SISTER CITIES BY STATE AND BY COUNTRIES
IN OTHER NATIONS AS OF JUNE, 1972
(This list is based on reports received from U.S. cities TOWN AFFILIATION ASSOCIATION reporting affiliations with cities in other nations. This OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. listing is revised and updated every six months° A complete c/o NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES statistical breakdown is carried on page 7.) 1612 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006
ALmÿMÿ (6) CALIFORNIA (CONT'D) CALIFORNIA (CONT'D)
Demopolis - Jalpa, Guatemala Culver City - Kaizuka, Japan National City - Tecate, Mexico Huntsville - Cuilapa, Guatemala " - Uruapan, Mexico Norwalk - Hermosillo, Mexico Jasper - Jutiapa, Guatemala Cupertino - Copertino, Italy Oakland - Fukuoka, Japan Mobile - Malaga, Spain Delano - Asti, Italy " - Funchal, Portugal " - Santo Tomas, Guatemala " - Arida, Japan Orange - Orange, Australia Montgomery - Escuintla, Guatemala Downey - Guadalajara, Mexico Omaard - 0cotlan, Mexico Selma - Cartago, Costa Rica E1 Cajon - Goulburn, Australia Pacifica - Balaguer, Spain " - Zacapa, Guatemala E1 Monte - Zamora, Mexico Palm Springs - Victoria, Canada E1 Segundo - Guaymas, Mexico " - Nikko, Japan ALASKA (4) Encino - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico " - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Escondido - Rosarito, Baja, Mexico Palo Alto - Palo, Philippines Anchorage - Chitose, Japan Fremont - Elizabeth, Australia " - Oaxaca, Mexico " - Tromso, Norway " - Puerto Penasco, Sonora Paramount - San Bias, Mexico Fairbanks - Mo i Bana, Norway Mexico " - Tepic, Mexico Seward - Obihiro, Japan Fresno - Lahore, Pakistan Pasadena - Ludwigshafen, Germany Wrangell - Noshiro, Japan " - Moulmein, Burma " - Mishima, Japan " - Kochi, Japan Paso Robles - Aquas de Lindoia, Brazil ARIZONA (6) " - Torreon, Mexico Pico Rivera - San Luis Potosi, Mexico Fullerton - Morelia, Mexico Plaeentia - Tlaquepaque, Mexico Flagstaff - Katoomba, Australia Gardena - Ichikawa, Japan Pomona - Monterrey, Mexico Phoenix - Karlsruhe, Germany " - Rosarito, Mexico Redlands - Hino, Japan " -" Sassari, Italy Glendale - Higashiosaka, Japan " - San Miguel de Allende, " - Orange, France " - Durango, Mexico Mexico " - Vasteras, Sweden Glendora - Merida, Mexico Redondo Beach - La Pan, Mexico " - Guadalajara, Mexico Gonzales - Somoto, Nicaragua " - Ensenada, Mexico Scottsdale - Alamos, Mexico Hanford - San Jose dos Campos, Brazil Richmond - Shimada, Japan Tempe - Skopje, Yugoslavia Hawthorne - Hidalgo del Parral, Riverside - Sendal, Japan Tucson - Trikkala, Greece Mexico " - Cuautla, Mexico Yuma - San Luis, Mexico Hayward - Faro, Portugal Rosemead - Zapopan, Mexico " - San Felipe, Mexico Sacramento - Manila, Philippines AmCÿSÿ (1) Hemet - Cootamundra, Australia Salinas - Cebu, Philippines Hermosa Beach - Loreto, Mexico San Bernardino - Tachikawa, Japan E1 Dorado - Zentsuji, Japan Irwindale - Salvatierra, Mexico San Clemente - San Clemente del Tuyu, La Habra - Esteli, Nicaragua Arg. ntina CALIFORNIA (122) Lake Arrowhead - Chapala, Mexico San Diego - Cavite City, Philippines La Mirada - Imatra, Finland " - Leon, Mexico Alameda - Lidingo, Sweden Livermore - Quezaltenango, Guatemala " - Yokohama, Japan Alhambra - Granada, Spain Lodi - Lodi, Italy San Fernando - Colima, Mexico Antioch - Chichibu, Japan " - Kofu, Japan San Francisco - Osaka, Japan Arcadia - TriDolis, Greece Long Beach - Valparaiso, Chile " - Sydne>, Australia Artesia - Koudekerk-aan-den-Ri3n, " - Yokkaichi, Japan San Gabriel - Celaya, Mexico Netherlands Lomooc - Locarno. Switzerland San Jose - Okayama, Japan Azusa - Zacatecas, Mexico Los Angeles - Auckland, New Zealand " - San Jose, Costa Rica Bakersfield - Wakayama, Japan " - Bordeaux, France San Leandro - Ribeirao, Brazil Bellflower - Los Mechis, Mexico " - Bombay, India " - Ponta Delgada, Portugal Berkeley - Sakai City, Japan " - Elath, Israel San Matee - Teyonaka, Japan Beverly Hills - Acapulco, Mexico " - Lusaka, Zambia " - Varde, Denmark Brea - Lagos de Moreno, Mexico " - Mexico City, Mexico San Pahlo - Manzanillo, Mexico Brisbane - Brisbane, Australia " - Nagoya, Japan Santa Ana - Santa Ana, E1 Salvador Buena Park - Chungju, Korea " - Pus an, Korea Santa Barbara - Cuzco, Peru Burbm%k - Inchon, Korea " - Salvador, Brazil " - Toba, Japan " - Solna, Sweden " - Tehran, Iran " - San Juan, Philippines Burlingame - Cuernavaca, Mexico " - West Berlin, Germany Santa Clark - Coimbra, Portugal Campbell - Vohburg, Germany Los Banos - Cosala, Mexico Santa Cruz - Puerta La Cruz, Venezuela Canoga Park - Taxco, Mexico Madera - Castellamonte, Italy Santa Fe Springs - Mersin, Turkey Carmel - Petra, Majorca, Spain Manhattan Beach - Culliacau, Mexico " - Navojoa, Mexico Cerritos - Itapetinga, Brazil Martinez - Milazzo, Italy " - Santa Fe, Argentina Chino - San Juan del Rio, Mexico Menlo Park - Galway, Ireland Santa Monica - Hamm, Germany Chula Vista - General Roca, Argentina Merced - Mercedes, Uruguay " = Mazatlan, Mexico " - Irapuate, Mexico " - Albury, Australia Santa Paula - Ciudad 0bregon, Mexico " Claremont - Guanajuato, Mexico Millbrae - La Serena, Chile Sausalito - Vina del Mar, Chile " - Kumasi, Ghana Modesto - Barranquilla, Colombia Selma - Manly, Australia Colton - Cananea, Mexico Montclair - Antigua, Guatemala South E1 Monte - Gomez Palacio, Mexico Commerce - Aguascalientes, Mexico Montebello - Ashiya, Japan Stockton - Shimizu, Japan Compton - Suwon, Korea " - Guerrero, Mexico " - lloilo, Philippines Covina - Jalapa , Mexico " - Iguala, Mexico , Studio City - Ajijic, Mexico Monterey Park - Nachikatsuura, Japan Napa - Como, I{aly CALIFORNIA (CONT'D) FLORIDA (CONT'D) KENTUCKY (i)
Sunnyvale - Chillan, Chile Miramar - Santa Anna, E1 Salvador Louisville - Montpellier, France Temple City - Magdalena, Mexico North Miami Beach - San Pedro Sula, " - Quito, Ecuador Torrance - Guatemala City, Guatemala Honduras " - Konya, Turkey Orlando - Goiania, Brazil MAINE (2) " - Kashiwa, Japan Pensacola - Chimbote, Peru Tulare - Angra, Azores, Portugal " - Miraflores, Peru Calais - Calais, France " - Inverell, Australia St. Augustine - Aviles, Spain Scarborough - Scarborough, England Upland - Caborea, Mexico " - San Miguel de Allende, " - Mildura, Australia Mexico MARYLAND (6) Van Nuys - Puebla, Mexico St. Petersburg - Takamatsu, Japan Easton - Kempsey, Australia Vallejo - Akashi, Japan Sarasota - Santo Domingo, Dom. Republic Forest Heights z Villaviciosa, Philippines " - Trondheim, Norway Tallahassee - Popayan, Colombia Frederick - Landau, Germany Visalia - Miki, Japan Tampa - Cordoba, Argentina Hagerstown - Wesel, Germany " - E1 Fuerte, Mexico " - Barranquilla, Colombia Rockville - Pinneberg, Germany West Covina- Toluca, Mexico West Miami - Leon, Nicaragua Takoma Park - Jequie, Brazil Whittier - Freiburg, Germany Woodland Hills - Mulege, Mexico GEORGIA (3) MASSACHUSETTS (7)
COLORADO (8) Macon - Macon, France Amherst - Arcachon, France Marietta - Heredia, Costa Riea Boston - Kyoto, Japan Aspen - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany " - Linz am Rhein, Germany " - Strasbourg, France Boulder - Meppel, Netherlands Thomasville - Luenehurg, Germany Gloucester - Recife, Brazil Breckenridge - Voss, Norway Lexington - Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico Colorado Springs - Fujiyoshida, Japan HAWÿI (i) Newburyport -Binh Hung, Vietnam • Denver - Brest, France Wellesley - Vohenstrauss, Germany " - Merida - Yucaton, Mexico Honolulu - Bruyeres, France Weston - Rombas, France " - Takayama, Japan " - Hiroshima, Japan Golden - Young, Australia " - Kaohsiung, Taiwan MICHIGAN (B0) Littleton - Bega, Australia " - Laoag City, Phillipines Pueblo, Puebla, Mexico " - Naha, Okinawa Ann Arbor - Belize, Br. Honduras " - Hikone, Japan CONNECTICUT (ll) ILLINOIS (12) " - Tuebingen, Germany Bay City - Ansbach, Germany Bristol - Bristol, England B!oomington - Asahigawa, Japan " - Lome, Togo Darien - Mercara, India Carbondale - Simla, India " - Mechelen, Belgium Enfield - Ronneby, Sweden Decatur - Tokorozawa, Japan Belleville - Machynileth, Wales Glastonbury, Glastonbury, England Deerfield - Ludinghausen, Germany Benton Harbor - Jundiai, Brazil Hartford - Thessaloniki, Greece De Kalb - Tamworth, Australia Clawson - Dubbo, Australia Litchfield - Maurecourt. France Elgin - Vientiane, LaGs Coldwater - Soltau, Germany New Haven - Taichung, Taiwan Galva - Gavle, Sweden Detroit - Toyota, Japan New Milford - San Miguel, E1 Salvador Glen Ellyn - Calatayud, Spain Dexter - Ofterdingen, Germany Newington - Talca, Chile Maeomb - Balaoan, Philippines Essexville - Tuseueca, Mexico West Hartford - Concepcion, Chile Pittsfield - Adelsdorfÿ Germany Fenton - Flint, Wales Woodbridge - Linguere, Senegal Springfield - Giessen, Germany Flint - Trujillo, Peru DELAWARE (4) Western Springs - Rugeley, England Frankenmuth - Gunzenhausen, Germany INDIANA (5) Greenville - Haderslev, Denmark Dover - Lamia, Greece Grosse Pointe Farms - Imazu, Japan " - Tunja, Colombia Franklin - Kuji, Japan Kalamazoo - Kingston, Jamaica Lewes - Lewes, England La Grange - Grijpskerk, Netherlands " - Fougeres, France Newark - LaGarde Freinet, France La Porte - Grangemouth, Scotland " - Numazu, Japan Wilmington - Kalmar, Sweden Mishawaka - Soest, Germany Lansing - Otsu, Japan Terre Haute - Taijima, Japan " - Belize, Br. Honduras DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (i) Midland - Riobamba, Ecuador IOWA (9) " - Marie, Germany Washington DC - Bangkok, Thailand Ames - Loja, Ecuador Mount Pleasant - Okaya, Japan Burlington - Barbacena, Brazil " - Valdivia, Chile FLORIDA (25) Davenport - Kaiserslautern, Germany Muskegon - Hartlepool, England Des Moines - Kofu, Japan Plymouth - Plymouth, England Bradenton - Barcarrota, Spain " - Naucolpan, Mexico Bedford - St. Johann, Austria Clearwater - Nagano, Japan Emmetsburg - Dublin, Ireland Saginaw - Tokushima, Japan Cocoa Beach - Santa Marta, Colombia Grinnel - Villavicencio, Colombia Saline - Brecon, Wales Coral Gables - Cartagena, Colombia Postville - Juticalpa, Honduras Sault Ste, Marie - Orange Walk, Dunedin - Stirling, Scotland Sioux City - Callao, Peru Br. Honduras Fort Lauderdale - Medellin, Colombia Waterloo - Gangneung, Korea Sturgis - Wiesloch, Germany Fort Pierce, Honda, Colombia " - Shigaraki, Japan Gainesville - Tegueigalpa, Honduras mÿsAs (5) Traverse City - Tsuchiyama, Japan Hialeah - Managua, Nicaragua Vassar - Corozal, Bn. Honduras Hollywood - San Salvador, El Salvador Great Bend - Coaraci, Brazil Warren - Ahmedabad, India Jacksonville - Bahia Blanc a, Argentina Kansas City - Linz, Austria Wyandotte - Komaki, Japan Kissimmee - Monteria, Colombia Leavenworth - Wagga Wagga, Australia Zeeland - Kapelle, Netherlands Leesburg - Neiva, Colombia Ottawa - 0xelosund, Sweden Miami - Bogota, Colombia Wichita - Orleans, France MINNESOTA (6) " - Me-Anti, Israel " - Curitiba, Brazil Miami Beach - Fujisawa, Japan Alexandria - New Isenburg, Germany " - Ramat Gan, Israel -2- Minneapolis - Santiago, Chile MINNESOTA (CONT'D) '0HIO (lO) . TEXAS (CONT'D)
Montevideo - Montevideo, Uruguay Canton - Call, Colombia Pasadena - Hadano, Japan New Ulm - Ulm, Germany Chillicothe - Tulua, Colombia San Antonio - Monterrey, Mexico St. Paul - Nagasaki, Japan Cleveland - Lima, Peru Worthington - Crailsheim, Germany Dayton - 0iso, Japan UTmZ (2) " - Augsburg, Germany MISSOURI (6) Kettering - Steyr, Austria Ogden - Hof, Germany Mansfield - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Salt Lake City - Matsumoto, Japan Columbia - Armenia, Colombia Oakwood - LaVesinet, France " - Quezon City, Independence - Blantyre-Limbe, Malawi Portsmouth - Orizaba, Mexico Phillipines Jefferson City - Chun Chon, Korea Rocky River - Patzeuaro, Mexico Kansas City - Seville, Spain Toledo, Toledo, Spain VIRGINIA (7) " - Kurashiki, Japan St. Louis - Stuttgart, Germany OREGON (18) Alexandria - Helsinÿorg ÿ Sweden Tarkio - Morioka, Japan Albany - Albany, Australia Hampton - Southampton ÿ England Ashland- Guanajuato, Mexico Luray - Luray, France MONTANA (i) Astoria - Waldorf, Germany Portsmouth - Dunedin, New Zealand Baker - Latacunga, England Richmond - Richmond, England Whitefish - Montana, Switzerland Coos Bay - Larvik, Norway Roanoke - Wonju, Korea Corvallis - Antofagasta, Chile Winchester - Amhato, Ecuador NEBRASKA (2) Eugene - Chinju, Korea " - Winchester, England Klamath Falls - Rotorua, New Zealand Oakland - Hammenhog, Sweden Lake Oswego - Pucon, Chile WASHINGTON (16) Omaha - Shizuoka, Japan Medford- Alba, Italy Milton-Freewater - Waimate, New Zealand Auburn - Kasuga-Cho, Japan NEW HAMPSHIRE (2) Milwaakie - Nago, 0kinawa Bellevue - Yao, Japan Newport - Mombetsu, Japan Bellingham- Tateyama, Japan Laconia - Lilienfeld, Austria Portland - Sapporo, Japan Bremerton - Olongapo, Philippines North Conway - St. Anton, Austria Roseburg - Durango, Mexico " - Kure, Japan Salem- Salem, India Brewster - Takahagi, Japan NEW JERSEY (7) Seaside - Shakotan, Japan Everett - lwakuni, Japan Springfield- Puerto Cabello, Venezuela " - Celle, Germany AtlantiÿCity - Royan, France PENNSYLVANIA (i0) Kent - Kiabara-Cho, Japan Bayonne - Bayonne, France Port Angeles - Rosenheim, Germany Hackensack - Passau, Germany Berwick - Berwick-on-Tweed, England Renton - Nishiwaki, Japan Hammonton - St. Helier, Channel Island, Bethlehem - Tondabayashi, Japan Seattle - Kobe, Japan England Chambersburg - Gotemba, Japan " - Bergen, Norway Montclair - Graz, Austria Coatesville - Greenock, Scotland Spokane - Nishinomiya, Japan " - Finchley, England Manheim - Manheim, Germany Sumner - Ikawa-Cho, Japan New Brunswick - Tsuruoka, Japan Philadelphia - Tel Aviv, Israel Tacoma - Kita-Kyushu, JaPan Trenton - Jundiai, Brazil " - Florence, Italy " - Aalesund, Noÿ¢ay Reading - Reading, England Vancouver - Arequiÿ 3: Peru mxco (1) Swarthmore - Stade, Germany Wenatchee - Kuroishi, Japan Turtle Creek - Moeca, Dominican Rep. Yakima - Itayanagi, Japan Albuquerque - Sasebo, Japan York - Arles, France WISCONSIN (9) " - Chihuahua, Mexico " - Asuncion, Paraguay Beloit - Pinerolo, Italy NEW YORK (lh) RHODE ISLAND (i) Eau Claire'- Myteline, Greece Green Bay - Delft, Netherlands Albany - Nijmegen, Netherlands Newport - Shimoda, Japan Horicon - Senonches, France Buffalo - Kanazawa, Japan Kenosha - Wolfenbuettel, Germany Canisteo - Wauehope, Australia SOUTH CAROLINA (i) Madison - 0slo, Noÿ¢ay Cortland - Peshawar, Pakistan Racine - Montelimar, France Elmira - Melsungen, Germany Spartanburg - Chon-Ju, Korea " - Aalborg, Denmark Garden City - Coburg, Germany Sheboygan - Esslingen, Germany " - Aix-en-Provence, France TENNESSEE (2) Waupaca - Rodding, Denmark Jamestown - Jacobstad, Finland Locust Valley - Breisach, Germany Brownsville - Regen, Germany Lynbrook - Tobaru, Okinawa Johnson City, Guaranda, Ecuador New Rochelle - La Rochelle, France New York City - Tokyo, Japan TEXAS (li) Niagara Falls - Ise, Japan Rochester - Rennes, France Abilene - Rio Cuarto, Argentina " - Wurzburg, Germany Austin - Belo Horizonte, Brazil " - Caltanisetta, Italy Corpus Christi - Vera Cruz, Mexico Rye - Rye, England " - Yokosuka, Japan NORTH CAROLINA (6) " - Tampico, Mexico Eden - Kordel, Germany Charlotte - Arequipa, Peru E1 Paso - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Fayetteville - Thiers, France Galveston - Niigata, Japan Greensboro - Montbeliard, France Houston - Taipei, Taiwan Nÿ Bern - Bern, Switzerland " - Huelva, Spain Roanoke Rapids - Grafton, Australia Lubbock - Hanover, Germany Winston-Salem = Bucaramanga, Colombia New Braunfels - Braunfels, Germany
-5- i TOWN AFFILIATIONS BY FOREIGN COUNTRY
EUROPE Germÿy (46) NORWAY (8)
Adelsdorf - Pittsfield, Illinois Aalesund - Takoma, Washington AUSTRIA (6) Ansbach - Bay City, Michigan Bergen - Seattle, Washingotn Augsburg - Dayton, Ohio Larvik - Coos Bay, Oregon Graz - Montalair, New Jersey Braunfels - New Braunfels, Texas Mo'i Rana - Fairbanks, Alaska Lilienfeld - Laconia, New Hampshire Breisach - Locust Valley, New York 0slo - Madison, Wisconsin Linz - Kansas City, Kansas Celle - Everett, Washington Tromso - Anchorage, Alaska St. Anton - North Conway, New Hampshire Coburg - Garden City, New York Trondheim - Vallejo, California St. Johann -Redford, Michigan Crailsheim - Worthington, Minnesota Voss - Breckenridge, Colorado Steyr - Kettering, Ohio Esslingen - Sheboygan, Wisconsin Freiburg - Whittier, California PORTUGAL (5) BELGIUM (1) Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Aspen, Colo. Giessen - Springfield, Illinois Angra, Azores -Tulare, California Mechelen - Bay City, Michigan Gunzenhausen - Frankenmuth, Michigan Coimbra - Santa Clara, California Faro - Hayward, California DENMARK (4) Hamm - Santa Monica, California Hanover - Lubbock, Texas Funchal - Oakland, California Hof - Ogden, Utah Ponta Delgada - San Leandro, California Aalborg - Racine, Wisconsin Kaiserslautern - Davenport, Iowa Haderslev - Greenville, Michigan Karlsruhe - Phoenix, Arizona SCOTLAND (3) Rodding - Waupaca, Wisconsin Kordell - Eden, Texas Varde - San MateD, California Landau - Frederick, Maryland Grangemouth - La Porte, Indiana Linz am Rhein - Marietta, Georgia Greenock - Coatesville, Pennsylvania ENGLAND (15) Ludinghausen - Deerfield, lllinois Stirling - Dunedin, Florida Ludwigshafen - Pasadena, California Berwick-on-Tweed - Berwick, Pennsylvania Lueneburg - Thomasville, Georgia SPAIN (i0) Bristol - Bristol, Connecticut Manheim - Manheim, Pennsylvania Finchley - Montclair, New Jersey Marle - Midland, Michigan Aviles - St. Augustine, Florida Glastonbury - Glastonbury, Connecticut Melsungen - Elmira, New York Balaguer - Pacifica, California Hartlepool - Muskegon, Michigan New Isenburg, Alexandria, Minnesota Barcarrota - Bradenton, Florida Lewes - Lewes, Delaware Ofterdingen - Dexter, Michigan Calatayud - Glen Ellyn, Illinois Plymouth - Plymouth, Michigan Passau - Hackensack, New Jersey Granada - Alhambra, California Reading - Reading, Pennsylvania Pinneberg - Rockville, Maryland Nuelva - Houston, Texas Richmond - Richmond, Virginis Regen - Brownsville, Tennessee Malaga - Mobile, Alabama Rugeley - Western Springs, Illinois Soest - Mishawaka, Indiana Petra, Majorca - Carmel, California Rye - Rye, New York Soltau - Coldwater, Michigan Seville - Kansas City, Missouri St. Helier, Channel Island - Hammonton, Stade - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Toledo - Toledo, Ohio New Jersey Stuttgart - St. Louis, Missouri Scarborough - Scarborough, Maine Tuebingen - Ann Arbor, Michigan SWEDEN (9) Southampton - Hampton, Virginia Ulm - New Ulm, Minnesota Winchester - Winchester, Virginia Vohhurg - Campbell, California Gavle - Galva, Illinois Vohenstrauss - Wellesley, Massachusetts Hammenhog - Oakland, Nebraska FINLAND (2) Waldorf - Astoria, Oregon Helsingborg - AlexamTrÿ ÿ Virginia Wesel - Hagerstown, Maryland Kalmar - Wilmington, Delaware Imatra - La Mirada, California West Berlin - Los Angeles, California Lidingo - Alameda, California Jacobstad - Jÿmestown, New York Wiesloch - Sturgis, Michigan Oxelosund - Ottawa, Kansas Wolfenbuettel - Kenosha, Wisconsin Ronneby - Enfield, Connecticut FRANCE (26) Wurtzburg - Rochester, New York Solna - Burbank, California Vasteras - Phoenix, Arizona Aix-en-Provence - Garden City, New York IRELAND (2) Arcachon - Amherst, Massachusetts SWITZERLAND (3) Arles - York, Pennsylvania Dublin - Emmetsburg, Iowa Bayonne - Bayonne, New Jersey Galway - Menlo Park, California Bern - New Bern, North Carolina Bordeaux- Los Angeles, California Montana - Whitefish, Montana Brest - Denver, Colorado ITALY (ÿ) Locarno - Lompoc, California Bruyeres - Honolulu, Hawai'i Alba - Medford, Oregon Calais - Calais, Maine Asti - Delano, California WALES (3) Fougeres - Kalamazoo, Michigan Caltanisetta - Rochester, New York La Garde Freinet - Newark, Delaware Castellamonte - Madera, California Brecon - Saline, Michigan La Rochelle - New Rochelle, New York Como - Napa, California Flint - Fenton, Michigan La Vesinet - Oakwood, Ohio Copertino - Cupertino, California Machynileth - Belleville, Michigan Luray - Luray, Virginia Florence - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Macon - Macon, Georgia Lodi - Lodi, California YUGOSLAVIA (i) Maurecourt - Litchfield, Connecticut Milazzo - Martinez, California Montbeliard - Greensboro, North Carolina Pinerolo - Beloit, Wisconsin Skopje - Tempe, Arizona Montelimar - Racine, Wisconsin Sassari - Phoenix, Arizona Montpellier - Louisville, Kentucky NETHERLANDS (6) FAR EAST Orange - Phoenix, Arizona Orleans, - Wichita, Kansas Delft - Green Bay, Wisconsin Rennes - Rochester, New York Grijpskerk - La Grange, Indiana AUSTRALIA (20) Rombas - Weston, Massachusetts Kapelle - Zeeland, Michigan Royan, Atlantic City, New Jersey Koudekerk-aan-den-Rijn - Artesia, California Senonches - Horicon, Wisconsin Meppel - Boulder, Colorado Albany - Albany, Oregon Strasbourg - Boston. Massachusetts Nijmegen - Albany, New York Albury - Merced, California Thiers.- Fÿyetteville, North Carolina Bega - Littleton, Colorado -4- AUSTRALIA (CONT'D) JAPAN ( CONT'D ) PHILIPPINES ( CONT'D )
Brisbane - Brisbane, California Noshiro - Wrangell, Alaska Manila - Sacramento, California Cootamundra - Hemet, California Numazu - Kalamazoo, Michigan Olongapo - ]{remcrton, WashinEton Dubbo - Clawson, Michigan Obihiro - Seward, Alaska Pals ,- Pals Alto, California Elizabeth - Fremont, California Oiso - Dayton, Ohio Quezon City - Salt Lake City, Utah Goulburn - E1 Cajon, California Okaya- Moÿmt Pleasant, Michigan Sam Juan - [;ants lÿa.rhara. Califlÿ)rrli:J. Grafton - Roanoke Rapids, North California Okayama - San Jose, California Villaviciosa- Forest ][eii[hts, Maryland Inverell - Tulare, California Osaka - San Francisco, California REPUIÿLIC OF CIIINA (%] Katoomba - Flagstaff, Arizona Otsu - Lansing, Michigan Kempsey - Easton, Maryland Sakai City - Berkeley, California Kaohsilmg, Taiwan - I Ionolulu, I lawai i Manly - Selma, California Sappers - Portland, Oregon TaiehunK, Taiwan - New Haven. Connÿ,cticuh Mildura - Uplÿnd, California Sasebo - Albuquerque, New Mexico Taipei, Taiwan - Iloust, on. Texa:; Orange - Orange, California Sendai - Riverside, California THÿIÿD (1) Sydney - San Francisco, California Shakotan - Seaside, Oregon Tamworth - De Kalb, lllinois Shigaraki - Sturgis, Michigan Bangkok - Washington, DC Wagga Wagga - Leavenworth, Kansas Shimada - Richmond, California Wauchope - Canisteo, New York Shimizu - Stockton, California VIETNAM (I) Young - Golden, Colorado Shimoda - Newport, Rhode Island Shizuoka - Omaha, Nebraska Binh lIung - Newburyport, Massachusetts Btmm (1) Tachikawa - San Bernardino, California TaiJima - Terre Haute, Indiana LATIN AMERICA Moulmein - Fresno, California Takahagi - Brewster, Washington Takamatsu - St. Petersburg, Florida JAPAN (sg) Takayama - Denver, Colorado ARGENTINA (6) Tarkio - Morioka - St. Louis, Missouri Akashi - Vallcj o, Calf fornia Tateyama - Bellingham, Washington Bahia Blanca - Jacksonville, Florida Arida- Delano, California Toba - Santa Barbara, California Cordoba - Tsmpa, Florida Asahigawa - Bloomington, lllinois Tokorozawa - Decatur, Illinois General Roca- Chu]a Vista, CalJ flornia Ashiya - Montebello, California Tokyo - New York City, New York Rio Cuarto - Abilene, Texas Chichibu - Antioch, California Tokushima - Saginaw, Michigan Can Clemcnÿ del Tiiyu - San Clemente, Chitose - Anchorage, Alaska Tondabayashi - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Calf £orni a Fujisawa- Miami Beach, Florida Toyonaka - San Mates, California Santa Fe - ,Zanta Fe Springs, Calf rorni a Fujiyoshida - Colorado Springs, Colorado Toyota - Detroit, Michigan Fukuoka- Oakland, California Tsuchiymna - Traverse, Michigan BRAZIL (13) Gotemba - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Tsuroka - New Brunswick, New Jersey Aguas de Lindoia- Paso Robles. Calil'orni:z llatano - Pasadena, Texas Wakayama - l{akersfield, California Barbaeena - Burlington, Iowa Iiigashiosaka - Glendale, California Yao - Bellevue, Washington Belo ][orizonte - Austin, Texas Hikone - Ann Arbor, Michigan Yokkaichi - Long Beach, California Coaraci - Great lÿend, Kansas fling - Redlands, California Yokohama - San Diego, Calf fornia Curitiba - Wichita, Ks.nsas Iiiroshima- Ifonolulu, Hawaii Yokomÿa - Corpus Christi, Texas Goiania - Orlando, Florida ichikawa- Gardens, California Zentsuji - E] Dorado, Arkansas Itapetinga - Cerritos, Califlornia ikawa-Cho - Sumner, Washington Jequie -Takoma l'ark, Maryland imazu - Gross Pointe Farms, Michigan KOREA (9) Jandiai - l{enton ][arbor, MichiFim Ise - Niagara Falls, New York " - Trenton, New Jersey Itayanaÿ.i - Yakima, Washington Chinju - Eugene, Oregon Reeife - Gloucester, Mas.qachus(ÿtl,:ÿ lwakuni - Everett, Washington Chon-Ju - Spartÿiburg, South Carolina RibeJrao Preto - San Leandro, Cali flornia Kaizuka- Culver City, California Chlm-Chon - Jefferson City, Missouri Salvador - Los Angeles, California Kanazawa - Buff'ale, New York Chungju - Buena Park, California San Jose dos Campos - l[anford, California Kurashiki - Kansas City, Missouri Gangnemng - Waterloo, Iowa Kashiwa - Torrance, California I nchon - lÿurbank, Calf fornia BRITIEll HONDURAS (3) Kasuga-Cho - Auburn, Washington ]'usan - Los Angeles, California Kiabara-Cho - Kent, Wastlington []uwon - Compton, California Belize - Ann Arbor, Michigan Kita-Kyushu - Tacoma, Washington Wonju - Roanoke, Virginia " - Lansing, Michigan Kobe - Seattle, Wasÿlington Corozal - Vassar, Mÿchigan Kochi - Fresno, California LAOS (1) Orange Walk - Sault Ste. Marie, Michisan Ko['u- Des Moines, ]own - Lodi, California Vientiane - l,]igin, Illinois CUILZ (]0) Komaki - Wyandotte, Michigÿl Kuji - Franklin, Indiana mÿw ZEALAND (4) Antofagasta - Corvallis, Oregon Kure - lÿremcÿ'rton, Washington Chillan - S1mnyvale, Cali rorni:L Kurdishi - Wcnatchee, Washington Auckland - Los Angeles, California Concepcion - West ]lartfÿrd, Connecticut Kyoto - lÿoston, Massachusetts l)unedin - l'ortsmouth, Virginia I,a Serena - Millbrae, CaliflornJa Matsumoto - [;a]t Lake City, Ut, ah Rotorua - Klamath Falls. Ores.on Pucon - Lake Oswego, Orc/ÿon Miki - Visalia, Califlornia Waimate - Mi]ton-Freewater, Oregon Santiago - Minneapolis, M[nnesoi;a, Mishima - l'asadcna, California OK] NAWA (3) Talcs- Newington, Connecticut Valparaiso - Long Beach, Ca]i rornia Mombct',:u - Newÿ,ort, Oregon Nags - Milwaukie, Oregon Morioka - Tarkio, Missouri Nÿa llonolulu, Hawaii Valdivia - Mount ]'leas:mr, Mi chiif, an Nachikatsuura - Monterey Park, Call rornia Tobaru - Lynbrook, New York Vina de]. Mar - Sausalito, Ca]iflorni:ÿ Nagano - Clearwater, Florida Nagasaki - St. Paml, Minnesota I'II[LIPI'[NES (l]] COLOMIÿI A (15) Nagoya- Los Angeles, California Iÿ,al{ÿ,q.n - MAenmh. T1 1 {nn{ s N[igata - Galw::;ton, Texas Cavlte City - [',an Diego, California Armenia- Columbia, Min:;ouri Nikko - l'alm :]prin!y.;, C:tligornia Cebu - Salinas, California Barranquilla - Modcsto, Califorrli:i Nishfnomiya - Spokane, Washington lloilo - Stockton, California " - Tampa, F]orida Nishiwaki - Rc.nton, W:ÿshington Laoag City - Honolulu, llawaii l{ogol.a - Miami, Florÿ da COLOMBIA (CONT'D) MEXICO (CONT'D) MEXICO (CONT'D)
Bucaramanga - Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chihuahua - Albuquerque, New Mexico Torreon - Fresno, California Call - Canton, Ohio Ciudad Juarez - E1 Paso, Texas Tuscueca - Essexville, Michigan Cartagena - Coral Gables, Florida Ciudad Obergon - Santa Paula, Caliÿ Uruapan - Culver City, California Honda - Fort Pierce, Florida Colima - San Fernando, California Vera Cruz - Corpus Christi, Texas Medellin - Fort Lauderdale, Florida Cosala - Los Banos, California Zacatecas - Azusa, California Monteria - Kissimmee, Florida Cuautla - Riverside, California Zamora - E1 Monte, California Neiva - Leesburg, Florida Cuernavaca - Burlingame, California Zapopan - Rosemead, California Popayan - Tallahassee, Florida Culliacan - Manhattan Beach, California Santa Marta - Coco Beach, Florida Dolores Hidalgo - Lexington, Massachusetts Tulua - Chillicothe, Ohio Durango - Roseburg, Oregon NICARAGUA (4) Tunja - Dover, Delaware " - Glendale, California Villavicencio - Grinnel, Iowa E1 Fuerte - Visalia, California Esteli - La Habra, California Ensenada - Redondo Beach, California Leon - West Miami, Florida COSTA RICA (3) Gomez Palacio - South E1 Monte, Managua - Hialeah, Florida California Somoto - Gonzales, California Cartago - Selma, Alabama Guadalajara - Downey, California Heredia - Marietta, Georgia " - Phoenix, Arizona PARAGUAY ll) San Jose - San Jose, California Guanajuato - Claremont, California " - Aÿhland, Oregon Asuncion - York, Pennsylvania DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (2) Guaymas - E1 Segundo, California Guerrero - Montebello, California PERU (7) Mocca - Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania Hermosillo - Norwalk, California Santo Domingo - Sarasota, Florida Hidalgo del Parral - Haÿhorne, Arequipa - Charlotte, North Carolina California " - Vancouver, Washington ECUADOR (6) Iguala - Montebello, California Callao - Sioux City, Iowa Irapuato - Chula Vista, California Chimbote - Pensacola, Florida Ambato - Winchester, Virginia Jalapa - Covina, California Cuzco - Santa Barbara, California Guaranda - Johnson City, Tennessee Lagos de Mereno - Brea, California Lima - Cleveland, Ohio Latacunga - Baker, Oregon La Paz - Redondo Beach, California Miraflores - Pensacola, Florida Loja - Ames, Iowa Leon - Sen Diego, California Trujillo - Flint, Michigan Quito - Louisville, Kentucky Loreto - Hermosa Beach, California Riobamba - Midland, Michigan Los Mochis - Bellflower, California URUGUAY (2) Magdalena - Temple City, California EL SALVADOR (3) Manzanillo - San Pahlo, California Mercedes - Merced, California Mazatlan - Santa Monica, California Montevideo - Montevideo, Minnesota San Miguel - New Milford, Connecticut Merida - Glendora, California Sen Salvador - Hollywood, Florida Merida-Yucaton - Denver, Colorado VENEZUELA (2) Santa Ana - Santa Ana, California Mexico City - Los Angeles, California " - Miramar, Florida Monterrey - Sen Antonio, Texas Puerta La Cruz - Santa Cruz, California " - Pomona, California Puerto Cabello - Springfield, Oregon GUATEMALA (9) Morelia - Fullerton, California Mulege - Woodland Hills, California NEAR EAST AND SOUTH ASIA Antigua - Montelair, California Naucolpan - Des Moines, lowa Cuilapa - Huntsville, Alabama Navojoa - Santa Fe Springs, California Escuintla - Montgomery, Alabama 0axaca - Palo Alto, California GREECE (5) Guatemala City - Torrance, California Ocotlan - Oxnard, California Jalpa - Demopolis, Alabama Orizaba - Portsmouth, Ohio Lamia - Dover, Delaware Jutiapa - Jasper, Alabama Patzcuaro - Rocky River, Ohio Myteline - Eau Claire, Wisconsin Quezaltenango - Livermore, California Puebla - Van Nuys, California Thessaloniki - Hartford, Connecticut Santo Tomas - Mobile, Alabama " - Pueblo, Colorado Trikkala. - Tucson, Arizona Zacapa - Selma, Alabama Puerto Penasco, Sonora - Fremont, Tripolis - Arcadia, California California HONDURAS (3) Puerto Vallarta - Encino, California INDIA (5) " - Palm Springs, Juticalpa - Postville, Iowa California Ahmedabad - Warren, Michigan San Pedro Sula - North Miami Beach, Rosarito - Escondido, California Bombay - Los Angeles, California Florida " - Gardena, California Mercara - Darien, Connecticut Teguciagalpa - Gainesville, Florida Salvatierra - Irwindale, California Salem - Salem, Oregon San Blas- Paramount, California Simla - Carbondale, lllinois JAMAICA (WEST INDIES) (1) San Felipe - Hayward, California San Juan del Rio - Chino, California IRAN (i) Kingston - Kalamazoo, Michigan San Luis - Yuma, Arizona San Luis Potosi - Pico Rivera, Tehran - Los Angeles, California MEXICO (74) California Sen Miguel de Allenda - Redlands, Calif. Acapulco - Beverly Hills, California - St. Augustine, ISRAEL (4) Aguascalientes - Commerce, California Florida Ajijic - Studio City, California Tampico - Corpus Christi, Texas Elath - Los Angeles, California Alamos - Scottsdale, Arizona Taxco - Canoga Park, California MeAn/ - Miami, Florida Caborca - Upland, California Tecate - National City, California Re/nat Gan - Miami Beach, Florida Cananea - Colton, California Tepic - Paramount, California Tel Aviv - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Celaya - San Gabriel, California Tlaquepaque - Placentia, California Chapala - Lake Arrowhead, California Toluca - West Covina, California -6- PÿISTAN (2)
Lahore - Fresno, California Peshawar - Cortland, New York NUMBER OF COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
ToÿY (2) Europe I Far Eÿt I I Konya - Torrance, California Latin America 18 Mersin - Santa Fe Springs, California Mear Eÿt ÿ South Asia 6 Africa 6 AFRICA Canada I
TOTAL 60 OmÿA (1)
Kumasi - Claremont, California NUMBER OF AFFILIATIONS
MALAWI (i) Europe 16 I Far Eÿt I43 Blantyre - Limbe - Independence, Missouri Latin America 164 Near Eÿt ÿ South Asia 19 SENEGAL (i) Africa 6 Canada I Linguere - Woodbridge, Connecticut TOTAL 494 TANZANIA (i) NUMBER OF U.S. STATES Dar-es-Salaam - Mansfield, Ohio REPRESENTED
TOG__iO (i) States (Not inÿuding the 40 Diÿtÿct of Columbia) Lome - Bay City, Michigan TOTAL 40 ZAMBIA (ÿ) NUMBER OF U.S. CITIES Lusaka - Los Angeles, California REPRESENTED CANADA (i) TOTAL 40I
Victoria - Palm Springs, California
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Internat;ona/ cooperabon through commumty parhcÿpatÿon town affiliation association .... ., '
FACT SHEET
The Town Affiliation Association (TAA) is the private, non-profit national organization responsible for the promotion and coordination of the Sister City program in the United States. A national volunteer Board of Directors of 21 governs the activities of the Association.
The objective of the Sister Citÿ program is to further international understand- ing at all levels of the community on a continuing long-term basis through affiliations between cities in the United States and cities in other countries. Within this program, cities and their citizens exchange things, ideas, and people in a ÿide variety of cultural, youth, educational, municipal, professional, and technical projects. The Sister City program gives focus to community interests, as evidenced by the citizens and their institutions, toward building a better climate for world understanding.
There are now over 400 cities in the United States that have established affil- iations with more than 480 cities in 60 nations throughout the world.
The Town Affiliation Association is the membership organization for U.S. Sister Cities. TAA serves as a center for research, information, Embassy and govern- ment liaison, and program assistance. TAA provides member cities with a wide range of publications including: The TAA News, The Washington Report, Annual TAA Directory, Case Study Digests, Youth and Education Program Kit, and various organizational materials. TAA also provides liaison with national organizations who are desirous of expanding their international activities in cooperation with the Sister City program. TAA works closely with the International Municipal Cooperation Committee of the National League of Cities, the International Union of Local Authorities, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. TAA is actively involved in the development of pilot programs in international exchange that can benefit and be implemented by local communities°
The membership dues in TAA are structured accordin9 to population of the U.S. Cities.
Over 500,000 - $500 50,001 - I00,000 - $200 I0,001 - 25,000 - $I00 I00,000 - 500,000 - $300 25,001 - 50,000 - $150 Under I0,000 - $ 50
Further information about the Sister City program is available from the Town Affiliation Association, 1612 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006.
c/o National League of Cities 1612 K Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20006 U.S.A. 202 . 293-7300