List of sister cities in North Carolina facts for kids

This is a list of sister states, regions and cities in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Sister cities, known in Europe as twin towns, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.

Many jurisdictions partner with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation". Sister cities interact with each other across a broad range of activities, from health care and education to business and the arts.

Sister cities of North Carolina cities and counties

North Carolina Jurisdiction	Sister State, Region, or City	Country	Since
Asheville	Karpenisi, Evrytania	Greece	2004
	Osogbo, Osun State	Nigeria	2008
	San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas	Mexico	1994
	Saumur, Maine-et-Loire	France	1996
	Valladolid, Yucatán	Mexico	2006
	Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alana	Russia	1990
Boone	Collingwood, Ontario	Canada	1995
Brevard	Pietroasa, Bihor	Romania
Burlington	Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do	South Korea	2011
	Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí	Mexico
Carrboro	Celaya, Guanajuato	Mexico
	Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato	Mexico	2002
	San Jorge, Rivas	Nicaragua
Carrboro and Chapel Hill	Saratov, Saratov Oblast	Russia	1992
Chapel Hill	Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal (Galápagos)	Ecuador	2011
Cary	County Meath	Ireland	2001
	Hsinchu City	Taiwan	1993
	Markham, Ontario	Canada	2002
	Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Pas-de-Calais	France	1992
Charlotte	Arequipa, Arequipa Province	Peru	1962
	Baoding, Hebei Province	China	1987
	Hadera, Haifa District	Israel	2008
	Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia	Germany	1985 or 1986
	Kumasi, Ashanti Region	Ghana	1995
	Limoges, Haute-Vienne	France	1992
	Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast	Russia	1991
	Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship	Poland	1962
Concord	Killarney, County Kerry	Ireland	1993
Durham	Arusha, Arusha Region	Tanzania	1989
	Durham, County Durham	England, UK	1986
	Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast	Russia	1989
	Toyama, Toyama Prefecture	Japan	1991
Fayetteville	Saint-Avold, Moselle	France	1994
Gastonia	Gotha, Thuringia	Germany	1993
	Santiago de Surco, Lima	Peru	2004
Greensboro	Sectorul Buiucani, Chişinău	Moldova
	Montbéliard, France-Comté	France	1964
	Yingkou, Liaoning	China	2009
Hendersonville	Almuñécar	Spain	2010
Hickory	Altenburg, Thuringia	Germany
Laurinburg	San Juan de Oriente, Masaya	Nicaragua
Mooresville	Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg	Germany	2002
Raleigh	Compiègne, Oise	France	1989
	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire	England, UK	1986
	Nairobi, Nairobi	Kenya	2012
	Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany	2001
	Xiangyang, Hubei	China	2009
Salisbury	Salisbury, Wiltshire	England, UK	1981
Sanford	Yixing, China	China	2015
Southern Pines	Newry, County Down	, Northern Ireland, UK	2009
Valdese	Torre Pellice, Piedmont	Italy
Wilmington	Bridgetown	Barbados	2004
	Dandong, Liaoning	China	1986
	Doncaster, South Yorkshire	England, UK	1989
	San Pedro, Belize District	Belize	2007
Winston-Salem	Buchanan, Grand Bassa County	Liberia
	Kumasi, Ashanti Region	Ghana	2001
	Nassau, New Providence	Bahamas	2006
	Ungheni, Ungheni District	Moldova	2000
	Yangpu District, Shanghai	China	2006

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  Durham's sister cities sign in 2011