Sister Cities
Since April 1971, the City of Winnipeg has permitted the Mayor to enter into "sister city" agreements with mayors in other countries. These sister cities (11 total since 1971) are located in North America, Europe and Asia.
- 1970: Setagaya, Japan
- 1971: Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1973: Lviv, Ukraine
- 1979: Manila, Philippines
- 1982: Taichung, Taiwan
- 1982: Kuopio, Finland
- 1984: Beersheba, Israel
- 1988: Chengdu, China
- 1992: Jinju, South Korea
- 1999: San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
Winnipeg and Minneapolis (USA) were formerly sister cities.
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