, Cameroon
-Chonqing, China
-Nantes, France
-Pecs, Hungary
-Reykjavik, Iceland
-Surabaya, Indonesia
-Galway, Ireland
-Beersheba, Israel
-Perugia, Italy
-Kobe, Japan
-Mombasa, Kenya
-Mazatlan, Mexico
-Christchurch, New Zealand
-Bergen, Norway
-Cebu City, Philippines
-Gdynia, Poland
-Daejon, South Korea
-Kaohsiung, Taiwan
-Tashkent, Uzbekistan
-Haiphong, Vietnam
-Kuching, Malaysia
-Rotterdam, Netherlands
Some places I've lived/live. Hartford: Hertford, England (UK)
Floridia, Italy
Thessaloniki, Greece
Mangualde, Portugal
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Morant Bay, Jamaica
New Ross, Ireland
Ocotal, Nicaragua
Joao Pessoa, Brazil
Total: 11 Sister Cities
East Orange, NJ:
Nakuru, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Total: 1 Sister Cities
New York:
Tokyo, Japan
Beijing, China
Cairo, Egypt
Madrid, Spain
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Budapest, Hungary
Rome, Italy
Jerusalem, Israel
London, UK
Johannesburg, South Africa Total: 10 Sister Cities
Boston:
Kyoto, Japan
Strasbourg, France
Barcelona, Spain
Hangzhou, China
Padua, Italy
Melbourne, Australia
Taipei, Taiwan
Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Formal Friendship or Partnership
Boston, Lincolnshire, UK
Haifa, Israel
Valladolid, Spain Total: 8 Sister Cities/ 3 Friendship Cities
Rzeszow, Poland:
Buffalo, NY, USA
Kosice, Slovakia
Nyiregyhaza, Hungary
Bielefeld, Germany
Klagenfurt, Austria
Lamia, Greece
Satu Mare, Romania
Lviv, Ukraine
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Lutsk, Ukraine Total: 10 Sister Cities
Warsaw:
Astana, Kazakhstan
Bangkok, Thailand
Berlin, Germany
Budapest, Hungary
Coventry, England (UK)
Chicago, USA
Dusseldorf, Germany
Grozny, Russia
The Hague, Netherlands
Hamamatsu, Japan
Hanoi, Vietnam
Harbin, China
Il-de-France, France
Istanbul, Turkey
Kiev, Ukraine
Madrid, Spain
Moscow, Russia
Oslo, Norway
Paris, France
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Riga, Latvia
Saint-Etienne, France
St. Petersburg, Russia
San Diego, USA
Seoul, South Korea
Taipei, Taiwan
Tel Aviv, Israel
Toronto, Canada
Vienna, Austria
Vilnius, Lithuania
Total: 30 Sister Cities
The Sister City program is a universal one. Many cities are paired with their "counterparts" in other countries. And many cities have plenty of sister cities.
How many does your city have? What are they? And what are some programs your city works with their sister city to develop?
Also note, some cities will share another city as "sister city" with others in the USA. It's just a common thing for most places. Like Beijing (for example) can have 2-3 American Cities it's a sister city to.
Chicago:
- Warsaw, Poland
- Milan, Italy
- Osaka, Japan
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Shanghai, China
- Shenyang, China
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Accra, Ghana
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Toronto, Canada
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Hamburg, Germany
- Petah Tivka, Israel
- Paris, France
- Athens, Greece
- Durban, South Africa
- Galway, Ireland
- Moscow, Russia
- Lucerne, Switzerland
- Delhi, India
- Amman, Jordan
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Busan, South Korea
- Bogata, Columbia
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
Washington DC:
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Dakar, Senegal
- Beijing, China
- Bussels, Belgium
- Athens, Greece
- Paris, France
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Seoul, South Korea
- Accra, Ghana
- Sunderland, United Kingdom
Your turn. What are the sister cities to your city, how many do you have? Please answer the questions in bold towards the top of the post.
Portland, Oregon:
Ashkelon, Israel
Bologna, Italy
Guadalajara, Mexico
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Khabarovsk, Russia
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Sapporo, Japan
Suzhou, China
Ulsan, Republic of Korea
9 cities
Los Angeles, California:
Athens, Greece
Auckland, New Zealand
Beirut, Lebanon
Berlin, Germany
Bordeaux, France
Busan, South Korea
Eilat, Israel
Giza, Egypt
Guangzhou, China
Ischia, Italy
Jakarta, Indonesia
Kaunas, Lithuania
Lusaka, Zambia
Makati, Phillippines
Mexico City, Mexico
Mumbai, India
Nagoya, Japan
St Petersburg, Russia
Salvador, Brazil
San Salvador, El Salvador
Split, Croatia
Taipei, Taiwan
Tehran, Iran
Vancouver, Canada
Yerevan, Armenia
25 cities
P.S. to be honest, I'm a little drunk right now but I count 29 cities from you Chicago list.
What are sister cities??? How are they chosen?? What do they signify??
Wikipedia puts it as, "Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties." That's pretty much it. Apparently the earliest twinning happened in 836 between a German and French town.
The modern process started shortly after WWI, but it looks like it really took off after WWII to promote closeness and understanding and stuff like that between Europeans after the War and I guess it spread to the rest of the world. Also North America's first one was in the 30's between Toledo, OH and Toledo, Spain.
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