List of sister cities in North Carolina

This is a list of sister states, regions and cities in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Sister cities, known in Europe as twin towns, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.

Many jurisdictions partner with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation".[1] Sister cities interact with each other across a broad range of activities, from health care and education to business and the arts.[2]

Sister cities of North Carolina cities and counties

North Carolina Jurisdiction Sister State, Region, or City Country Since
Asheville Karpenisi, Evrytania Greece 2004[3]
Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria 2008[4]
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas Mexico 1994[5]
Saumur, Maine-et-Loire France 1996[6][7]
Valladolid, Yucatán Mexico 2006[8]
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alana Russia 1990[9]
Boone Collingwood, Ontario Canada 1995[10]
Brevard Pietroasa, Bihor Romania
Burlington Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do South Korea 2011[11]
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí Mexico
Carrboro Celaya, Guanajuato Mexico
Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato Mexico 2002[12]
San Jorge, Rivas Nicaragua
Carrboro and Chapel Hill Saratov, Saratov Oblast Russia 1992[13]
Chapel Hill Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal (Galápagos) Ecuador 2011[14]
Cary County Meath Ireland 2001[15]
Hsinchu City Taiwan 1993[16]
Markham, Ontario Canada 2002[17]
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Pas-de-Calais France 1992[6]
Charlotte Arequipa, Arequipa Province Peru 1962[18]
Baoding, Hebei Province China 1987[19]
Hadera, Haifa District Israel 2008[20]
Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany 1985[21] or 1986[22]
Kumasi, Ashanti Region Ghana 1995[23]
Limoges, Haute-Vienne France 1992[6][24]
Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast Russia 1991[25]
Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Poland 1962[26]
Concord Killarney, County Kerry Ireland 1993[27]
Durham Arusha, Arusha Region Tanzania 1989[28]
Durham, County Durham United Kingdom 1986[28]
Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast Russia 1989[28]
Toyama, Toyama Prefecture Japan 1991[28]
Fayetteville Saint-Avold, Moselle France 1994[6][29]
Gastonia Gotha, Thuringia Germany 1993[30]
Santiago de Surco, Lima Peru 2004
Greensboro Sectorul Buiucani, Chişinău Moldova
Montbéliard, France-Comté France 1964[6]
Yingkou, Liaoning China 2009[31]
Hendersonville Almuñécar Spain 2010
Hickory Altenburg, Thuringia Germany
Laurinburg San Juan de Oriente, Masaya Nicaragua
Mooresville Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg Germany 2002[22]
Raleigh Compiègne, Oise France 1989[6][32]
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire United Kingdom 1986[33]
Nairobi, Nairobi Kenya 2012[34]
Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany 2001[22][35]
Xiangyang, Hubei China 2009[36]
Salisbury Salisbury, Wiltshire United Kingdom 1981[37]
Southern Pines Newry, County Down United Kingdom 2009
Valdese Torre Pellice, Piedmont Italy
Wilmington Bridgetown Barbados 2004[38]
Dandong, Liaoning China 1986[38]
Doncaster, South Yorkshire United Kingdom 1989[38]
San Pedro, Belize District Belize 2007[38]
Winston-Salem Buchanan, Grand Bassa County Liberia
Kumasi, Ashanti Region Ghana 2001[39]
Nassau, New Providence Bahamas 2006[39]
Ungheni, Ungheni District Moldova 2000[39]
Yangpu District, Shanghai China 2006[39]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mission and Goals". Sister Cities International. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". Sister Cities International. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Karpenisi, Greece". Asheville Sister Cities. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Osogbo, Nigeria". Asheville Sister Cities. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  5. ↑ "San Cristobal, Mexico". Asheville Sister Cities. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 fr:Liste des jumelages franco-américains
  7. ↑ "Saumur, France". Asheville Sister Cities. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  8. ↑ "Valladolid, Mexico". Asheville Sister Cities. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  9. ↑ "Vladikavkaz, Russia". Asheville Sister Cities. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  10. ↑ "About Sister Cities". Town of Collingwood. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Burlington's Sister City, Gwacheon, South Korea". Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Carrboro Board of Aldermen Minutes (April 16, 2002)" (PDF). Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  13. ↑ "Saratov: Sister City". The Chapel Hill Museum. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  14. ↑ "Sister Cities: Chapel Hill & San Cristobal". Center for Galapagos Studies Development. 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Resolution Formalizing A Sister Cities Relationship Between Cary, North Carolina and County Meath, Ireland" (PDF). Cary Town Council. 2001-07-12. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  16. ↑ "About Sister Cities". Sister Cities of Cary, North Carolina, USA. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  17. ↑ "Markham, Ontario". Sister Cities of Cary, North Carolina, USA. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  18. ↑ "Arequipa, Perú". Charlotte International Cabinet. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  19. ↑ "Baoding, PRChina". Charlotte International Cabinet. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  20. ↑ he:ערים תאומות#חדרה
  21. ↑ "Krefeld, Germany". Charlotte International Cabinet. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  22. 1 2 3 Liste deutsch-amerikaner Städtpartnerschaften
  23. ↑ "Kumasi, Ghana". Charlotte International Cabinet. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  24. ↑ "Limoges, France". Charlotte International Cabinet. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  25. ↑ "Voronezh, Russia". Charlotte International Cabinet. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  26. ↑ "Wrocław, Poland". Charlotte International Cabinet. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  27. ↑ "Sister Cities". Concord Sister Cities. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "About Us". Sister Cities of Durham, Inc. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  29. ↑ "France-Diplomatie – Atlas français de la coopération décentralisée et des autres actions extérieures" (in French). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  30. ↑ "Partnerschaften" (in German). Stadt Gotha. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  31. ↑ "City Council of Greensboro, NC Approves Sister City Ties With Yingkou City, China" (Press release). PRLog. 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  32. ↑ "Compeigne France". Sister Cities Association of Raleigh. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  33. ↑ "Kingston Upon Hull England". Sister Cities Association of Raleigh. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  34. ↑ "Xianfang". Sister Cities Association of Raleigh. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  35. ↑ "Rostock Germany". Sister Cities Association of Raleigh. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  36. ↑ "Xianfang". Sister Cities Association of Raleigh. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  37. ↑ "Twinning and Sister Cities". Salisbury City Council. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  38. 1 2 3 4 "Sister Cities". Sister Cities Association of Wilmington. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  39. 1 2 3 4 "Sister Cities". City of Winston-Salem, NC. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
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