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Washington's 'Sister' Relationships
Sister Cities,
Counties, States and Ports*
Washington state’s cities, ports, chambers of commerce, schools and
other organizations have developed
sister relationships with their
counterparts in other countries. There are more than 60 sister city
relationships in virtually every country in the world. More
information on these relationships is available from the relevant
city or
county office.
The state of Washington has sister state
relationships with Hyogo Prefecture in Japan, the State of Jalisco in Mexico, and Jeollabuk-do Province in
the Republic of Korea. The
state also has friendship agreements with
the Sichuan Province in China and the
Pangasinan Province in the
Philippines.
These sister
relationships can provide a valuable starting point for companies
seeking to develop trade and business contacts. Many of the sister
relationships also encourage closer ties through cultural, educational
and other programs.
The information below is updated in association
with Sister
Cities International. Updates may be sent to Barbara
Sanchez,
state coordinator, at
snabblady@msn.com
* The list below does not currently include sister
relationships for ports, chambers of commerce or schools. For
information on these, please
contact individual ports,
school
districts or
chambers of commerce in your area of interest.
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Anacortes:
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Kisakata, Japan
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Lomonosov,
Russia
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Sidney, B.C., Canada
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Vela Luka, Croatia
(shared with
Friday
Harbor)
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Auburn:
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Tamba,
Japan (shared
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Kent) |
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Bellevue: **
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Hualien, Taiwan
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Kladno,
Czech Republic
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Liepaja,
Latvia
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Yao,
Japan
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Bellingham:**
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Cheongju,
Korea
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Nakhodka, Russia
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Port
Stephens, Australia
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Punta Arenas, Chile
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Tateyama, Japan
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Vaasa, Finland
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Bremerton:
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Kure, Japan |
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Camas:
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Hamamatsu,
Japan |
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Krapkowice,
Poland
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Morawice,
Poland
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Taki-cho,
Japan
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Zabierzow,
Poland
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Chehalis: **
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Inasa, Japan |
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Chelan:**
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Kato City, Japan |
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DuPont:
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Qionghai
City, China |
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Edmonds:
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Hekinan, Japan |
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Ephrata: |
Gunpo City, South
Korea (shared with Grant County) |
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Everett:
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Iwakuni,
Japan |
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Sligo,
Ireland |
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Sovetskaya
Gavan, Russia |
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Federal Way:
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Donghae,
Korea
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Hachinohe,
Japan |
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Ferndale:
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Minamiboso, Japan |
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Friday
Harbor:
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Tserchelling, Netherlands |
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Vela Luka, Croatia
(shared with Anacortes) |
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Grant
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Gunpo City, South
Korea (shared with Ephrata) |
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Issaquah:**
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Chefchaouen, Morocco |
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Sunndal, Norway |
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Kelso:
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Kelso,
Scotland |
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Makinohara, Japan |
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Kent:**
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El Grullo, Mexico |
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Sunnfjord, Norway |
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Tamba,
Japan
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Auburn) |
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Yangzhou, China |
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Kirkland:
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Emmerich,
Germany |
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Kittitas
County:
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Sanda,
Japan |
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Lacey:
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Minsk Mazowieki, Poland |
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LaConner:
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Olga,
Russia |
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Lakewood:**
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Bauang,
Philippines |
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Okinawa City, Japan |
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Friendship Cities:
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Danzhou,
China |
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Gimhae,
Korea |
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Longview:
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Wako City,
Japan |
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Lynden:
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Langley,
B.C., Canada |
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Mercer Island:**
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Thonon les
Bains, France |
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Moses
Lake:
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Yonezawa,
Japan |
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Mount
Vernon |
Chilliwack, B.C; Matsushige, Japan |
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Okanogan:
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Kagoshima,
Japan |
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Olympia:**
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Kato,
Japan |
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
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Omak:
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Summerland, B.C., Canada |
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Orting:
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Ikawa,
Japan |
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Othello:**
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Wulensi,
Ghana |
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Port
Angeles:**
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Mutsu Shi,
Japan |
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Port Townsend:**
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Ichikawa,
Japan |
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Prosser |
Vani Municipality, Republic of
Georgia |
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Pullman:
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Kasai,
Japan |
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Renton:**
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Cuautla,
Mexico |
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Nishiwaki, Japan |
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Richland:
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Hsinchu,
Taiwan |
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Seattle:**
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Beer
Sheva, Israel |
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Bergen,
Norway |
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Cebu, Philippines |
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Chongqing, China |
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Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Daejon,
Korea
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Galway, Ireland
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Gdynia, Poland
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Haiphong, Viet Nam
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Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Kobe,
Japan
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Limbe, Cameroon
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Mazatlan, Mexico
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Mombasa, Kenya
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Nantes, France
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Pecs,
Hungary
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Perugia, Italy
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Reykjavic, Iceland
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Sihanoukville, Cambodia
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Surabaya, Indonesia
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Sequim:
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Shiso,
Japan |
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Shelton:
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Sanya,
Taiwan |
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Talsi, Latvia |
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Shoreline:
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Boryeong,
Korea |
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Snoqualmie:**
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Ganjin,
Korea |
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Spokane:**
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Chechon,
Korea |
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Jilin, China |
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Limerick, Ireland
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Nishinomiya, Japan
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Tacoma:**
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Alesund,
Norway |
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Cienfuegos, Cuba
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Davao, Philippines
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El Jadida, Morocco
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Fuzhou, China
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George, South Africa
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Gunsan, Korea
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Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
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Kitakyushu, Japan
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Taichung,
Taiwan
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Vladivostok, Russia
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Biot, France |
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Friendship
Cities: |
Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico
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Mianyang, China |
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Tukwila:
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Miyoshi,
Japan |
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Tumwater:
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Mubende,
Uganda |
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University Place:**
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Jiangyou, China |
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Karsiyaka, Turkey |
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Vancouver:
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Joyo,
Japan |
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Walla Walla:
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Sasayama,
Japan |
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Wenatchee:**
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Misawa,
Japan |
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East
Wenatchee:
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Misawa,
Japan |
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Yakima:
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Itayanagi,
Japan |
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Morelia, Mexico |
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Member of Sister Cities International in 2010
For More
Information:
Burton E. Bard Jr.
Washington Coordinator
Sister Cities International
(206) 364-1469
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