“A sister city is created when a community decides to join with a community in another nation to learn more about one another, and to develop friendly meaningful exchanges. A sister city becomes official with the signing of a formal agreement by the top elected officials of the two jurisdictions.”
Los Angeles has 25(!) sister cities:
- Athens, Greece (1984)
- Auckland, New Zealand (1971)
- Beirut, Lebanon (2006)
- Berlin, Germany (1967)
- Bordeaux, France (1964)
- Busan, South Korea (1971)
- Eilat, Israel (1959)
- Giza, Egypt (1989)
- Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China (1981)
- Ischia, Italy (2006)
- Jakarta, Indonesia (1990)
- Kaunas, Lithuania (1991)
- Lusaka, Zambia (1968)
- Makati City, Philippines (1992)
- Mexico City, Mexico (1969)
- Mumbai, India (1972)
- Nagoya, Japan (1959)
- Salvador, Brazil (1962)
- San Salvador, El Salvador (2005)
- Split, Croatia (1993)
- St. Petersburg, Russia (1989)
- Taipei, Taiwan (1979)
- Tehran, Iran (1972)
- Vancouver, Canada (1986)
- Yerevan, Armenia (2007)
more info on wikipedia: town twinning
how necessary and important is this sister city thing? 25? really?