City of Melbourne - Sister Cities

Sister Cities

Melbourne Boston Milan Saint Petersburg Thessaloniki Tianjin Osaka

The City of Melbourne has six sister cities. They are:

  • Osaka, Japan (1978)
  • Tianjin, China (1980)
  • Thessaloniki, Greece (1984)
  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States (1985)
  • Saint Petersburg, Russia (1989)
  • Milan, Italy (2004)

Some other local councils in the Melbourne metropolitan area have sister city relationships; see Local Government Areas of Victoria.

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