Sister Cities
Oakland has nine sister cities:
| Country | City | Year of Partnership |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Fukuoka | 1962 |
| Russia | Nakhodka | 1975 |
| Ghana | Sekondi Takoradi | 1975 |
| People's Republic of China | Dalian | 1982 |
| Jamaica | Ocho Rios | 1986 |
| Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | 2000 |
| Morocco | Agadir | 2004 |
| Vietnam | Danang | 2005 |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 2006 |
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Famous quotes containing the words sister and/or cities:
“England! awake! awake! awake!
Jerusalem thy sister calls!
Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death,
And close her from thy ancient walls?”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“Like other cities created overnight in the Outlet, Woodward acquired between noon and sunset of September 16, 1893, a population of five thousand; and that night a voluntary committee on law and order sent around the warning, “if you must shoot, shoot straight up!””
—State of Oklahoma, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)