Sister Cities
Los Angeles has 25 sister cities, listed chronologically by year joined:
- Eilat, Israel (1959)
- Nagoya, Japan (1959)
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (1962)
- Bordeaux, France (1964)
- Berlin, Germany (1967)
- Lusaka, Zambia (1968)
- Mexico City, Mexico (1969)
- Auckland, New Zealand (1971)
- Busan, South Korea (1971)
- Mumbai, India (1972)
- Tehran, Iran (1972)
- Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (1979)
- Guangzhou, People's Republic of China (1981)
- Athens, Greece (1984)
- Saint Petersburg, Russia (1984)
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1986)
- Giza, Egypt (1989)
- Jakarta, Indonesia (1990)
- Kaunas, Lithuania (1991)
- Makati, Philippines (1992)
- Split, Croatia (1993)
- San Salvador, El Salvador (2005)
- Beirut, Lebanon (2006)
- Ischia, Campania, Italy (2006)
- Yerevan, Armenia (2007)
In addition, Los Angeles has the following "friendship cities":
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Łódź, Poland
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Los Angeles also has an exchange partnership with Tel Aviv, Israel.
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