Kalmar County , Sweden
Linz , Austria (1983)
Perth , Australia
Winnipeg , Canada (1988)
Valencia , Spain
Montpellier , Languedoc-Roussillon , France (June 22, 1981)
Baku , Azerbaijian
Palermo , Italy
Knoxville , United States
Phoenix , United States
Flemish Brabant , Belgium
Bonn , Germany
Volgograd , Russia
Saint Petersburg , Russia
Medan , Indonesia
Laredo , United States
Incheon , South Korea [citation needed ]
Busan , South Korea [citation needed ]
Hiroshima , Hiroshima Prefecture , Japan [citation needed ]
Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture , Japan [citation needed ]
Chiang Mai Province , Thailand [citation needed ]
Bangkok , Thailand [citation needed ]
Shiraz , Fars Province , Iran [citation needed ]
City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia [citation needed ]
Voronezh , Russia [citation needed ]
Vladimir , Russia [citation needed ]
Zaporizhia , Ukraine [citation needed ]
Trikala , Thessaly Region , Greece [citation needed ]
Sor-Trondelag , Trondelag , Norway [citation needed ]
Dusseldorf , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany [citation needed ]
Toulouse , Midi-Pyrenees , France [citation needed ]
Leicester , England , United Kingdom [citation needed ]
Lagos , Nigeria [citation needed ]
Mombasa , Kenya [citation needed ]
Gaborone , Botswana [citation needed ]
Edmonton, Alberta , Canada [citation needed ]
Guelph, Ontario , Canada [citation needed ]
Toronto, Ontario , Canada (Partnership City) [citation needed ]
Waterloo, Ontario (Twin City) [citation needed ]
New York City , United States [ 12]
Vacaville, California , United States [citation needed ]
Detroit, Michigan , United States [citation needed ]
Seattle, Washington , United States [citation needed ]
Córdoba , Argentina [citation needed ]
D
Szczecin , Poland
Glasgow , Scotland, United Kingdom
Kitakyūshū , Japan
Le Havre , France
Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
Ohrid , Macedonia
Bremen , Free Hanseatic City of Bremen , Germany
Incheon , South Korea
Oakland , California , USA
Houston , Texas , USA
Rostock , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany
Maizuru , Japan
Vladivostok , Russia
Pointe-Noire , Republic of Congo
Adelaide , Australia
Bahía Blanca , Argentina
Enschede , Netherlands
Wilmington , United States (1986)
Midland , United States
Vierzon , France
E
Sanjō , Japan
F
Gary , United States
Port Louis , Mauritius
G
McAllen , United States
Manila , Philippines [citation needed ]
Bangkok , Thailand [citation needed ]
Gwangju , South Korea [citation needed ]
Fukuoka City , Kyushu Island , Japan [citation needed ]
Surabaya , Indonesia [citation needed ]
Hambantota , Sri Lanka [citation needed ]
Sydney , New South Wales , Australia [citation needed ]
Auckland , North Island , New Zealand [citation needed ]
Yekaterinburg , Sverdlovsk Oblast , Russia [citation needed ]
Vilnius , Lithuania [citation needed ]
Tampere , Pirkanmaa Region , Finland [citation needed ]
Linköping , Ostergotland , Sweden [citation needed ]
Frankfurt , Hessen , Germany [citation needed ]
Lyon , Rhone-Alpes Region , France (1988) [citation needed ]
Bari , Apulia Region , Italy [citation needed ]
Bristol , England , United Kingdom (2001) [citation needed ]
Durban , KwaZulu Natal , South Africa [citation needed ]
Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada [citation needed ]
Los Angeles, California , United States [ 13]
Arequipa , Peru (2004) [citation needed ]
Viña Del Mar , Valparaiso Region , Chile [citation needed ]
Recife , Pernambuco , Brazil [citation needed ]
Newport , United Kingdom (1996)
Iloilo City , Philippines
Wanneroo , Australia
Eniwa, Hokkaidō , Japan
Palmerston North , New Zealand
Fort Worth, Texas , United States
H
Cambridge , United States (2005; inactive)[ 14] [ 15]
Edmonton , Canada
Minneapolis , United States
Cagayan de Oro Philippines 2007
Jeju , South Korea
Perth , United Kingdom
Rousse , Bulgaria (1994)
J
Riverside , United States
Folsom , United States
Sandefjord , Norway
Plymouth , United Kingdom
Fuji , Japan
Gangneung , South Korea
Bunbury , Australia
Joondalup , Australia
Door County , United States
Seto , Japan
Louisville , United States
Kajaani , Finland
K
Mesa , United States
Vientiane , Laos [citation needed ]
Chiang Mai , Thailand [citation needed ]
Mandalay , Burma (Myanmar) [citation needed ]
Yangon , Burma (Myanmar) [citation needed ]
Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan [citation needed ]
Cittagong , Bangladesh [citation needed ]
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales , Australia [citation needed ]
New Plymouth , Taranaki Region , New Zealand [citation needed ]
Jyvaskyla , Finland [citation needed ]
Zürich , Switzerland [citation needed ]
Chefchaouen , Morocco [citation needed ]
Denver, Colorado , United States [citation needed ]
Cochabamba , Cercado Province , Bolivia [citation needed ]
L
Albuquerque , United States
Akita , Japan
Christchurch , New Zealand
Boulder , United States
New Westminster , Canada (2002)
M
N
Dijon , France (partnership 2004)
Barranquilla , Colombia
London , Canada
Malacca Town , Malaysia (2001)
Alsace , France
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
Birmingham , England , United Kingdom
Bloemfontein , South Africa
Daejeon , South Korea
Eindhoven , Netherlands
Florence , Italy
Hauts-de-Seine , France
Houston , Texas , United States
Leipzig , Germany
Limassol , Cyprus
Mexicali , Baja California , Mexico
Nagoya , Japan (suspended)
Perth , Australia
St. Louis , Missouri , United States
Sunderland , England , United Kingdom
Albury , Australia
Gimje , South Korea
Swansea , United Kingdom
Rancagua , Chile
Toyohashi , Japan
Izumi , Japan
Jersey City , United States
São José do Rio Preto , Brazil
Troisdorf , Germany
Civitavecchia , Italy
Rimouski , Canada
Sister cities (友好城市)
Nagaokakyo , Japan (since April 1983)
Aachen , Germany (October 1986)[ 16]
Wilmington, Delaware , USA (May 1988)
Rouen , France (March 1990)
Waitakere , New Zealand (November 1998)
Santos , Brazil (January 2002)
São Paulo , Brazil[ 7] [ 8]
Veszprem , Hungary (July 2003)
Nelson Mandela Municipality , South Africa (September 2003)
Varna , Bulgaria (June 2004)
Stavanger , Norway (September 2004)
Nottingham , UK (September 2005)[ 17]
Bydgoszcz , Poland (November 2005)
Lázaro Cárdenas , México (2010)
Cities of friendly exchanges (友好交流关系城市)
Masuda , Japan (since October 1990)
Ueda , Japan (February 1995)
Barcelona , Spain (October 1995)
Suncheon, South Korea (June 1997)
Surrey , Canada (May 1999)
Houston , USA (September 2000)
Wiener Neustadt , Austria (September 2000)
Daegu , South Korea (September 2000)
Aguascalientes , México (November 2006)
Milwaukee, WI , USA (2006)[ 18]
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Acapulco , Mexico (1985)
Bilbao , Spain (2004)
Klaipėda , Lithuania (2004)
Long Beach , United States (1985)
Montevideo , Uruguay (2004)
Ness Ziona , Israel (1997)
Odessa , Ukraine (1993)
Puerto Montt , Chile (1999)
Shimonoseki , Japan (1979)
Southampton , United Kingdom (1998)
Daegu , South Korea (1993)
Velsen , Netherlands (1998)
Toledo , United States (1985)
S
Europe
Milan , Italy – 1979
Rotterdam , Netherlands – 1979
Zagreb , Croatia – 1980
Antwerp , Belgium – 1984
Gdańsk Voivodeship , Poland – 1985 ( Since 2005 Pomeranian Voivodeship )
Piraeus , Greece – 1985
Gothenburg , Sweden – 1986
Hamburg , Germany – 1986 [ 19]
Marseille , France – 1987
Saint Petersburg , Russia – 1988
Istanbul , Turkey – 1989
Cork , Ireland – 1994
Porto , Portugal – 1995 [ 20]
London, UK – 1996
Espoo , Finland – 1998
Liverpool , UK – 1999
Barcelona , Spain – 2001 [ 21]
Oslo , Norway – 2001
Constanţa , Romania – 2002
Aarhus County , Denmark – 2003
Bratislava Region , Slovakia – 2003
Lefkosia , Cyprus – 2004
Salzburg , Austria – 2004
Basel , Switzerland – 2007
Borås , Sweden – 2007
Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina – 2008
Belgrade , Serbia – 2008
Yerevan , Armenia – 2009
Most , Czech Republic
North America
Oceania
South America
Hongkou District (虹口区)
Seocho-gu , Seoul , South Korea
Turin , Italy
Brisbane , Australia (1993)
Houston , United States (1986)
Gwangyang , South Korea (2004)
Johor Bahru , Malaysia (2006)
Kingston , Jamaica (1995)
Lomé , Togo (1996)
Nuremberg , Germany (1997)
Poznań , Poland
Tsukuba , Japan (2004)
Rotherham , United Kingdom (2007)
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada
Parma , Emilia-Romagna , Italy
Bielsko-Biala , Poland
Cheonan , Chungcheongnam-do , South Korea
Soria , Castilla y León , Spain
Falkenberg , Sweden
Des Moines, Iowa , United States
Edison, New Jersey , United States
Nagykanizsa , Hungary
Corby , United Kingdom
Bankstown , New South Wales, Australia
Antananarivo , Madagascar
Ayabe , Japan
Brest , France
Bourgoin-Jallieu , France
Chiba , Japan
Daisen , Japan
Eiheiji , Japan
Esbjerg , Denmark
Grenoble , France
Grootfontein , Namibia
Higashimurayama , Japan
Hirokawa , Japan
Hwaseong , South Korea
Ikeda , Japan
Ismaïlia , Egypt
Jacksonville , United States
Jeonju , South Korea
Kameoka , Japan
Kanazawa , Japan
Kiev , Ukraine
Konstanz , Germany
Logan , Australia
Marugame , Japan
Nabari , Japan
Nago , Japan
Nijmegen , Netherlands
Nowy Sącz , Poland
Portland , Australia
Portland , United States
Porto Alegre , Brazil
Riesa , Germany
Riga , Latvia
Riihimäki , Finland
Rosolina , Italy
Rotorua , New Zealand
Santa Luċija , Malta
Santiago del Estero , Argentina
Sendai , Japan
South El Monte , United States
Surrey , Canada
Taupo , New Zealand
Taebaek , South Korea
Tahara, Aichi , Japan
Tottori , Japan
Townsville , Australia
Tulcea , Romania
Uchinada , Japan
Venice , Italy
Victoria , Canada
Viña del Mar , Chile
Whittier , United States
Yeongju , South Korea
Zaporizhia , Ukraine
T
Greenville , United States
Groningen , Netherlands (1985)
İzmir , Turkey (1991)
Jönköping , Sweden (1993)
Kobe , Japan (1973)
Lombardy , Italy (1985)
Melbourne , Australia (1980)
Nord-Pas de Calais , France (1984)
Philadelphia , United States (1980)
Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina (1981)
Kutaisi , Georgia
Turku, Southwest Region , Finland
W
Cheltenham , United Kingdom
Szeged , Hungary
Frankston , Australia
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Las Palmas , Canary Islands , Spain [citation needed ]
Mokpo , Jeollanam-do , South Korea [citation needed ]
Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture , Japan [citation needed ]
Cebu City , Cebu Island , Philippines [citation needed ]
George Town , Penang , Malaysia [ 22]
Surabaya , East Java , Indonesia [citation needed ]
Sunshine Coast, Queensland , Australia [citation needed ]
Wellington , South Island , New Zealand [citation needed ]
Marathon, Attica Region , Greece [citation needed ]
Kaunas , Lithuania [citation needed ]
Trier , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany [citation needed ]
Zoetermeer , South Holland , Netherlands [citation needed ]
Cardiff , Wales , United Kingdom [citation needed ]
Dortmund , Germany
Edinburgh , United Kingdom
Isfahan , Iran (1989)
Johannesburg , South Africa
Kansas City , United States
Kathmandu , Nepal
Kyoto , Japan
Lahore , Pakistan
Pau , France
Québec City , Canada
Rochester, New York , United States
Bochum , Germany
Erfurt , Germany (2004)
Austin , United States
Itajaí , Brazil (2003)
Kashiwabara , Japan
Y
Chesterfield , United Kingdom
Cockburn , Australia
Z
Kalgoorlie , Australia
Gaborone , Botswana (2009)[ 23]
Mannheim , Germany (2004)
Surrey , Canada
Erie , Pennsylvania , United States
Gwangju , South Korea
Velikiy Novgorod , Russia
Laredo , United States
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