List of sister cities in Florida facts for kids

Have you ever heard of a sister city? It's like a special friendship between cities, regions, or even whole states in different parts of the world! These partnerships, sometimes called twin towns in Europe, help people from different places connect, learn about each other's cultures, and work together.

In Florida, many cities and counties team up with places around the globe through an organization called Sister Cities International. Their main goal is to build peace by helping people understand and respect each other. Sister cities work together on all sorts of things, from health and education to business and art!

Florida's Sister Partnerships

The lists below show the sister partnerships for Florida and its cities and counties. These partnerships are recorded by Sister Cities International. Sometimes, a partnership might be active (meaning they are still working together), inactive (meaning they haven't done much recently), or canceled (meaning the partnership has officially ended).

For example, some partnerships were canceled because of political differences. This happened with Hialeah and Managua, and West Miami and León, Nicaragua. The partnership between Hollywood and San Salvador was also canceled as a protest. The year listed is usually when the partnership was first mentioned.

Florida State Partnerships

The entire state of Florida has special sister relationships with other regions around the world.

Florida Area	Sister Area	Country	Year
State of Florida	Gyeonggi-do	South Korea	2000
	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	1989
	Nueva Esparta	Venezuela	1999
	Taiwan Province	Taiwan	1992
	Wakayama Prefecture	Japan	1995
	Western Cape	South Africa	1995

Florida City and County Partnerships

Many cities and counties across Florida also have sister city relationships.

Florida Area	Sister Area	Country	Year
Apalachicola	Columbus, Georgia	USA	1800
Bay County	Mérida, Yucatán	Mexico	2003
Bay Harbor Islands	Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas	Brazil	2003
Bonita Springs	Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate	Germany	1991
Boynton Beach	Qufu, Shandong	China	2001
	Les Cayes, Sud	Haiti	2001
Bradenton	Barcarrota, Extremadura	Spain	1962
Cape Canaveral	Guidonia Montecelio, Lazio	Italy	1988
	Ithaca, Kefallinia	Greece	2005~
	Kloten, Zurich	Switzerland	2000~
	Sagres, Algarve	Portugal	2004
Cape Coral	Nyeri, Nyeri	Kenya	2014
Clearwater	Kalamaria, Thessaloniki	Greece	2001
	Nagano, Nagano	Japan	1959
	Wyong, New South Wales	Australia	2001~
Cocoa	Beit Shemesh, Jerusalen District	Israel	2004
Cocoa Beach	Kyustendil, Kyustendil	Bulgaria	2004
	Santa Marta, Magdalena	Colombia	1965
Cooper City	Killarney, County Kerry	Ireland	2003
Coral Gables	Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	France	1997
	Antigua Guatemala, Antigua	Guatemala	1993
	Quito, Pichincha	Ecuador	1983~
Coral Springs	Paraíso, Cartago	Costa Rica	2002
Crestview	Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, Pays de la Loire	France	2001~
Daytona Beach	Bayonne, Aquitaine	France	1998
	Campeche, Campeche	Mexico	1996~
Deerfield Beach	Acre, North	Israel	1994
DeLand	Belén, Guanacaste	Costa Rica	1996
Delray Beach	Miyazu, Kyoto	Japan	1977
	Moshi, Arusha	Tanzania	2001
	Aquin, Sud	Haiti	2014
	Pesaro, Marche	Italy	2015
Deltona	Sanford, Florida	USA	2013
Destin	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Pays de la Loire	France	1994
Doral	Xizhi District	Taiwan	1964
Dunedin	Stirling	Scotland, UK	1964
	Summerside, Prince Edward Island	Canada	2000
Eatonville	Bamenda, Northwest Province	Cameroon	1976~
Fort Myers	Gomel, Gomel Oblast	Belarus	2016
Fort Lauderdale	Agogo, Asante Akim North	Ghana	2001~
	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais	Brazil	2003
	Cap-Haïtien, Nord	Haiti	2003
	Duisburg	Germany	2003
	Mataró	Spain	2003
	Panama City	Panama	2001~
	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia	1980
	Haifa, Haifa	Israel	2002
	Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta	Venezuela	1997
	La Romana, La Romana	Dominican Republic	1995
	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires	Argentina	2000
	Medellín, Antioquia	Colombia	1967
	Muğla, Muğla	Turkey	1995~
	Quepos, Puntarenas	Costa Rica	2003
	Rimini, Emilia-Romagna	Italy	1985
	São Sebastião, São Paulo	Brazil	2001~
Fort Walton Beach	Quezon City, Metro Manila	Philippines	2007
Gainesville	Duhok, Duhok	Iraq	2006
	Jacmel, Sud-Est	Haiti	1998
	Kfar Saba, Center	Israel	1998
	Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai	Russia	1982
	Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship	Poland	2001~
Hialeah	Bucaramanga, Región Andina	Colombia	2001~
	Cartago, Cartago	Costa Rica	1984
	Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza	Argentina	1986
	Managua, Managua	Nicaragua	1966
Hollywood	Baia Mare, Maramureş	Romania	2003
	Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones	Uruguay	1996~
	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Guatemala	1988
	Herzliya, Tel Aviv	Israel	1988
	Lechería, Anzoátegui	Venezuela	2003~
	Romorantin-Lanthenay, Centre	France	1989
	Salvaleón de Higüey, La Altagracia	Dominican Republic	2003
	Vlorë, Vlorë	Albania	1994
Homestead	Liberia, Guanacaste	Costa Rica	1977
	Petit Goâve, Ouest	Haiti	2007
Inverness	Inverness, Highland	Scotland, UK	2001~
Jacksonville	Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires	Argentina	1967
	Changwon, South Gyeongsang	South Korea	1983
	Murmansk, Murmansk	Russia	1975
	Nantes, Pays de la Loire	France	1984
	Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape	South Africa	2000
	San Juan	Puerto Rico	2009
	Curitiba, Paraná	Brazil	2010
	Yingkou, Liaoning	China	1990
Jensen Beach	Gregory Town, Eleuthera	The Bahamas	1989
Key West	Green Turtle Cay, Abaco		2004
Kissimmee	Hualien, Hualien County	Taiwan	1989
	Miaoli		1989
Lake Placid	Lake Placid, New York	USA	1991
Lake Worth	Lappeenranta, South Karelia	Finland	1991~
Lakeland	Bălţi, Bălţi	Moldova	1997
	Imabari, Ehime	Japan	1993
	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Canada	1990
	Jiaxing, Zheijiang	China	1993
	Fengxian, Shanghai		1993
	Chongming, Shanghai		1993
	Rîbnița, Rîbnița District	Moldova (Transnistria)	1993
	Portmore, Saint Catherine	Jamaica	1993
Lantana	Lapua, Lansi-Suomen Laani	Finland	1979
Largo	Tosayamada, Kōchi	Japan	1969
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire	England, UK	2007
	San Isidro, Lima	Peru	2004
Lauderdale Lakes	Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest	Haiti	2005
Lauderhill	Chaguanas	Trinidad and Tobago	2001
	Gemlik, Bursa	Turkey	2002
	Falmouth, Trelawny	Jamaica	2002
	Pétionville, Ouest	Haiti	2002
	Suzano, São Paulo	Brazil	2002
Madeira Beach	Machico, Ilha da Madeira	Portugal	1974
Miami	Agadir, Souss-Massa-Draâ	Morocco	1995
	Amman, Amman	Jordan	1995
	Bogotá, Distrito Capital	Colombia	1971
	Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires	Argentina	1979
	Cochabamba, Cochabamba	Bolivia	1995
	Ibiza, Balearic Islands	Spain	1986~
	Kagoshima, Kagoshima	Japan	1990
	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	1987
	Lima, Lima	Peru	1977
	Madrid, Madrid	Spain	1997~
	Managua, Managua	Nicaragua	1991
	Margherita di Savoia, Puglia	Italy	2011
	Montes de Oca, San José	Costa Rica	1986~
	Murcia, Murcia	Spain	1993
	Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	France	1986~
	Palermo, Sicilia	Italy	2001~
	Port-au-Prince, Ouest	Haiti	2001
	Qingdao, Shandong	China	2005
	Salvador, Bahia	Brazil	2006
	Santiago	Chile	1986~
	Santiago de Cali, Pacific Region	Colombia	1986~
	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional	Dominican Republic	1987~
	Varna, Varna	Bulgaria	1994~
	Yeruham, Hadarom	Israel	2007
Miami Beach	Cozumel, Quintana Roo	Mexico	1992
	Fortaleza, Ceará	Brazil	2006
	Fujisawa, Kanagawa	Japan	1959
	Ica, Ica	Peru	1996
	Pescara, Abruzzo	Italy	1997~
	Nahariya, North District	Israel	1971
	Almonte, Andalusia	Spain	1971
	Brampton, Ontario	Canada	1971
	Basel	Switzerland	1971
	Santa Marta, Magdalena	Colombia	1983~
Miami-Dade County	Asunción, Asunción	Paraguay	1994
	Cabildo de Tenerife, Tenerife	Spain	1993~
	Cape Town, Western Cape	South Africa	2007
	Kingston, Surrey	Jamaica	1987~
	Maldonado, Maldonado	Uruguay	2001~
	Mendoza, Mendoza	Argentina	2001
	Monagas	Venezuela	1996
	Pereira, Risaralda	Colombia	2002
	Petit Goâve, Ouest	Haiti	2001~
	Provincia di Asti, Piemonte	Italy	1986
	San Jose	Costa Rica	1990
	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional	Dominican Republic	1975
	São Paulo, São Paulo	Brazil	1988
	Stockholm County	Sweden	1996
	New Taipei City	Taiwan	1990
	The Bahamas	The Bahamas	1996
	Veracruz, Veracruz	Mexico	1993
Miramar	Santa Ana, Santa Ana	El Salvador	2001~
Miami Lakes	Desamparados, San José	Costa Rica	2006
Mount Dora	Forres, Moray	Scotland, UK	1990
New Port Richey	Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	France	2001~
Niceville	Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire	France	2001~
North Lauderdale	Yatağan, Muğla	Turkey	2002
North Miami	Delmas, Ouest	Haiti	2008
North Miami Beach	Migdal, North	Israel	1989
	San Pedro Sula, Cortés	Honduras	1989
	Sosúa, Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic	1989
	Gonaives, Artibonite	Haiti	1989
	La Chapelle, Artibonite		1989
	Tabarre, Ouest		1989
	Accra Metropolis District, Greater Accra	Ghana	1989
	Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City	Taiwan	1989
Ocala	Pisa, Toscana	Italy	2004
	Newbridge, County Kildare	Ireland	2008
	Sincelejo, Sucre	Colombia	1967
Opa-Locka	Isla Pucu, Cordillera	Paraguay	1996
Orlando	Curitiba, Paraná	Brazil	1996
	Guilin, Guangxi	China	1986
	Monterrey, Nuevo León	Mexico	1995
	Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France	France	1991
	Tainan	Taiwan	1982
	Urayasu, Chiba	Japan	1989
	Valladolid, Castilla y León	Spain	2006
Palatka	Palatka	Russia	1991
Palm Coast	Liberia, Guanacaste	Costa Rica	2005
Pembroke Pines	Astrakhan, Astrakhan	Russia	1996
Pensacola	Chimbote, Santa	Peru	1964
	Escazú, San José	Costa Rica	1981
	Gero, Gifu	Japan	1988
	Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast	Ukraine	1981
	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	1977
	Miraflores, Lima	Peru	1964
	Macharaviaya, Andalusia	Spain	1981
Pinecrest (Dade County)	Cognac, Charente	France	1964
Plant City	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba	Canada	2001~
Port St. Lucie	Putuo District, Zhoushan	China	2007
Royal Palm Beach	Călăraşi, Călăraşi	Romania	2005
Saint Augustine	Avilés, Asturias	Spain	1963
	Cartagena, Bolívar	Colombia	2001~
	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional	Dominican Republic	2001~
	Menorca, Baleares Islands	Spain	2001
Saint Pete Beach	Sandown, Isle of Wight	England, UK	1999
Saint Petersburg	Takamatsu, Kagawa	Japan	1960
	Saint Petersburg, Leningrad	Russia	2003
	Figueres, Catalonia	Spain	2003
Sanford	Deltona, Florida	USA	2013
Sarasota	Dunfermline, Fife	Scotland, UK	1990
	Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon	France	1994
	Tel Mond, Center	Israel	1999
	Vladimir, Vladimir	Russia	1994
	Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian	China	2008
	Mérida, Yucatán	Mexico	2010
Southwest Ranches	Clifden, Connacht	Ireland	2006
St. Cloud	Lynn Haven	USA	1995
Sunny Isles Beach	Netanya, Center	Israel	2005
	Hengchun, Pingtung County	Taiwan	2005
	Taormina, Sicily	Italy	2005
Sunrise	Yavne, Center	Israel	1985
Stuart	Hope Town, Abaco	Bahamas	2014
Sweetwater	Guitiriz, Lugo	Spain	1990
	La Paz Centro, León	Nicaragua	1996
	San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic	1983
Tallahassee	St. Maarten	Netherlands	2001~
Tamarac	Fatsa, Ordu	Turkey	2002
Tampa	Agrigento, Sicilia	Italy	1987
	Ashdod, South	Israel	2005
	Barranquilla, Atlántico	Colombia	1966
	Boca del Río, Veracruz	Mexico	2002
	İzmir, İzmir	Turkey	2001~
	Le Havre, Haute-Normandie	France	2001~
	Oviedo, Asturias	Spain	2001~
	Veracruz, Veracruz	Mexico	2002
	Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul	Brazil	2002
Tarpon Springs	Kalymnos, Dhodhekanisos	Greece	2000
	Larnaca, Larnaca District	Cyprus	2000
	Halki, Dhodhekanisos	Greece	2000
	Symi, Dhodhekanisos		2000
Tavares	Xindian District, New Taipei City	Taiwan	2000
Temple Terrace	Eastleigh, Hampshire	England, UK	1989
Titusville	Ceadîr-Lunga, Gagauzia	Moldova	2001~
	Soest, Utrecht	Netherlands	1982
	Yueyang, Hunan	China	1988
Volusia County	Bayonne, Aquitaine	France	1998
	Campeche State	Mexico	1995
West Miami	León, León	Nicaragua	1974
	Santa Cruz del Quiché, Quiché	Guatemala	1987
West Palm Beach	Tzahar Region, North	Israel	1996
Winter Haven	Sambuca di Sicilia, Sicilia	Italy	1987