Los Angeles Sister Cities
A sign near City Hall points to the sister cities of Los Angeles
Los Angeles has 25 sister cities,[88] listed chronologically by year joined:
• Eilat, Israel (1959)
• Nagoya, Japan (1959)
• Salvador, Brazil (1962)
• Bordeaux, France (1964)
• Berlin, Germany (1967)
• Lusaka, Zambia (1968)
• Mexico City, Mexico (1969)
• Auckland City, New Zealand (1971)
• Busan, South Korea (1971)
• Mumbai, India (1972)
• Tehran, Iran (1972)
• Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (1979)
• Guangzhou, People's Republic of China (1981)
• Athens, Greece (1984)
• Saint Petersburg, Russia (1984)
• Vancouver, Canada (1986)[89]
• Giza, Egypt (1989)
• Jakarta, Indonesia (1990)
• Kaunas, Lithuania (1991)
• Makati, Philippines (1992)
• Split, Croatia (1993)
• San Salvador, El Salvador (2005)
• Beirut, Lebanon (2006)
• Ischia, Italy (2006)
• Yerevan, Armenia (2007)
• Manchester, United Kingdom (2009) [90]
In 2007, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa also recognized a cultural exchange
partnership with Tel Aviv, Israel.[91]