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Sister Cities Index
Every U.S. city in our collection and its sister cities & town-twinning partners abroad — partner names in their local language. 55 carry a formal sister-city tie and 159 of 159 towns carry an international connection in all. Plan a trip, trace your roots, or wear your city. Tap any name to explore its collection — shop, history, travel and more.
Sister Cities · 姉妹都市 · 자매도시 · ciudades hermanas · villes jumelles · città gemellate · Partnerstädte · cathracha deartháireacha
≈ marks an Affinity City — an informal, aspirational kinship (shared character, art, wine, coast or namesake), not a formal twinning.
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- 水戸 (Mito)Japan
- Vitoria-GasteizSpain
- 千歳 (Chitose)Japan
- 인천 (Incheon)South Korea
- WhitbyUnited Kingdom England
- ManchesterUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- MilanItaly Affinity
- AngersFrance
- 大分 (Oita)Japan
- 광명 (Gwangmyeong)South Korea
- Greater ManchesterUnited Kingdom England
- London Borough of HackneyUnited Kingdom England · emeritus
- Luimneach (Limerick)Ireland
- KoblenzGermany
B
- 堺 (Sakai)Japan
- 공주 (Gongju)South Korea
- JenaGermany
- RovaniemiFinland Affinity
- YellowknifeCanada Affinity
- La RéunionFrance
- 곡성 (Gokseong)South Korea Hawaii County
- 名護 (Nago)Japan Hawaii County
- 渋川 (Shibukawa)Japan Hawaii County
- 廿日市 (Hatsukaichi)Japan Hawaii County
- 久米島 (Kumejima)Japan Hawaii County
- 洲本 (Sumoto)Japan Hawaii County
- 湯梨浜 (Yurihama)Japan Hawaii County
- MatamorosMexico Sister City
C
- 구리 (Guri)South Korea
- 長野 (Nagano)Japan
- WhitstableUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- HonfleurFrance Affinity
- BergenNorway Affinity
- Prince RupertCanada Affinity
- AgenFrance
- 横須賀 (Yokosuka)Japan
- ToledoSpain
- VeracruzMexico Sister City
D
- DijonFrance
- 仙台 (Sendai)Japan
- València (Valencia)Spain
- Henley-on-ThamesUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- St AndrewsUnited Kingdom Affinity · Scotland
- BayonneFrance historic
- YellowknifeCanada Affinity
- WhitehorseCanada Affinity
- CambridgeUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- HeidelbergGermany Affinity
- Reykjavík (Reykjavik)Iceland Affinity
- TromsøNorway Affinity
E
F
- Aix-les-BainsFrance inactive
- 紋別 (Monbetsu)Japan
- CanterburyUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- Aix-en-ProvenceFrance Affinity
- SorrentoItaly Affinity
- Puerto VallartaMexico Affinity
- NîmesFrance
- 長岡 (Nagaoka)Japan
- TrierGermany
- Reggio EmiliaItaly
- 高知 (Kochi)Japan
- MünsterGermany
- Milton KeynesUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- MississaugaCanada Affinity
G
- OxfordUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- HeidelbergGermany Affinity
- BirminghamUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- EssenGermany Affinity
- CotswoldsUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- Normandie (Normandy)France Affinity
- PortsmouthUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- HalifaxCanada Affinity
- GuildfordUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- ChichesterUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
H
- Greve in ChiantiItaly Affinity
- Niagara-on-the-LakeCanada Affinity
- 天塩 (Teshio)Japan
- BruyèresFrance
- 서울 (Seoul)South Korea
- 인천 (Incheon)South Korea
- 広島 (Hiroshima)Japan
- 那覇 (Naha)Japan
- 茅ヶ崎 (Chigasaki)Japan
- 岐阜 (Gifu)Japan
- 江戸川 (Edogawa)Japan
- 長岡 (Nagaoka)Japan
- 渋谷 (Shibuya)Japan
- NiceFrance
- 千葉 (Chiba)Japan
- 울산 (Ulsan)South Korea
- AberdeenUnited Kingdom Scotland
- LeipzigGermany
- HuelvaSpain
- TampicoMexico Sister City
I
- Boulogne-BillancourtFrance
- MertonUnited Kingdom England · London Borough
- MarinoItaly
J
- NantesFrance
- 창원 (Changwon)South Korea
- Kapadokya (Cappadocia)Turkey Affinity
- Σαντορίνη (Santorini)Greece Affinity
- WhitehorseCanada Sister City
K
- Porto CervoItaly Affinity
- WhistlerCanada Affinity
- 石垣 (Ishigaki)Japan Kauai County
- いわき (Iwaki)Japan Kauai County
- 美作 (Mimasaka)Japan Kauai County
- 守山 (Moriyama)Japan Kauai County
- 周防大島 (Suō-Ōshima)Japan Kauai County
- WhitbyUnited Kingdom England
- 秋田 (Akita)Japan
- 下呂 (Gero)Japan
- 오산 (Osan)South Korea
- 沖縄 (Okinawa)Japan Affinity
- FunchalPortugal Affinity
- Porto CervoItaly Affinity
- CannesFrance Affinity
L
- Byron BayAustralia Affinity
- Puerto VallartaMexico Affinity
- BordeauxFrance
- 名古屋 (Nagoya)Japan
- 부산 (Busan)South Korea
- BerlinGermany
- IschiaItaly
- VancouverCanada Sister City
- Sardegna (Sardinia)Italy Affinity
- Mallorca (Majorca)Spain Affinity
M
- HonfleurFrance Affinity
- Niagara-on-the-LakeCanada Affinity
- Sardegna (Sardinia)Italy Affinity
- Isla MujeresMexico Affinity
- AlbiFrance
- 福山 (Fukuyama)Japan Maui County
- 八丈 (Hachijō)Japan Maui County
- 平良 (Hirara)Japan Maui County
- 고양 (Goyang)South Korea Maui County
- EmboUnited Kingdom Scotland
- MadridSpain
- ReynosaMexico Sister City
- Aix-Marseille-ProvenceFrance partner region
- 鹿児島 (Kagoshima)Japan
- Margherita di SavoiaItaly
- MadridSpain
- Eivissa (Ibiza)Spain
- MurciaSpain county
- Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain county
- 藤沢 (Fujisawa)Japan
- 七尾 (Nanao)Japan
- LleidaSpain
- Isola delle FemmineItaly
N
- 岩沼 (Iwanuma)Japan
- LondonUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- PortsmouthUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- FalmouthUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- Saint-Malo (St Malo)France Affinity
- DartmouthUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- ConcarneauFrance Affinity
- LongyearbyenNorway Affinity
- Dawson CityCanada Affinity
- CowesUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- La RochelleFrance Affinity
O
- 福岡 (Fukuoka)Japan
- Seine-et-MarneFrance department
- 浦安 (Urayasu)Japan
- 沖縄 (Okinawa)Japan Affinity
- MadeiraPortugal Affinity
P
- NiceFrance Affinity
- Cortina d'AmpezzoItaly Affinity
- 佐呂間 (Saroma)Japan
- Gold CoastAustralia Affinity
- CancúnMexico Affinity
- 秦野 (Hadano)Japan
- 広島 (Hiroshima)Japan Affinity
- PortsmouthUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- 下呂 (Gero)Japan
- BorobiaSpain
- MacharaviayaSpain
- BergenNorway Affinity
- Campbell RiverCanada Affinity
- ReadingUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- MississaugaCanada Affinity
- MadeiraPortugal Affinity
- Sardegna (Sardinia)Italy Affinity
R
S
- 松山 (Matsuyama)Japan
- 용산구 (Yongsan-gu (Seoul))South Korea
- 熊本 (Kumamoto)Japan
- 광주 (Gwangju)South Korea
- DarmstadtGermany
- Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
- Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain
- MonterreyMexico Sister City
- 横浜 (Yokohama)Japan
- 전주 (Jeonju)South Korea
- EdinburghUnited Kingdom Scotland
- Alcalá de HenaresSpain
- TijuanaMexico Sister City
- VancouverCanada Sister City
- ParisFrance
- 大阪 (Osaka)Japan
- 서울 (Seoul)South Korea
- Corcaigh (Cork)Ireland
- KielGermany
- BarcelonaSpain
- AssisiItaly
- 鳥羽 (Toba)Japan
- Daingean Uí Chúis (Dingle)Ireland
- BiarritzFrance
- 新宮 (Shingu)Japan
- Contae Ros Comáin (County Roscommon)Ireland
- Gaillimh (Galway)Ireland
- Sestri LevanteItaly
- 富士宮 (Fujinomiya)Japan
- HammGermany
- PerpignanFrance
- DunfermlineUnited Kingdom Scotland
- TrevisoItaly
- 帯広 (Obihiro)Japan
- 根室 (Nemuro)Japan
- QueenstownNew Zealand Affinity
- Dawson CityCanada Affinity
- Chambolle-MusignyFrance
- SouthportUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- St AndrewsUnited Kingdom Affinity · Scotland
- AvilésSpain
- ÉpernayFrance Affinity
- MontepulcianoItaly Affinity
- CannesFrance Affinity
- Puerto VallartaMexico Affinity
- 高松 (Takamatsu)Japan
- FigueresSpain
- SettefratiItaly
- WhitbyUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- Peggy's CoveCanada Affinity
- Stratford-upon-AvonUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- YorkUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
T
- CambridgeUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- HeidelbergGermany Affinity
- Le HavreFrance
- Áth Cliath Theas (South Dublin)Ireland
- OviedoSpain
- AgrigentoItaly
- CotswoldsUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- Normandie (Normandy)France Affinity
- 八千代 (Yachiyo)Japan
V
- GeirangerNorway Affinity
- Prince RupertCanada Affinity
W
- CanterburyUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- KingstonCanada Affinity
- Porto CervoItaly Affinity
- WhistlerCanada Affinity
- QueenstownNew Zealand Affinity
- BanffCanada Affinity
- WhitehorseCanada Affinity
- YellowknifeCanada Affinity
- WhitstableUnited Kingdom Affinity · England
- CharlottetownCanada Affinity
- Marigny-le-LozonFrance historic
- Ålesund (Alesund)Norway Affinity
- Prince RupertCanada Affinity
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