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SISTER RELATIONSHIPS
Sister Cities,
Counties, States and Ports for More Information:
Washington State’s cities, ports, chambers of commerce, schools and
other organizations have developed sister relationships with their
counterparts in other countries. There are more than 60 sister city
relationships in virtually every country in the world. More
information on these relationships is available from the relevant
mayor’s or city council office. The State has a sister state
relationship with Hyogo Prefecture in Japan, Sichuan Province in China
and Jalisco, Mexico. There are also
friendship agreements with Chollabuk-do,
Korea and Pangasinan, Philippines.
These sister
relationships can provide a valuable starting point for companies
seeking to develop trade and business contacts. Many of the sister
relationships also encourage closer ties through cultural, educational
and other programs.
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Aberdeen |
Hakui,
Japan
Kanazawa, Japan |
Lynden |
Langley, B.C., Canada |
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Anacortes |
Lomonosov,
Russia
Kisakata, Japan |
Lynnwood |
Choluteca,
Honduras |
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Auburn |
Kasuga,
Japan * |
Moses Lake |
Yonezawa,
Japan |
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Bellevue |
Hualien,
Taiwan
Yao, Japan
Kladno, Czech Republic
Liepaja, Latvia |
Mount Vernon |
Chilliwack,
B.C., Canada
Kure, Japan |
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Bellingham |
Nakhodka,
Russia
Port Stevens, Australia
Tateyama, Japan
Punta Arenas, Chile
Bingen, Germany |
Okanogan |
Keremeos,
B.C., Canada |
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Bremerton |
Kure,
Japan
Olongapo, Philippines
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Olympia |
Olympia, Greece
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Yashiro, Japan * |
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Brewster |
Takahagi,
Japan |
Omak |
Summerland, B.C., Canada |
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Camas |
Hosoe,
Japan
Taki, Japan |
Port Townsend |
Jalapa,
Nicaragua
Ichikawa, Japan *(pending) |
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Chehalis |
Inasa,
Japan |
Pullman |
Kasai City, Japan * |
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Chelan |
Tojo,
Japan * |
Puyallup |
Kuima,
Japan |
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Edmonds |
Hekinan,
Japan |
Renton |
Nishiwaki,
Japan * |
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Everett |
Iwakuni,
Japan
Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia
Kligo, Ireland |
Richland |
Hsinchu,
Taiwan |
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Federal Way |
Hachinohe,
Japan |
Sequim |
Yamasaki, Japan * |
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Ferndale |
Miyoshi, Japan |
Seattle |
Beersheba, Israel
Bergen, Norway
Cebu, Philippines
Chongqing, China**
Christchurch, New Zealand
Galway, Ireland
Gdynia, Poland
Haiphong, Vietnam
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Kobe, Japan *
Limbe, Cameroon
Managua, Nicaragua
Mazatlan, Mexico
Mombasa, Kenya
Nantes, France
Pecs, Hungary
Perugia, Italy
Reykjavik, Iceland
Surabaya, Indonesia
Taejon, Korea
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
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Friday Harbor |
Terschelling,
Netherlands |
Shelton |
Sanyi,
Taiwan
Talsi, Latvia |
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Gig Harbor |
Sakhalin Island, Russia |
Spokane |
Jilin
City, China
Limerick, Ireland
Lubeck, Germany
Makhachkala,Georgia
Nishinomiya, Japan * |
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Issaquah |
Sunndal,
Norway |
Tacoma |
Aalesund,
Norway
Davao, Philippines
Fuzhou, China
George, South Africa
Kiryat Motzkin,
Israel
Kitakyushu, Japan
Kunsan, Korea
Vladivostok, Russia
Taichung Taiwan |
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Kelso |
Kelso, Scotland
Sagara, Japan |
Tukwila |
Ikawa,
Japan
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Kennewick |
Ying Ko City, Taiwan
Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
Vancouver |
Arequipa,
Peru
Joyo, Japan |
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Kent |
Castlereagh,
Northern Ireland
Kaibara, Japan *
Kherson, Ukraine
Yangzhou, China |
Walla Walla
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Sasayama,
Japan * |
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Kirkland |
Emmerich,
Germany |
Wenatchee |
Kuroishi,
Japan
Misawa, Japan
Tynda, Russia |
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Kittitas Co. |
Sanda
City, Japan * (county-city) |
Yakima |
Itayanagi,
Japan
Derbent, Russia
Keelung, Taiwan |
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LaConner
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Olga, Russia
San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua |
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- in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan (sister state-1963)
** - in Sichuan Province, China (sister
state-1982) |
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Longview |
Mandane
City, Philippines |
For More
Information:
Patricia
Hale
Sister City International
(425) 747-7929
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