This is a list of "twin towns" or "sister cities" — that is, pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have
town twinning
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inter ...
arrangements.
Note that the list is likely to always remain incomplete, since no canonical list of such arrangements exists.
Any twinning arrangement should be listed at two locations in the list: once for each of the towns involved in the arrangement.
Due to the extreme size of this list and for ease of navigation, the list is divided into separate lists by continent, which are then organized by country. Lists for some countries have in turn been moved to separate lists, which are linked individually below.
Africa
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Africa
This is a list of places in the continent of Africa which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Cape Verde
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Egypt
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Kenya
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Morocco
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List of twin towns and sister cities in South Africa
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Tunisia
Asia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Asia
This is a list of places in the continent of Asia which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) o ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Armenia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Azerbaijan
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Bangladesh
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List of twin towns and sister cities in China
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Georgia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in India
This is a list of places in India which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Agra
* Petra, Jordan
* Tempe, United ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Indonesia
This is a list of places in Indonesia having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister citi ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Iran
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Iraq
This is a list of municipalities in Iraq which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or " sis ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan
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This is a list of municipalities in Japan which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Jordan
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Kazakhstan
This is a list of places in the continent of Asia which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) o ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Malaysia
This is a list of local governments in Malaysia which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Pakistan
This is a list of places in Pakistan which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or " sister ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Palestine
This is a list of places in Palestine which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Beit Jala
* Aubervilliers, France
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List of sister cities in the Philippines
This is a list of Philippine twin towns, sister cities and other international relationships. In most cases, the association, especially when formalized by local government, is known as " town twinning" or " sister cities", and while most of the p ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia
This is a list of places in Russia which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Aleksin
* Saky, Ukraine
* Salihorsk ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea
This is a list of places in South Korea which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or " sist ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Taiwan
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List of sister cities in Thailand
This is a list of places in Thailand which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or " sister ...
Australia and Oceania
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Oceania
This is a list of places in the continent of Oceania which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning" (usually in Europ ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Australia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Fiji
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List of twin towns and sister cities in New Zealand
Europe
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List of sister cities in Europe
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Albania
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Belarus
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Belgium
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Bulgaria
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Croatia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland
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List of twin towns and sister cities in France
This is a list of municipalities in France which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Abbeville
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Greece
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy
This is a list of municipalities in Italy which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Abano Terme
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Lithuania
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Malta
This is a list of local councils of Malta which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Attard
* Élancourt, France
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Moldova
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Montenegro
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List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands
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List of twin towns and sister cities in North Macedonia
This is a list of municipalities in North Macedonia which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Bitola
* Bayside, ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Romania
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia
This is a list of places in Russia which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Aleksin
* Saky, Ukraine
* Salihorsk ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovenia
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Switzerland
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This is a list of municipalities in Switzerland having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other ter ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey
This is a list of places in Turkey which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Adapazarı
* Klina, Kosovo
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine
This is a list of places in Ukraine which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Alchevsk
* Dąbrowa Górnicza, P ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of places in the United Kingdom having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in England
This is a list of places in England which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Abingdon-on-Thames
* Argentan, Fr ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Scotland
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Wales
North America
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List of twin towns and sister cities in North America
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Canada
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Cuba
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Mexico
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Nicaragua
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List of sister cities in the United States
South America
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List of twin towns and sister cities in South America
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Argentina
This is a list of municipalities in Argentina which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Aldea Valle María
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Chile
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