Friendship Cities

Guangzhou has forged friendship-city ties with 38 cities all around the world.

NO.

City

Country

Date

1

Fukuoka

Japan

1979.05.02

2

Los Angeles

the United States of America

1981.12.08

3

Manila

Philippines

1982.11.05

4

Vancouver

Canada

1985.03.27

5

Sydney

Australia

1986.05.12

6

Bari

Italy

1986.11.12

7

Lyon

France

1988.01.19

8

Frankfurt

Germany

1988.04.11

9

Auckland

New Zealand

1989.02.17

10

Gwangju

Republic of Korea

1996.10.25

11

Linkoping

Sweden

1997.11.24

12

Durban

South Africa

2000.07.17

13

Bristol

the United Kingdom

2001.05.23

14

Yekaterinburg

Russia

2002.07.10

15

Arequipa

Peru

2004.10.27

16

Surabaya

Indonesia

2005.12.21

17

Vilnius

Lithuania

2006.10.12

18

Birmingham

the United Kingdom

2006.12.04

19

Hambantota

Sri Lanka

2007.02.27

20

Recife

Brazil

2007.10.22

21

Tampere

Finland

2008.12.02

22

Bangkok

Thailand

2009.11.13

23

Buenos Aires

Argentina

2012.04.16

24

Dubai

the United Arab Emirates

2012.04.18

25

Kuwait City

Kuwait

2012.04.25

26

Kazan

Russia

2012.07.06

27

Istanbul

Turkey

2012.07.18

28

Harare

Zimbabwe

2012.09.03

29

San Jose

Costa Rica

2012.09.11

30

Noboribetsu

Japan

2012.11.15

31

Valencia

Spain

2012.12.29

32

Rabat

Morocco

2013.10.03

33

Lodz

Poland

2014.08.20

34

Ahmedabad

India

2014.09.17

35

Pokhara

Nepal

2014.11.29

36

Quito

Ecuador

2014.11.29

37

Santiago

Chile

2017.06.20

38

Mombasa County

Kenya

2018.11.27

Source: This list is from the Guangzhou Municipality Foreign Affairs Office website and is periodically updated.

http://www.eguangzhou.gov.cn/2023-02/22/c_860708.htm