List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea
This is a list of places in South Korea which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
A
Ansan[1]
- Anshan, China
- Kholmsk, Russia
- Las Vegas, United States
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Anseong[2]
- Brea, United States
- Heyuan, China
Anyang[3]
- Anyang, China
- Garden Grove, United States
- Hampton, United States
- Komaki, Japan
- Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico
- Sorocaba, Brazil
- Tokorozawa, Japan
- Ulan-Ude, Russia
- Weifang, China
B
Bonghwa[4]
Boryeong[5]
- Fujisawa, Japan
- Hangu (Tianjin), China
- Qingpu (Shanghai), China
- Shoreline, United States
- Takahama, Japan
Buan[6]
- Wulong (Chongqing), China
Bucheon[7]
- Bakersfield, United States
- Harbin, China
- Khabarovsk, Russia
- Valenzuela, Philippines
Busan[8]
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Barcelona, Spain
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Cebu, Philippines
- Chicago, United States
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Los Angeles, United States
- Montreal, Canada
- Mumbai, India
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Shanghai, China
- Shimonoseki, Japan
- Surabaya, Indonesia
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Tijuana, Mexico
- Valparaíso, Chile
- Victoria (state), Australia
- Vladivostok, Russia
- Western Cape, South Africa
- Yangon, Myanmar
C
Changwon[9]
- Annapolis, United States
- Da Nang, Vietnam
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Himeji, Japan
- Jacksonville, United States
- Jersey City, United States
- Kure, Japan
- Ma'anshan, China
- Mỹ Tho, Vietnam
- Nantong, China
- Shulan, China
- Ussuriysk, Russia
- Viña del Mar, Chile
- Yamaguchi, Japan
- Zapopan, Mexico
Cheonan[10]
- Beaverton, United States
- Büyükçekmece, Turkey
- Shijiazhuang, China
- Wendeng (Weihai), China
Cheongdo[11]
- Nenjiang, China
Cheongju[12]
- Bellingham, United States
- Tottori, Japan
- Wuhan, China
Cheorwon[13]
- Đồng Tháp, Vietnam
Chuncheon[14]
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Higashichikuma District, Japan
- Hōfu, Japan
- Kakamigahara, Japan
Chungju[15]
D
Daegu[16]
Daegu – Seo[17]
- Bacolod, Philippines
- Hexi (Tianjin), China
- Keqiao (Shaoxing), China
Daejeon[18]
- Bình Dương, Vietnam
- Brisbane, Australia
- Calgary, Canada
- Durban, South Africa
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Montgomery County, United States
- Nanjing, China
- Novosibirsk, Russia
- Ōda, Japan
- Sapporo, Japan
- Seattle, United States
- Shenyang, China
- Uppsala, Sweden
Daejeon – Jung[19]
Daejeon – Seo[20]
- Xigang (Dalian), China
Dangjin[22]
- Rizhao, China
- Snohomish County, United States
Donghae[23]
- Bolu, Turkey
- Federal Way, United States
- Haikou, China
- Jiamusi, China
- Nakhodka, Russia
- Saint John, Canada
- Tsuruga, Japan
- Tumen, China
G
Gangneung[24]
Gimcheon[25]
Gimhae[26]
Gimpo[27]
Goyang[28]
- Eisenstadt, Austria
- Hakodate, Japan
- Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
- Loudoun County, United States
- Maui County, United States
- Qiqihar, China
- San Bernardino, United States
Gunsan[29]
- Jamshedpur, India
- Pimpri-Chinchwad, India
- Tacoma, United States
- Windsor, Canada
- Yantai, China
Guri[30]
- Calamba, Philippines
- Carrollton, United States
Gurye[31]
Gwacheon[32]
- Burlington, United States
- Nanning, China
- Shirahama, Japan
Gwangju[33]
Gwangmyeong[34]
Gyeongju[35]
Gyeongsan[36]
- Jōyō, Japan
- Xihai'an (Qingdao), China
H
Hanam[37]
- Little Rock, United States
- Rushan, China
- Shah Alam, Malaysia
Hoengseong[38]
Hongcheon[39]
- Sanary-sur-Mer, France
I
Icheon[40]
- Jingdezhen, China
- Kōka, Japan
- Limoges, France
- Santa Fe, United States
- Seto, Japan
Iksan[41]
- Culver City, United States
- Odense, Denmark
- Zhenjiang, China
Incheon[42]
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Anchorage, United States
- Banten, Indonesia
- Burbank, United States
- Chongqing, China
- Haiphong, Vietnam
- Honolulu, United States
- Kitakyushu, Japan
- Kobe, Japan
- Kolkata, India
- Manila, Philippines
- Mérida, Mexico
- Panama City, Panama
- Philadelphia, United States
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Shenyang, China
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Veneto, Italy
- Vladivostok, Russia
- Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Battambang, Cambodia
- Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
- Yancheng, China
J
Jangheung[44]
- Acheng (Harbin), China
- Bacoor, Philippines
- Changxing, China
- Claver, Philippines
- Haiyan, China
- Washington County, United States
Jecheon[45]
Jeju City[46]
- Guilin, China
- Laizhou, China
- Rouen, France
- Sanda, Japan
- Santa Rosa, United States
- Wakayama, Japan
Jeonju[47]
Jinju[48]
M
Miryang[49]
- Nanping, China
- Ōmihachiman, Japan
- Yasugi, Japan
Mokpo[50]
- Beppu, Japan
- Hammerfest, Norway
- Lianyungang, China
- Xiamen, China
N
Naju[51]
Namyangju[52]
- Changzhou, China
- Dartford, England, United Kingdom
- Kampong Cham, Cambodia
- Vinh, Vietnam
Nonsan[53]
O
Osan[54]
P
Paju[56]
- Coquitlam, Canada
- Cuenca, Spain
- Eskişehir, Turkey
- Hadano, Japan
- Jinzhou, China
- Mudanjiang, China
- Rancagua, Chile
- Sasebo, Japan
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Toowoomba, Australia
Pyeongtaek[62]
S
Samcheok[64]
Sejong has no sister cities.[65]
Seogwipo[46][66][67]
Seongnam[68]
- Aurora, United States
- Piracicaba, Brazil
- Shenyang, China
Seoul[69]
- Ankara, Turkey
- Astana, Kazakhstan
- Athens, Greece
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Beijing, China
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Cairo, Egypt
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Honolulu, United States
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Moscow, Russia
- New South Wales, Australia
- San Francisco, United States
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Tokyo, Japan
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Warsaw, Poland
- Washington, D.C., United States
Seoul – Dobong[70]
- Changping (Beijing), China
- Canterbury, Australia
Seoul – Gangdong[72]
- Fengtai (Beijing), China
- Musashino, Japan
- Qinhuangdao, China
- Segovia, Spain
- Songino Khairkhan (Ulaanbaatar), Mongolia
- Tangshan, China
- Willoughby, Australia
Seoul – Gangnam[73]
- Chaoyang (Beijing), China
- Grand Rapids, United States[74]
- Gwinnett County, United States
- Licheng (Jinan), China
- Riverside, United States
- Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium
- Zhongshan (Dalian), China
Seoul – Gangseo[75]
- Changning (Shanghai), China
- Otaru, Japan
- Penrith, Australia
- Tarlac City, Philippines
- Zhaoyuan, China
Seoul – Gwanak[76]
- Daxing (Beijing), China
- Hohhot, China
- Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
- Tiexi (Shenyang), China
- Yanji, China
Seoul – Gwangjin[77]
- Ereğli, Turkey
- Khan Uul (Ulaanbaatar), Mongolia
Seoul – Jongno[78]
- Prague 1 (Prague), Czech Republic
Seoul – Jungnang[79]
- Dongcheng (Beijing), China
- Kazanlak, Bulgaria
- Meguro (Tokyo), Japan
Seoul – Mapo[80]
- Katsushika (Tokyo), Japan
- Shijingshan (Beijing), China
Seoul – Seocho[81]
- Cuauhtémoc (Mexico City), Mexico
- Irvine, United States
- Laoshan (Qingdao), China
- Manhattan (New York), United States
- Perth, Australia
- Şişli, Turkey
- South-Western AO (Moscow), Russia
- Suginami (Tokyo), Japan
Seoul – Songpa[82]
- Asunción, Paraguay
- Chaoyang (Beijing), China
- Chingeltei (Ulaanbaatar), Mongolia
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Fairfax County, United States
- Karaganda, Kazakhstan
- Minhang (Shanghai), China
- Panyu (Guangzhou), China
- Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
- Tonghua, China
- Bankstown, Australia
- Chaoyang (Changchun), China
- Nakano (Tokyo), Japan
- Kishiwada, Japan
- Mentougou (Beijing), China
- Monterey Park, United States
Sinan[85]
- Granbury, United States
Suwon[92]
- Asahikawa, Japan
- Bandung, Indonesia
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Fez, Morocco
- Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- Hải Dương, Vietnam
- Jinan, China
- Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Toluca, Mexico
- Townsville, Australia
- Yalova, Turkey
T
Tongyeong[93]
U
Uiwang[94]
- Kimitsu, Japan
- North Little Rock, United States
- Xianning, China
Ulsan[95]
W
Wando[96]
- Imari, Japan
- Lianyun (Lianyungang), China
- Rongcheng, China
Wonju[97][98]
Y
Yanggu[99]
- Chizu, Japan
- Jianli, China
- Saint-Mandé, France
Yangju[100]
- Dongying, China
- Fujieda, Japan
- Henrico County, United States
Yangyang[101]
- Daisen, Japan
- Rokkasho, Japan
- Xiangzhou (Xiangyang), China
Yeoju[102]
Yeongam[103]
Yeongcheon[104]
Yeongju[105]
- Bozhou, China
- Fujinomiya, Japan
- Jining, China
- Nantou, Taiwan
- Shaoguan, China
Yesan[106]
- Knoxville, United States
Yongin[107]
- Fergana Region, Uzbekistan
- Fullerton, United States
- Kayseri, Turkey
- Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- Yangzhou, China
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