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

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

Barbados

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

Belize

Canada

Cuba

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

Curaçao

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Paramaribo, Suriname

Costa Rica

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

Dominican Republic

  • Puerto Plata
Rochester, New York, United States
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Miami, Florida, United States
New York City, United States
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States[6][7]
  • La Romana
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
  • Hermanas Mirabal Province
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Havana, Cuba
New York City, United States
San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

El Salvador

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

Greenland

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

Guatemala

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

Haiti

Nantes, France
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Miami, Florida, United States
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
New York City, New York, United States
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Portland, Maine, United States
Oakland, California, United States
Savannah, Georgia, United States

Honduras

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

Jamaica

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

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

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

Puerto Rico

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

Trinidad and Tobago

Lauderhill, Florida, United States
Hartford, Connecticut, United States [17]
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Georgetown, Guyana
Lagos, Nigeria
Morne-à-l'Eau, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Richmond, California, United States
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
La Trinité, Martinique, France

United States

References

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  2. "Twinning of London Borough of Haringey with Holetown: 10 December 2009" (PDF). (13 KB) – Barbados Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
  3. Twinning Of London Borough Of Haringey With Holetown
  4. twinning Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. List of sister cities in Belize Archived 2008-04-16 at the Wayback Machine from Sister Cities International
  6. "A Message from the Peace Commission: Information on Cambridge's Sister Cities," February 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  7. Richard Thompson. "Looking to strengthen family ties with 'sister cities'," Boston Globe, October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  8. List of sister cities in El Salvador Archived 2008-04-28 at the Wayback Machine from Sister Cities International
  9. 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. List of sister cities in Panama Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine from Sister Cities International
  16. "Interactive City Directory". Retrieved 2018-12-05.
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