List of twin towns and sister cities in Taiwan explained

This is a list of places in Taiwan 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).

C

Changhua

• Muncie, United States^[1]
• San Gabriel, United States^[2]

Chiayi^[3]

• Bulacan, Philippines
• East Orange, United States
• Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Jackson, United States
• Juneau, United States
• Martinsburg, United States
• Miaoli, Taiwan
• Murray, United States
• Syracuse, United States

H

Hsinchu^[4]

• Airai, Palau
• Beaverton, United States
• Cary, United States
• Chiayi, Taiwan
• Cupertino, United States
• Fairfield, Australia
• Okayama, Japan
• Plano, United States
• Puerto Princesa, Philippines
• Richland, United States

Hsinchu County

• Santa Clara County, United States^[5]
• Westmont, United States^[6]

Hualien^[7]

• Albuquerque, United States
• Bellevue, United States
• Jecheon, South Korea
• Oudtshoorn, South Africa
• Takachiho, Japan^[8]
• Ulsan, South Korea^[9]
• Yonaguni, Japan

K

Kaohsiung^[10]

• Barranquilla, Colombia
• Belize City, Belize
• Blantyre, Malawi
• Brisbane, Australia
• Busan, South Korea
• Cartago, Costa Rica
• Cebu City, Philippines
• Colorado Springs, United States
• Da Nang, Vietnam
• Durban, South Africa
• Fort Lauderdale, United States^[11]
• Hachiōji, Japan
• Honolulu, United States
• Knoxville, United States
• Little Rock, United States
• Macon, United States
• Miami, United States

• Panama City, Panama
• Pensacola, United States
• Plains, United States
• Portland, United States
• Pristina, Kosovo^[12]
• San Antonio, United States
• Seattle, United States
• Surabaya, Indonesia
• Tulsa, United States

Keelung

• Corpus Christi, United States^[13]
• Kure, Japan^[14]
• Marrickville (Inner West), Australia^[15]
• Rosemead, United States^[16]
• Salt Lake City, United States^[17]
• Sangju, South Korea^[18]
• Yakima, United States^[19]
• Yatsushiro, Japan^[20]

M

Miaoli

• Bartlett, United States^[21]
• Chiayi, Taiwan^[3]

N

Nantou

• Ipswich, Australia^[22]
• West Valley City, United States^[23]
• Yeongju, South Korea^[24]

Nantou – Puli^[25]

• Izumi, Japan

New Taipei^[26]

• Baltimore County, United States
• Cincinnati, United States
• Harris County, United States
• Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands^[27]
• Los Angeles County, United States
• Loudoun County, United States^[28]
• Miami-Dade County, United States
• Richland County, United States
• Rizal, Philippines
• Starnberg (district), Germany

New Taipei – Tamsui^[29]

• San Marino, United States

New Taipei – Xindian

• Flagstaff, United States^[30]
• Tavares, United States^[31]

New Taipei – Xizhi^[32]

• Doral, United States

New Taipei – Yonghe^[33]

• Monterey Park, United States

P

Pingtung^[34]

• Maui County, United States

Pingtung – Hengchun^[35]

• Sunny Isles Beach, United States

T

Taichung^[36]

• Auckland, New Zealand
• Austin, United States
• Baton Rouge, United States
• Cheyenne, United States
• Chungju, South Korea
• Columbia, United States
• Columbus, United States
• Contra Costa County, United States
• Guam, United States
• Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
• Makati, Philippines
• Manchester, United States
• Mexicali, Mexico
• Montgomery County, United States
• Msunduzi, South Africa
• Nassau County, United States
• New Haven, United States
• Petah Tikva, Israel
• Reno, United States
• San Diego, United States
• San Pedro Sula, Honduras
• Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
• Sumter County, United States
• Tacoma, United States
• Tucson, United States
• Uvs, Mongolia
• Winnipeg, Canada

Taichung – Wuqi^[37]

• Newton, United States

Tainan^[38]

• Béziers, France^[39]
• Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
• Carbondale, United States
• Cavite City, Philippines
• Columbus, United States
• Elbląg, Poland
• Fairbanks, United States
• Gold Coast, Australia
• Gwangju, South Korea
• Huntsville, United States
• Kansas City, United States
• Kinmen, Taiwan
• Laredo, United States
• Monterey, United States
• Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
• New Orleans, United States
• Oklahoma City, United States
• Orlando, United States
• Pasay, Philippines
• Ra'anana, Israel
• San Jose, United States
• Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
• Snohomish County, United States
• Tagaytay, Philippines
• Trece Martires, Philippines
• Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands
• Zacapa, Guatemala

Taipei^[40]

• Asunción, Paraguay
• Atlanta, United States
• Banjul, Gambia
• Belmopan, Belize
• Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
• Boston, United States
• Castries, Saint Lucia
• Cleveland, United States
• Cotonou, Benin
• Daegu, South Korea
• Dakar, Senegal
• Dallas, United States
• Gold Coast, Australia
• Guam, United States
• Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Houston, United States
• Indianapolis, United States
• Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Johannesburg, South Africa
• Lilongwe, Malawi
• Lima, Peru
• Lomé, Togo
• Los Angeles, United States
• Majuro, Marshall Islands
• Managua, Nicaragua
• Manila, Philippines
• Marshall, United States
• Mbabane, Eswatini
• Monrovia, Liberia
• Oklahoma City, United States
• Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
• Panama City, Panama
• La Paz, Bolivia
• Phoenix, United States
• Prague, Czech Republic
• Pretoria, South Africa
• Quezon City, Philippines
• Quito, Ecuador
• Riga, Latvia
• San Francisco, United States
• San José, Costa Rica
• San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
• San Salvador, El Salvador
• Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Seoul, South Korea
• Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Ulan-Ude, Russia
• Versailles, France
• Vilnius, Lithuania
• Warsaw, Poland

Taipei – Shilin^[41]

• Los Altos, United States

Taitung^[42]

• Debrecen, Hungary

• Sokcho, South Korea
• Storm Lake, United States

Taoyuan^[43]

• Alameda County, United States
• Dallas County, United States
• DeSoto, United States
• Fulton County, United States
• Garland, United States
• Hartford County, United States
• Irvine, United States
• Kaga, Japan
• Kennewick, United States
• Logan, Australia
• Long Beach, United States^[44]
• Narita, Japan
• Radom, Poland
• Ramat Gan, Israel
• San Bernardino County, United States
• Singkawang, Indonesia

Taoyuan – Guishan^[43]

• Grand Prairie, United States

Taoyuan – Zhongli^[43]

• Enfield, United States
• Gumi, South Korea

Y

Yilan^[45]

• Leawood, United States
• Madera, United States
• Rockville, United States

Yunlin – Beigang^[46]

• Marysville, United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sister City Relationships. muncie.com. Muncie-Delaware County, Indiana Economic Development Alliance. 2021-04-30.
2. Web site: City of San Gabriel Staff Report. sangabrielcity.com. City of San Gabriel. 5. 2020-04-21. 2021-01-29.
3. Web site: Sister and Friendship Cities. chiayi.gov.tw. Chiayi City. 2021-01-06.
4. Web site: Sister cities. hccg.gov.tw. Hsinchu City. 2021-01-06.
5. Web site: Hsinchu County, Taiwan, Republic of China. sccgov.org. County of Santa Clara. 2021-01-06.
6. Web site: Hsinchu County donates 10,000 masks and epidemic supplies to sister city Westmont Village in the United States. hsinchu.gov.tw. Hsinchu County. 2020-08-18. 2021-01-06.
7. Web site: Sister Cities. hualien.gov.tw. Hualien City Office. 2021-01-06.
8. Web site: Sister cities. taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. 2019-10-09. 2021-01-07.
9. Web site: Sister/Friend city. jecheon.go.kr. Jecheon. 2021-01-07.
10. Web site: Kaohsiung's 25 Sister Cities. mykaohsiung.com. My Kaohsiung. 2019-05-30. 2021-01-06.
11. Web site: US city Fort Lauderdale designates July 25 as Taiwan Day. taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. 2019-07-26. 2021-01-06.
12. Web site: Kaohsiung, Kosovo's capital Pristina become sister cities. focustaiwan.tw. The Central News Agency Taiwan. 2024-03-22. 2024-03-22.
13. Web site: Corpus Christi Sister City Program 2019 Summer Exchange Students. cctexas.com. City of Corpus Christi. 2019. 2021-01-07.
14. Web site: Mayor Lin Received the Delegation from Kure, Hiroshima, Japan with the Hope of More Frequent Interactions between the Two Cities. klcg.gov.tw. Keelung City. 2016-11-03. 2021-01-07.
15. Web site: Marrickville Council retains sister city relationship ties with Safita in Syria. dailytelegraph.com.au. The Daily Telegraph. 2014-10-08. 2021-01-07.
16. Web site: Rosemead Report Vol. 25 Number 08. Rosemead Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center. 1. August 2018. 2021-01-13.
17. Web site: Our Sister Cities. saltlakesistercities.com. Salt Lake City Sister Cities. 2021-01-07.
18. Web site: 基隆、韓國尚州 締結姊妹市. chinatimes.com. China Times. zh. 2013-08-27. 2021-01-07.
19. Web site: Yakima's mostly forgotten sister cities, explained. yakimaherald.com. Yakima Herald. 2018-05-19. 2021-01-07.
20. Web site: 基隆市與日本八代市締結友好城市. news.ltn.com.tw. Liberty Times Net. zh. 2018-04-19. 2021-01-07.
21. Web site: Sister City. village.bartlett.il.us. Village of Bartlett. 2021-01-07.
22. Web site: Nantou and City of Ipswich in Australia Become Sister Cities; Hope to Promote Bilateral Economic, Industrial, and Educational Exchanges. nantou.gov.tw. Nantou County. 2016-10-17. 2021-01-06.
23. Web site: Timeline. wvc-ut.gov. West Valley City. 2021-05-05.
24. Web site: Sister Cities. yeongju.go.kr. Yeongju. 2021-01-06.
25. Web site: 海外姉妹都市. city.kagoshima-izumi.lg.jp. Izumi, Kagoshima. ja. 2021-01-07.
26. Web site: Sister Cities. newtaipei.solutions. New Taipei City. 2021-01-06.
27. Web site: New Taipei City Enters Sister City Relationship with Jaluit Atoll. newtaipei.solutions. New Taipei City. 2019-11-18. 2021-02-05.
28. Web site: Sister Cities. loudoun.gov. Loudoun County. 2021-05-10.
29. Web site: Councilmen Join Local Celebration of New Taiwanese President. sanmarinotribune.com. San Marino Tribune. 2016-05-31. 2021-01-15.
30. Web site: Sister Cities. arizonasistercities.com. Arizona Sister Cities. 2021-01-07.
31. Web site: Xindian, Taiwan – Sister City. tavares.org. City of Tavares. 2021-01-07.
32. Web site: US mayor announces Nov 20 as 'Taiwan Day'. taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. 2019-11-22. 2021-01-25.
33. Web site: Sister Cities Commission. montereypark.ca.gov. City of Monterey Park. 2021-01-07.
34. Web site: Sister Cities. mauicounty.gov. County of Maui. 2021-01-06.
35. Web site: US city mayor pledges to strengthen ties with township in Taiwan's Pingtung. taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. 2019-03-30. 2021-01-06.
36. Web site: Sister City. taichung.gov.tw. Taichung City. 2024-03-27.
37. Web site: OPEN sister city month, 2020. newtondailynews.com. Newton Daily News. 2020-01-24. 2021-04-30.
38. Web site: Sister and Friendship Cities of Tainan City. tainan.gov.tw. Tainan City. 2023-11-01.
39. Web site: La ville de Béziers désormais jumelée avec la commune taïwanaise de Tainan. midilibre.fr. Midi Libre. fr. 2023-05-24. 2023-11-01.
40. Web site: Taipei's Sister Cities. sec.gov.taipei. Secretariat, Taipei City Government. 2021-12-19.
41. Web site: About Los Altos. losaltosca.gov. City of Los Altos. 2021-01-14.
42. Web site: 姊妹城市. taitung.gov.tw. Taitung County. zh. 2024-04-15.
43. Web site: Sister and Friendship Cities. tycg.gov.tw. Taoyuan City. 2021-01-06.
44. Web site: Taoyuan signs sister city agreement with Long Beach in California. ftvnews.com.tw. Taichung City. 2022-12-16. 2024-02-01.
45. Web site: Sister Cities. ilancity.gov.tw. Yilan City. 2021-01-06.
46. Web site: Deputy DG Attended the 141th Bok Kai festival and parade held in Marysville. taiwanembassy.org. Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco. 2021-03-20. 2023-10-02.