Twin cities

Neighboring cities that become a conurbation This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Twin cities" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article may require copy editing for consistent English spelling (discuss). You can assist by editing it. (December 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) High-rise buildings in Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, with the Downtown Saint Paul skyline visible in the background ten miles away. Minneapolis' city limits border those of Saint Paul, the capital of Minnesota. This gave birth to the nickname of the region, the "Twin Cities" metropolitan area. A view of the town of Tornio (Finland), which forms a twin city with Haparanda (Sweden) Twin cities are a special case of two neighboring cities or urban centers that grow into a single conur