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Sister Cities

(As of January 1, 2021)
Sister Cities
City Country/
Area		 Date of exchange Size
of
land
(km²)

Population
(thousand)

 Note
Kaohsiung Taiwan 1966.6.30 2,946 2,770 Major port city in Taiwan
Los Angeles U.S.A. 1967.12.18 1,300 3,910 Largest port city in Pacific coast area. It is also the center of space industry
Shimonoseki Japan 1976.10.11 716 300 Located at the western tip of Honshu.
An important fishing and passenger ferry port.
Barcelona Spain 1983.10.25 101 1,605 Located on the Mediterranean coast.
A major commercial and business center.
Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1985.9.23 1,356 6,000 One of the most beautiful ports in the world.
Vladivostok Russia 1992.6.30 331 606 Biggest port city in Russia
Shanghai China 1993.8.24 6,340 22,208 Largest city in China and main port.
Surabaya Indonesia 1994.8.29 326 2,857 Capital of Eastern Java
Victoria Australia 1994.10.17 237,659 6,358 Major industries are manufacturing and energy related industries
Tijuana Mexico 1995.1.17 1,564 1,200 Center of Mexican industry in the NAFTA area - metal, food and manufacturing
Ho Chi Mihn Vietnam 1995.11.3 2,099 8,224 Major port city in Vietnam
Auckland New Zealand 1996.4.22 4,894 1,470 Largest city in New Zealand and main port.
Valparaiso Chile 1999.1.27 326 277 Main port of Chile
Western Cape South Africa 2000.6.5 129,370 4,110 Port city province in southwestern South Africa
Montreal Canada 2000.9.19 365 3,824 Major port city in Canada
Istanbul Turkey 2002.6.4 1,003 14,800 Largest city in Turkey and main port
Dubai UAE 2006.11.13 4,114 2,260 Commercial capital and second largest of the United Arab Emirates
Fukuoka Japan 2007.2.2 342 1,520 Largest city in Kyushu and important passenger ferry port. Political,economic and cultural center
Chicago U.S.A. 2007.5.7 606 2,800 The financial, business, and cultural capital of the Midwest.
St. Petersburg Russia 2008.6.11 1,439 5,323 The Russian capital of culture and arts
Phnom Penh Cambodia 2009.6.11 678 2,078 The capital and the largest city of Cambodia
Mumbai India 2009.11.19 438 18,000 The commercial and financial center of India
Thessaloniki Greece 2010.3.8 19 325 The second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia
Casablanca Morocco 2011.4.26 324 3,672 The 6th largest city on the African continent
Cebu the Philippines 2011.12.16 4,933 2,938 The No. 1 province of the Philippines
Yangon Myanmar 2013.1.14 599 7,360 The current commercial center of Myanmar