Busan City Hall
City | Country | Date | Size(㎢) | Population(1,000) | Period (years) |
Character |
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Kaoshiung | Taiwan | Jun.30.1966 | 2,946 | 2,770 | 55 | The largest port city in Taiwan |
Los Angeles | US | Dec.18.1967 | 1,300 | 3,910 | 54 | The largest port city in the Pacific region, aerospace hub |
Shimonoseki | Japan | Oct.11.1976 | 716 | 300 | 45 | Fisheries, transportation hub in Western Japan |
Barcelona | Spain | Oct.25.1983 | 101 | 1,605 | 38 | Culture, art, commerce, manufacturing hub |
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Sep.23.1985 | 1,356 | 6,000 | 36 | Top 3 most beautiful port in the world, the 2nd trade port city in Brazil |
Vladivostok | Russia | Jun.30.1992 | 331 | 606 | 29 | The largest port city in the Russia Federation & Far Eastern region |
Shanghai | China | Aug.24.1993 | 6,340 | 22,208 | 28 | The No.1 port city in China, commerce, finance, trade hub |
Surabaya | Indonesia | Aug.29.1994 | 326 | 2,857 | 27 | Capital of East Java |
Victoria | Austrailia | Oct.17.1994 | 237,659 | 6,358 | 27 | Energy sector focused, transportation & port hub (State capital: Melbourne) |
Tijuana | Mexico | Jan.17.1995 | 1,564 | 1,200 | 26 | Manufacturing & trade hub city within NAFTA |
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Nov.03.1995 | 2,099 | 8,224 | 26 | One of the top three metropolitan cities in Vietnam, the largest port city |
Auckland | New Zealand | Apr.22.1996 | 4,894 | 1,470 | 25 | The largest city in New Zealand, social, economic, cultural hub |
Valparaiso | Chile | Jan.27.1999 | 326 | 277 | 22 | The largest port city in Chile, legislative capital |
Western Cape Government | Republic of South Africa | Jun.05.2000 | 129,370 | 4,110 | 21 | The 2nd largest state with a port city, Capetown in South Africa |
Montreal | Canada | Sep.19.2000 | 365 | 3,824 | 21 | The 2nd biggest trade hub in Canada, the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world |
Istanbul | Turkey | Jun.04.2002 | 1,003 | 14,800 | 19 | The 1st economic-centered city in Turkey, frontier city for exports to EU, Eastern Europe |
Dubai | U.A.E | Nov.13.2006 | 4,114 | 2,260 | 15 | Port, logistics, tourism hub city in the Middle East |
Fukuoka | Japan | Feb.02.2007 | 342 | 1,520 | 14 | Gateway city in Western Japan located in northeastern Kyshu |
Chicago | US | Jul.5.2007 | 606 | 2,800 | 14 | Exhibitions, conventions, world futures hub |
St. Petersburg | Russia | Jun.11.2008 | 1,439 | 5,323 | 13 | The 2nd largest and the top port city in Russia. Tourism, culture, public affairs, industry, manufacturing hub |
Phnom Penh | Cambodia | Jun.11.2009 | 678 | 2,078 | 12 | Capital of Cambodia, inland port along the Mekong river |
Mumbai | India | Nov.19.2009 | 438 | 18,000 | 12 | Economic capital of India |
Thessaloniki | Greece | Mar.08.2010 | 19 | 325 | 11 | The 2nd largest city in Greece & cultural capital |
Casablanca | Morocco | Apr.26.2011 | 324 | 3,672 | 10 | The 2nd largest city in Morocco, port and tourism-centered city |
Cebu | Philippines | Dec.16.2011 | 4,933 | 2,938 | 10 | The largest tourism and resort city in Southeast Asia |
Yangon | Myanmar | Jan.14.2013 | 599 | 7,360 | 8 | The largest port city dealing with 80% of overseas trade. economy and commerce hub of Myanmar |