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 Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki ...

* Bayside, Australia *

Bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...

, Turkey * Épinal, France *

Kranj Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...

, Slovenia *

Pleven Pleven ( bg, Плèвен ) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest ...

, Bulgaria * Požarevac, Serbia *

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

, Croatia *

Stari Grad (Belgrade) Stari Grad ( sr-Cyrl, Стари Град, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. It encompasses some of the oldest sections of urban Belgrade, thus the name (‘’stari grad’’, Serbian for “old city”). Stari Grad is one of the thr ...

, Serbia * Trelleborg, Sweden * Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

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Delčevo * Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria * Bornova, Turkey *

Goražde Goražde ( cyrl, Горажде, ) is a city and the administrative center of Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of Drina river. As of 2 ...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Jagodina, Serbia * Mladost (Varna), Bulgaria *

Simitli Simitli ( bg, Симитли ) also known as Simitliya ( bg, Симитлия), is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It has a population of 7,454 and is located 17 km south of Blagoevgrad. It is the seat of Simitli Muni ...

, Bulgaria * Vyshhorod, Ukraine * Żyrardów, Poland Demir Hisar * Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Gevgelija Gevgelija ( mk, Гевгелија; ) is a town with a population of 15,685 located in the very southeast of the North Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border with Greece (Bogorodica-Evzoni), the point ...

* Inđija, Serbia * Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Nova Gorica, Slovenia * Pazin, Croatia *

Sevlievo Sevlievo ( bg, Севлиево ) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is a town in north-central Bulgaria, part of Gabrovo Province. Sevlievo is known as one of the wealthiest towns in Bulgaria owing to the well developed local economy, high em ...

, Bulgaria

Gostivar Gostivar ( mk, Гостивар , Albanian and Turkish: ''Gostivar''), is a city in North Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also ...

* Akhisar, Turkey *

Kilis Kilis is a city in south-central Turkey, near the Syria–Turkey border, border with Syria, and the administrative centre of Kilis Province. History Although there aren't any definite information related to its foundation, today's Kilis mainl ...

, Turkey *

Smolyan Smolyan ( bg, Смолян) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is a town and ski resort in the south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece. It is the administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Smolyan Province. The town is built ...

, Bulgaria * Stari Grad (Sarajevo), Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Kavadarci *

Boljevac Boljevac ( sr-cyr, Бољевац, ; ro, Bulioț) is a town and municipality located in the Zaječar District of eastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 3,332, while population of the municipality is 12,865. Hist ...

, Serbia * Bucha, Ukraine *

Dobrich Dobrich ( bg, Добрич ; ro, Bazargic, tr, Hacıoğlu Pazarcık) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, 9th most populated city in Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province and the capital of the region of Southern Dobr ...

, Bulgaria * Gornji Milanovac, Serbia * Kemalpaşa, Turkey * Kovin, Serbia *

Makarska Makarska (; it, Macarsca, ; german: Macharscha) is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split (city), Split and northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County. Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, ...

, Croatia * Năsăud, Romania * Panagyurishte, Bulgaria * Pernik, Bulgaria *

, Bulgaria * Rožaje, Montenegro

Kičevo Kičevo ( mk, Кичево ; sq, Kërçovë) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. The ...

* Vratsa, Bulgaria Kočani * Kazanlak, Bulgaria *

, Slovenia *

Križevci Križevci (; la, Crisium; hu, Kőrös ; german: Kreutz ) is a city in central Croatia with a total population of 21,122 and with 11,231 in the city itself (2011), the oldest city in its county, the Koprivnica-Križevci County. History The f ...

, Croatia *

Pereiaslav Pereiaslav ( uk, Перея́слав, translit=Pereiaslav, yi, פּרעיאַסלעוו, Periyoslov) is a historical city in the Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast (Oblast, province) of central Ukraine, located near the confluence of Alta River, Alta ...

, Ukraine * Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary Kratovo * Kolomyia, Ukraine

Kriva Palanka Kriva Palanka ( mk, Крива Паланка ) is a town located in the northeastern part of North Macedonia. It has 14,558 inhabitants. The town of Kriva Palanka is the seat of Kriva Palanka Municipality which has almost 21,000 inhabitants. ...

* Bansko, Bulgaria *

Dupnitsa Dupnitsa, or Dupnica ( bg, Дупница (previously ), ), is a town in Western Bulgaria. It is at the foot of the highest mountains in the Balkan Peninsula – the Rila Mountains, and about south of the capital Sofia. Dupnitsa is the second la ...

, Bulgaria * Lugoj, Romania * Mława, Poland *

Perechyn Perechyn ( uk, Перечин; hu, Perecseny; rue, Перечин) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. It was the administrative centre of the former Perechyn Raion (district). It is now part of the Uzhhorod Raion. Today the population is ...

, Ukraine * Svidník, Slovakia * Vršac, Serbia * Županja, Croatia Kumanovo * Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Câmpina, Romania * Çorlu, Turkey * Čukarica (Belgrade), Serbia * Gabrovo, Bulgaria *

Gjilan Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District. Name Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. � ...

, Kosovo * Gornji Milanovac, Serbia * Leskovac, Serbia * Nikšić, Montenegro * Novi Sad, Serbia *

Pančevo Pančevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Панчево, ; german: Pantschowa; hu, Pancsova; ro, Panciova; sk, Pánčevo) is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on ...

, Serbia *

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

, Bulgaria * Vranje, Serbia

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Negotino * Črnomelj, Slovenia * Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Nagykáta, Hungary

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Ohrid * Budva, Montenegro *

Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Givatayim, Israel * Inđija, Serbia *

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...

, Serbia * Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Ogrodzieniec, Poland * Pogradec, Albania * Piran, Slovenia *

Safranbolu Safranbolu () is a town and district of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is about 9 km north of the city of Karabük, north of Ankara and about 100 km south of the Black Sea coast. The town's historic names in Gr ...

, Turkey * Stari Grad (Sarajevo), Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Vidovec Vidovec is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County. The 2011 census recorded 5,425 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements: * Budislavec, population 220 * Cargovec, population 410 * Domitrovec, populat ...

, Croatia * Vinkovci, Croatia * Windsor, Canada * Wollongong, Australia * Yalova, Turkey

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Prilep * Asenovgrad, Bulgaria * Chernihiv, Ukraine * Garfield, United States * Tire, Turkey * Topoľčany, Slovakia *

Vincent Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

, Australia

Probištip Probištip ( mk, Пробиштип ) is a town in North Macedonia, and seat of Probištip Municipality. The town has a population of 10,826. Features Probištip is located in the southwest corner of the Osogovo Mountains, in northeastern North ...

* Aleksinac, Serbia

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Radoviš Radoviš ( mk, Радовиш ) is a city in the southeastern part of North Macedonia. It is the second largest city in the southeastern region. The city is the seat of Radoviš Municipality, which is spread on the bottom of Plačkovica Mountai ...

* Aliağa, Turkey *

Belišće Belišće () is a town in Croatia, located in the region of Slavonia, Osijek-Baranja County, at the altitude of 93 m. The population of the town is 6,518 (2011), with 10,825 in the municipality. In 2011 census, the majority were Croats. This indus ...

, Croatia *

Çınarcık Çınarcık is a town and district of Yalova Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor is Numan Soyer. (AK Party). Çınarcık has a permanent population of 18,000 but its location near İstanbul has made it a popular location for s ...

, Turkey *

Contursi Terme Contursi Terme ( Contursano: ) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Early history No secure identification of Contursi Terme, where ancient remains confirm a settlement at the conf ...

, Italy * Dryanovo, Bulgaria * Ergene, Turkey * Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine *

Selçuk Selçuk is a town in İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located northeast of the ancient city of Ephesus, that was once home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its previous Greek name, Ag ...

, Turkey * Taşköprü, Turkey * Teteven, Bulgaria * Vaslui, Romania * Velika Plana, Serbia * Zaprudnya, Russia Rosoman * Bergama, Turkey

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Skopje *

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

, England, United Kingdom * Chlef, Algeria * Dijon, France * Dresden, Germany * Istanbul, Turkey * Ljubljana, Slovenia * Manisa, Turkey * Nanchang, China * Nuremberg, Germany * Pittsburgh, United States * Podgorica, Montenegro * Roubaix, France * Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Suez, Egypt * Tempe, United States * Tirana, Albania * Waremme, Belgium * Zagreb, Croatia * Zaragoza, Spain '' Skopje – Aerodrom'' * Pazardzhik, Bulgaria '' Skopje – Centar'' *

Beyoğlu Beyoğlu (, ota, بك‌اوغلی, script=Arab) is a district on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Golden Horn. It was known as the region of Pera (Πέρα, meani ...

, Turkey *

, Serbia '' Skopje – Gjorče Petrov'' * Kraljevo, Serbia * Krasna Polyana (Sofia), Bulgaria * Kuşadası, Turkey *

Považská Bystrica Považská Bystrica (; german: Waagbistritz; hu, Vágbeszterce) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the Váh river, around 30 km from the city of Žilina. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism. Profile Považská B ...

, Slovakia '' Skopje – Karpoš'' * New Belgrade (Belgrade), Serbia * Sremski Karlovci, Serbia * Stari Grad (Sarajevo), Bosnia and Herzegovina * Tivat, Montenegro * Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Triaditsa (Sofia), Bulgaria * Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia Štip * Balıkesir, Turkey * Gyöngyös, Hungary * Kavarna, Bulgaria * Split, Croatia

Struga Struga ( mk, Струга , sq, Strugë) is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of North Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality. Name The nam ...

Mangalia Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Northern D ...

, Romania * Waterbury, United States

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedon ...

* Bijelo Polje, Montenegro * Copceac, Moldova *

Elektrostal Elektrostal (russian: Электроста́ль, from Russian Электро (Elektro), lit: Electricity, Electric and Сталь (Stal), lit: Steel) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Mo ...

, Russia *

Grójec Grójec is a town in Poland, located in the Masovian Voivodeship, about south of Warsaw. It is the capital of the urban-rural administrative district Grójec and Grójec County. It has 16,674 inhabitants (2017). Grójec surroundings are consid ...

, Poland * Piacenza, Italy

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Tetovo Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...

* Sterling Heights, United States

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Veles * Çan, Turkey *

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, Slovenia *

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Cherbourg-en-Cotentin () is a city in the department of Manche, Normandy, northwestern France, established on 1 January 2016.

, France *

Karşıyaka Karşıyaka () is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of İzmir. Its centre is at a distance of to the north from the traditional cen ...

, Turkey * Nowogard, Poland * Princes' Islands, Turkey * Samobor, Croatia * Slobozia, Romania * Sombor, Serbia *

Svishtov Svishtov ( bg, Свищов ) is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svishtov Municipalit ...

, Bulgaria *

Thermaikos Thermaikos ( el, Θερμαϊκός) is a suburban municipality of the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. It consists of the municipal units Thermaikos, Epanomi and Michaniona. The municipal unit Thermaikos is subdivided into the communities P ...

, Greece * Užice, Serbia *

Zenica Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. Th ...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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