List of sister cities in North Carolina

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This is a list of sister cities in the United States 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.

Contents

Many North Carolina jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation." [1]

A

Asheville [2]

B

Beaufort [3]

Boone [4]

Brevard [5]

Burlington [6]

C

Cary [7]

Chapel Hill [8]

Charlotte [9]

Concord [10]

D

Durham [11]

F

Fayetteville [12]

G

Gastonia [13]

Greensboro [14]

Greenville [15]

H

Hendersonville [16]

Hickory [17]

K

Kitty Hawk [18]

L

Laurinburg [19]

M

Manteo [20]

Matthews [21]

Mooresville [22]

Mount Airy [23]

R

Raleigh [24]

S

Saluda [25]

Salisbury [26]

Sanford [27]

Southern Pines [28]

V

Valdese [17]

W

Wilmington [29]

Winston-Salem [30]

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References

  1. ↑ "Our Mission". sistercities.org. Sister Cities International. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Our Sister Cities". ashevillesistercities.org. Asheville Sister Cities Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "KK-Portland sister city pact could see US craft beer coming to Sabah". The Malay Mail. March 20, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Collingwood councillor asks for cash to fund trip to sister city in Japan". insidehalton.com. InsideHalton. June 28, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Building A Bridge Between Two Transylvanias - Brevard, NC". transylvaniatimes.com. The Transylvania Times. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Our Cities". burlingtonsistercities.org. Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Our Sister Cities". sistercitiesofcary.org. Sister Cities Association of Cary. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sister City". chapelboro.com. Chapelboro.com. January 3, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ "International Relations". charlottenc.gov. City of Charlotte. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Concord's new sister city – Freeport, Bahamas". independenttribune.com. Independent Tribune. August 9, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Sister Cities of Durham". durhamnc.gov. City of Durham. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Saint-Avold, France". fayettevillenc.gov. City of Fayetteville. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Sister Cities". cityofgastonia.com. City of Gastonia. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  14. ↑ "GSO sister cities share culture". guilfordian.com. Bold Life. April 22, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Greenville officials sign sister city pact with South Korea city". witn.com. WITN. June 6, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Hendersonville Adopts a New Sister City". boldlife.com. Bold Life. September 15, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Members & Supporters". westernpiedmontsistercities.org. Western Piedmont Sister Cities Association. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Fun Facts about Kitty Hawk". kitty-hawk.com. Town of Kitty Hawk. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Scotland High dozen travels to 'sister city' as part of exchange program". laurinburgexchange.com. The Laurinburg Exchange. July 19, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Twin Towns: Manteo – North Carolina – USA". bideford-tc.gov.uk. Bideford Town Council. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Town of Matthews Officials Visit Sister City Sainte-Maxime". matthewsnc.gov. Town of Matthews. August 27, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Sister City". mooresvillenc.gov. City of Mooresville. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Siamese Twins unite sister cities". mtairynews.com. The Mount Airy News. July 21, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Raleigh Sister Cities". raleighsistercities.org. Raleigh Sister Cities. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Mayor of Carunchio, Saluda's sister city, visits this week". wlos.com. WLOS. March 18, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  26. ↑ "A deeper look at Salisbury's Sister City relationship". salisburypost.com. Salisbury Post. June 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  27. ↑ "Home". sanfordsistercities.org. Sister Cities Association of Sanford, North Carolina. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  28. ↑ "Sister Cities Concert in Southern Pines". thepilot.com. The Pilot. April 6, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Wilmington's Sister Cities". scawilmington.org. Sister Cities Association of Wilmington. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  30. ↑ "Our Sister Cities". winstonsalemsistercities.org. Winston-Salem Sister Cities. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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