List of twin towns and sister cities in North America

This is a list of "twin towns" or "sister cities" in the continent of North America — that is, pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have town twinning arrangements. Where known, the date of formation of the twinning agreement is included in parentheses.

The list is likely to always remain incomplete, since no canonical list of such arrangements exists; even those towns that are listed may well have arrangements which are not listed here. A searchable, interactive list is maintained by Sister Cities International. Any twinning arrangement should be listed at two locations in the series of lists: once for each of the towns involved in the arrangement.

Bahamas

United States Detroit, Michigan, United States
United States Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Mexico Acapulco, Mexico
China Shanghai, China
Argentina Paraná, Argentina
Iran Kish, Iran

Barbados

Canada Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
England Borough of Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom
United States Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
England Borough of Haringey, London, England, United Kingdom[2][3] (2009)
England Reading, England, United Kingdom[4]
United States Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Belize

Canada

Cuba

United States Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States
United States Madison, Wisconsin, United States
United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
United States Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States[6][7]
Canada Kingston, Ontario, Canada
United States Mobile, Alabama, United States
Scotland Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Iran Isfahan, Iran
Venezuela Caracas, Capital District Venezuela
Peru Cusco, Peru
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
United States Richmond, California, United States
United States Oakland, California, United States
Venezuela Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Spain Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
United States Bloomington, Indiana, United States
United States Boulder, Colorado, United States

Curaçao

Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
Suriname Paramaribo, Suriname

Costa Rica

United States San Jose, California, United States (1961);
Japan Okayama Japan (1971);
Venezuela Maracay, Venezuela (1980); Taipei, Taiwan (1984)
United States Marietta, Georgia, United States
Japan Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan

Dominican Republic

United States Rochester, New York, United States
United States Boston, Massachusetts, United States
United States Miami, Florida, United States
United States New York City, United States
United States Providence, Rhode Island, United States
United States Sarasota, Florida, United States
Venezuela Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
United StatesCambridge, Massachusetts, United States[6][7]
United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
United States Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Cuba Havana, Cuba
United States New York City, United States
Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico

El Salvador

United States Madison, Wisconsin, United States[8]
  • Concepción de Ataco
United States Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States[8]
  • Ciudad Romero, La Unión
United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States[8]
United States Berkeley, California, United States[8]
United States Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States[8][6][7]
United States Arlington County, Virginia, United States[8]
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan (1993)
United States Los Angeles, California, United States
Philippines El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
United States Cleveland, Ohio, United States[8]
  • Teosinte, Chalatenango
United States Arlington, Massachusetts, United States[8]

Greenland

Denmark Fredericia, Denmark
Faroe Islands Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands
Iceland Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Denmark Aalborg, Denmark (2002)
Denmark Aalborg, Denmark (1963)
Denmark Odense, Denmark
Denmark Roskilde, Denmark

Guatemala

United States Birmingham, Alabama, United States[9]
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan (1998);
United States Hollywood, Florida, United States[9]
United States Coral Gables, Florida, United States[9]
Mexico San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico (2009);[10]
Italy Turin, Italy;
Norway Tromsø, Norway (1991);
United States Livermore, California, United States[9]

Haiti

France Nantes, France
United States Gainesville, Florida, United States
United States Miami, Florida, United States
Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada
United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
United States Portland, Maine, United States
United States Oakland, California, United States
United States New York City, New York, United States
  • St.Mark Haiti
United States Savannah, Ga, United States

Honduras

United States Lynnwood, Washington, United States[11]
United States Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States[12]
United States Corpus Christi, Texas, United States (Sister Ports program)[13]
United States Freeport, Maine, United States (2005)[14]
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan (1975);
United States New Orleans, Louisiana, United States[15]

Jamaica

England Coventry, England, United Kingdom
United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States
United States Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

United States Alcatraz, California, United States [16]
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan (1989)
United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
United States Miami, Florida, United States
Colombia Medellin, Colombia
Brazil Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Israel Tel Aviv, Israel
Peru Lima, Peru
Peru El Callao, Peru
Philippines Manila, Philippines

Puerto Rico

United States San Diego, California, United States
United States Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Dominican Republic Santiago, Dominican Republic
United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Philippines Manila, Philippines
Philippines San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
Spain Zaragoza, Spain
Philippines Cebu City, Philippines
Philippines Davao City, Philippines

Trinidad and Tobago

United States Lauderhill, Florida, United States
United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Guyana Georgetown, Guyana
Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria
Guadeloupe Morne-à-l'Eau, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
United States Richmond, California, United States
Canada St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
France La Trinité, Martinique, France

United States

References

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  6. 1 2 3 "A Message from the Peace Commission: Information on Cambridge's Sister Cities," February 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  7. 1 2 3 Richard Thompson. "Looking to strengthen family ties with 'sister cities'," Boston Globe, October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 List of sister cities in El Salvador Archived 2008-04-28 at the Wayback Machine. from Sister Cities International
  9. 1 2 3 4 List of sister cities in Guatemala Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine. from Sister Cities International
  10. Sister Relations in Washington State (USA) from a report on Australia-China sister cities. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  11. Oklahoma's Sister City Pairings from Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  12. Sister Cities Program International Business Development Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine., City of Corpus Christi. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  13. Santa BarbaraFreeport Sister Cities Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. from Freeport chapter of Rotary International. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  14. World Trade Center of New Orleans. Retrieved 2008-06-07. Archived October 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  15. 1 2 List of sister cities in Panama Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine. from Sister Cities International
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