Los Angeles - Sister Cities

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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