List of sister cities in Maryland

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This is a list of sister states, regions, and cities in the U.S. state of Maryland. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, 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.

Many Maryland jurisdictions partner with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to, "Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation." The first sister city relationship in Maryland, however, was between Salisbury, Maryland and Salisbury, England, and predated Sister Cities International. Sister cities interact with each other across a broad range of activities, from health care and education to business and the arts. The partnerships in this list vary in how formalized their relationships are. Recently, a number of Maryland cities have partnered with cities in Estonia through a program developed by the Maryland National Guard after Estonia gained its independence from the Soviet Union.


Sister states, regions and cities of Maryland

 
A major street in the city of Huainan, northern Anhui Province, one of Maryland's sister regions.
Maryland Jurisdiction Sister State, Region, or City Country Since
State of Maryland Anhui Province   China 1980
Tartu   Estonia 2003
Gyeongsangnam-do Province   South Korea 1991
Jalisco State   Mexico 1993
Kanagawa Prefecture   Japan 1981
Bong County   Liberia 2007
Maryland County   Liberia 2007
Łódź Voivodeship   Poland 1993
Nord-Pas de Calais   France 1981
State of Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 1999
Saint Petersburg
Leningrad Oblast
  Russia 1993
Wallonia Region   Belgium 1989
County Cork   Ireland


Sister cities of Maryland cities and counties

Maryland Jurisdiction Sister State, Region, or City Country Since
Annapolis Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia   Canada 1980
Changsha, China   China Unknown
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway   Scotland, UK 1987
Newport   Wales, UK 1982
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 1982
Tallinn, Harju County   Estonia 1999
Wexford, County Wexford   Ireland 1993
Baltimore Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate   Egypt 1995
Ashkelon, Southern District   Israel 2005
Bremerhaven   Germany 2007
Changwon   South Korea 2018
Gbarnga, Bong County   Liberia 1973
Genoa, Liguria   Italy 1985
Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture   Japan 1978
Luxor, Luxor Governorate   Egypt 1981
Odesa, Odesa Oblast   Ukraine 1974
Piraeus, Attica   Greece 1982
Rotterdam, South Holland   Netherlands 1985
Xiamen, Fujian   China 1985
Charles County Jõgeva, Jõgeva County   Estonia 2012
Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg   Germany 2002
Columbia Cergy-Pontoise, Île-de-France   France 1977
Tres Cantos, Community of Madrid   Spain 1990
Cumberland Tapa, Lääne-Viru County   Estonia 2000
District Heights Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai-Oriental Province   DR Congo 2008
Thomonde, Centre   Haiti
Frederick Aquiraz, Ceará   Brazil 2006
Mörzheim, Landau   Germany 1982
Schifferstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate   Germany 1982
Frostburg Viljandi, Viljandi County   Estonia 2000
Grantsville Tõrva, Valga County   Estonia 2000
Hagerstown Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia   Germany 1952
Havre de Grace Sillamäe, Ida-Viru County   Estonia 2000
McHenry Otepää, Valga County   Estonia 2000
Montgomery County Gondar, Amhara   Ethiopia
Morazán Department   El Salvador 2011
Oakland Tőrca, Valga County   Estonia
Valga, Valga County   Estonia 2000
Ocean City Finale Ligure, Liguria   Italy 1996
Pärnu, Pärnu County   Estonia 2003
Prince George's County Rishon Le Zion, Central District   Israel 1990
Royal Bafokeng Nation, North West Province   South Africa 1998
Ziguinchor, Casamance   Senegal 1987
Riverdale Park Ipala, Chiquimula   Guatemala 2008
Rockville Jiaxing, Zhejiang ("friendly" relations)   China 2008
Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein   Germany 1957
Yilan City, Yilan County   Taiwan 2019
Salisbury Salisbury, Wiltshire   England, UK 1932
Tartu, Tartu County   Estonia 1999
Salinas, Santa Elena   Ecuador 2017
Westminster Paide, Järva County   Estonia 2002

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