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Sister Cities

The City of Berkeley has sister cities as a way to enrich and benefit our Berkeley culture.

The City of Berkeley has established relationships with Sister Cities which benefit the human rights, health, safety, culture and education of the residents of Berkeley, and provide for new opportunities for exchange programs and cultural enrichment for Berkeley students.

Current Sister Cities
Sister City Year Established

Sakai, Japan

1966
Edda, Imo State, Nigeria 1982
San Antonio, Los Ranchos, El Salvador 1983
Haidian District, Beijing, China 1985
Gao, Mali 1985
Mathopestad, South Africa 1986
Leon, Nicaragua 1986
Oukasie, South Africa 1988
Jena, Germany 1989
Yondó, Colombia 1990
Dmitrov, Russia* 1991
Uma Bawang, Borneo 1991
Ulan-Ude, Russia* 1992
Yurok Tribe, California 1993
Browning, Montana & the Blackfeet Nation 2000
Palma Soriano, Cuba 2002
Gongju, Republic of Korea 2018
 

* Sister City relations have been suspended with the cities of Dmitrov, Russia and Ulan-Ude, Russia in accordance with Resolution No. 70,437-N.S.

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