List of sister cities in California
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This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of California. Sister cities, known in Europe as twin towns, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Many California jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."[1]
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[edit]Taoyuan, Taiwan
Mito, Japan
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Chichibu, Japan
Camoapa, Nicaragua
Zacatecas, Mexico
B
[edit]Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico[13]
Tototlán, Mexico[14]
Ahome, Mexico
Tula de Allende, Mexico
Browning, United States
Gao, Mali
Gongju, South Korea
Haidian (Beijing), China
Jena, Germany
Las Vegas, Honduras
León, Nicaragua
Mathopestad (Rustenburg), South Africa
Oukasie (Madibeng), South Africa
Palma Soriano, Cuba
Sakai, Japan
San Antonio Los Ranchos, El Salvador
Uma Bawang (Padawan), Malaysia
Yondó, Colombia
Acapulco, Mexico
Cannes, France
Herzliya, Israel
Pudong (Shanghai), China
Abtenau, Austria
Anseong, South Korea
Hannō, Japan
Lagos de Moreno, Mexico
Seongbuk (Seoul), South Korea
C
[edit]Anqing, China[23]
Mevaseret Zion, Israel[24]
Mexicali, Mexico
Futtsu, Japan
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
La Carlota, Philippines
Sōka, Japan
Wanju, South Korea
Tequila, Mexico
Loreto, Mexico
Clunes (Hepburn), Australia
Kitakami, Japan
Taichung, Taiwan
Ocotlán, Mexico
Wyndham, Australia
Xalapa, Mexico
Rikuzentakata, Japan
Capo d'Orlando, Italy
Iksan, South Korea
Kaizuka, Japan
Lethbridge, Canada
Uruapan, Mexico
Copertino, Italy
Bhubaneswar, India
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Toyokawa, Japan
D
[edit]Quezon City, Philippines
Huishan (Wuxi), China
Inuyama, Japan
Los Baños, Philippines
Muñoz, Philippines
Qufu, China
Rutilio Grande, El Salvador
Sangju, South Korea
Uman, Ukraine
Arida, Japan
Asti, Italy
Jacona, Mexico
Kalibo, Philippines
Tangancícuaro, Mexico
Malsch, Germany
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Efrat, Israel
Fresnillo, Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico
San Quintín, Mexico
Taghmaconnell, Ireland
Bray, Ireland
E
[edit]Warabi, Japan
Zamora, Mexico
Concepción de Ataco, El Salvador
Amakusa, Japan
Itoshima, Japan
F
[edit]Nirasaki, Japan
Jiaohe, China
Pieve del Grappa, Italy
Ōtsuchi, Japan
Inagi, Japan
Fukaya, Japan
Horta, Portugal
Jaipur, India
Lipa, Philippines
Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
Châteauroux, France
Kōchi, Japan
Münster, Germany
Taishan, China
Vagharshapat, Armenia
G
[edit]Anyang, South Korea
Huatabampo, Mexico
Ichikawa, Japan
Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Koror, Palau
Monticelli d'Ongina, Italy
Saint-Clar, France
Takko, Japan
Tecate, Mexico
Boeun, South Korea
Gimpo, South Korea
Goseong, South Korea
Gyumri, Armenia
Higashiōsaka, Japan
Kapan, Armenia
Rosarito Beach, Mexico
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Tlaquepaque, Mexico
Mooka, Japan
Acámbaro, Mexico
Narvacan, Philippines
Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
H
[edit]Kariwa, Japan
Setana, Japan
Faro, Portugal
Funabashi, Japan
Ghazni, Afghanistan
San Felipe, Mexico
Yixing, China
Tsushima, Japan
Loreto, Mexico
Lachin, Azerbaijan
Katō, Japan
Anjō, Japan
Northern Beaches, Australia
Puebla, Mexico
Rosarito Beach, Mexico
San Julián, Mexico
Yahualica de González Gallo, Mexico
I
[edit]White Rock, Canada
Hermosillo, Mexico
Seocho (Seoul), South Korea
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Tsukuba, Japan
Salvatierra, Mexico
K
[edit]Kannami, Japan
L
[edit]Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain
Isehara, Japan
Al-Qa'im, Iraq
Bacarra, Philippines
Ono, Japan
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Snezhinsk, Russia
Yotsukaidō, Japan
Jalostotitlán, Mexico[93]
Yingtan, China[94]
Libertador San Martín, Argentina
Manipal, India
Takaishi, Japan
Cheyenne, United States
Inca, Spain
Lake Placid, United States
Locarno, Switzerland
Namwon, South Korea
Greater Bendigo, Australia
Rustington, England, United Kingdom
Shilin (Taipei), Taiwan
Syktyvkar, Russia
Athens, Greece
Auckland, New Zealand
Beirut, Lebanon
Berlin, Germany
Bordeaux, France
Busan, South Korea
Eilat, Israel
Giza, Egypt
Guangzhou, China
Ischia, Italy
Jakarta, Indonesia
Kaunas, Lithuania
Lusaka, Zambia
Makati, Philippines
Mexico City, Mexico
Mumbai, India
Nagoya, Japan
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Salvador, Brazil
San Salvador, El Salvador
Split, Croatia
Taipei, Taiwan
Tehran, Iran
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Yerevan, Armenia
New Taipei, Taiwan
Listowel, Ireland[103]
Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Mexico[104]
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Talpa de Allende, Mexico
Zacatecas, Mexico
M
[edit]Yilan, Taiwan
Lijiang, China
Dunbar, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hanchuan, China
Isola delle Femmine, Italy
Milazzo, Italy
Stresa, Italy
Beigang (Yunlin), Taiwan
Ōmachi, Japan
Bizen, Japan
Galway, Ireland
Kochi, India
Xinbei (Changzhou), China
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Kurume, Japan
Laval, France
Mengzi, China
Vernon, Canada
Vijayawada, India
Ashiya, Japan
Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
Morelia, Mexico
Nachikatsuura, Japan
Quanzhou, China
Yeongdeungpo (Seoul), South Korea
Yonghe (New Taipei), Taiwan
San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico
Ameca, Mexico
Headford, Ireland
Mizuho, Japan
San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy
San Martín de Hidalgo, Mexico
Seferihisar, Turkey
N
[edit]Casablanca, Chile
Iwanuma, Japan
Launceston, Australia
Penzance, England, United Kingdom
Hermosillo, Mexico
Morelia, Mexico
Greater Shepparton, Australia
O
[edit]Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Dalian, China
Da Nang, Vietnam
Fukuoka, Japan
Funchal, Portugal
Livorno, Italy
Nakhodka, Russia
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Ahome, Mexico
Brockville, Canada
Jieyang, China
Mocorito, Mexico
Salvador Alvarado, Mexico
Tianjin, China
Tábor, Czech Republic
Ocotlán, Mexico
P
[edit]Balaguer, Spain
Gisborne, New Zealand
Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Mexico
Poncitlán, Mexico
Albi, France
Enschede, Netherlands
Heidelberg, Germany
Linköping, Sweden
Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
Palo, Philippines
Tsuchiura, Japan
Yangpu (Shanghai), China
Tepic, Mexico
Dakar-Plateau, Senegal
Hadano, Japan
Järvenpää, Finland
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Mishima, Japan
Vanadzor, Armenia
Xicheng (Beijing), China
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Isola delle Femmine, Italy
Pohang, South Korea
Shimonoseki, Japan
Yahualica de González Gallo, Mexico
Blairgowrie and Rattray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fergus (Centre Wellington), Canada
Tulancingo de Bravo, Mexico
Jocotepec, Mexico
R
[edit]Turrialba, Costa Rica
Sakura, Japan
Hino, Japan
Linli, China
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Ensenada, Mexico
Itoman, Japan
La Paz, Mexico
Zhangjiagang, China
Aguililla, Mexico
Colima, Mexico
Zapotlán el Grande, Mexico
Zhuhai, China
Tongyeong, South Korea
Regla (Havana), Cuba
Shimada, Japan
Zhoushan, China
Tepatitlán de Morelos, Mexico
Tobishima, Japan
Fuyang (Hangzhou), China
Tamazula de Gordiano, Mexico
Hashimoto, Japan
S
[edit]Cebu City, Philippines
Drogheda, Ireland
Ichikikushikino, Japan
Jerécuaro, Mexico
Guanajuato, Mexico
Seogwipo, South Korea
Söke, Turkey
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Narita, Japan
San Clemente del Tuyú, Argentina
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Campinas, Brazil
Cavite City, Philippines
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Jeonju, South Korea
Leon, Mexico
Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Panama City, Panama
Perth, Australia
Taichung City, Taiwan
Tema, Ghana
Tijuana, Mexico
Vladivostok, Russia
Yantai, China
Yokohama, Japan
Tepatitlán de Morelos, Mexico
Dublin, Ireland
Guadalajara, Mexico
Okayama, Japan
Pune, India
San José, Costa Rica
Tainan, Taiwan
Veracruz, Mexico
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Naga, Philippines
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Tamsui (New Taipei), Taiwan
Toyonaka, Japan
Manzanillo, Mexico
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lonate Pozzolo, Italy
San Rafael del Norte, Nicaragua
Florence Metropolitan City, Italy
Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Alushta, Ukraine
Jinotepe, Nicaragua
Sestri Levante, Italy
Shingū, Japan
Navojoa, Mexico[185]
Tirschenreuth, Germany[186]
Fujinomiya, Japan
Hamm, Germany
Mazatlán, Mexico
Mukō, Japan
Cascais, Portugal
Sakaide, Japan
Viña del Mar, Chile
Nichinan, Japan
Aalborg, Denmark
Aswan, Egypt
Chambolle-Musigny, France
Greve in Chianti, Italy
Kaniv, Ukraine
Pátzcuaro, Mexico
Penglai (Yantai), China
Tokaj, Hungary
Kirishima, Japan
Gómez Palacio, Mexico[197]
Kunshan, China[198]
Atotonilco El Alto, Mexico
Kishiwada, Japan
Lucca, Italy
Pasig, Philippines
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France
Asaba, Nigeria
Battambang, Cambodia
Empalme, Mexico
Foshan, China
Iloilo City, Philippines
Parma, Italy
Shizuoka, Japan
Iizuka, Japan
T
[edit]Daisen, Japan
Hawkesbury, Australia
Magdalena de Kino, Mexico
Qingdao, China
Kashiwa, Japan
Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Inverell, Australia
Heyuan, China
U
[edit]V
[edit]Loreto, Mexico
W
[edit]Cavtat (Konavle), Croatia
Jocotepec, Mexico
Kawakami, Japan
Pinghu, China
San Pedro Masahuat, El Salvador
Tangancícuaro, Mexico
Fengtai (Beijing), China
Ōtawara, Japan
Alaminos, Philippines
Changshu, China
La Piedad, Mexico
Y
[edit]Kaštela, Croatia[223]
Todos Santos (La Paz), Mexico[224]
Toride, Japan
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