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International Exchange

On June 30, 1966, the first international exchange was initiated between Busan and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Busan now has sister-city relationships with 26 cities in 23 countries. Busan maintains special cultural, industrial and trade ties with these cities.
Sister Cities(26 cities in 23 countries)
Sister Cities(26 cities in 23 countries)
City Country Date of exchange Size of land(km²) Population (10 thousand) Present Mayor Note
Kaohsiung Taiwan 1966.6.30 2,946 2,77 Chen Chu Major port city in Taiwan
Los Angeles U.S.A. 1967.12.18 1,290 381 Antonio R. Villaraigosa Largest port city in Pacific coast area. It is also the center of space industry
Shimonoseki Japan 1976.10.11 716 28 Nakao Tomoaki Located at the western tip of Honshu.
An important fishing and passenger ferry port.
Barcelona Spain 1983.10.25 99 159 Xavier Trias Located on the Mediterranean coast.
A major commercial and business center.
Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1985.9.23 1,260 632 Eduardo Paes One of the most beautiful ports in the world.
Vladivostok Russia 1992.6.30 562 62 Igor S.Pushkarev Biggest port city in Russia
Shanghai China 1993.8.24 6,340 2,301 Yang Xiong Largest city in China and main port.
Surabaya Indonesia 1994.8.29 300 270 Tri Rismaharini Capital of Eastern Java
Victoria Australia 1994.10.17 5,048 530 Ted Baillieu Major industries are manufacturing and energy related industries
Tijuana Mexico 1995.1.17 1,727 121 Karlos Bustamante Center of Mexican industry in the NAFTA area - metal, food and manufacturing
Ho Chi Mihn Vietnam 1995.11.3 2,057 740 Le Hoang Quan Major port city in Vietnam
Auckland New Zealand 1996.4.22 5,048 150 Len Brown Largest city in New Zealand and main port.
Valparaiso Chile 1999.1.27 326.3 28 Jorge Castro Muñoz Main port of Chile
Western Cape South Africa 2000.6.5 129,370 411 Helen Zille Port city province in southwestern South Africa
Montreal Canada 2000.9.19 3,509 190 Gerald Tremblay Major port city in Canada
Istanbul Turkey 2002.6.4 535 880 Kadir Topbas Largest city in Turkey and main port
Dubai UAE 2006.11.13 4,114 200 Hussain Nasser Lootah Commercial capital and second largest of the United Arab Emirates
Fukuoka Japan 2007.2.2 341 148 Takashima Soichiro Largest city in Kyushu and important passenger ferry port. Political,economic and cultural center
Chicago U.S.A. 2007.5.7 590 290 Rahm Emanuel The financial, business, and cultural capital of the Midwest.
St. Petersburg Russia 2008.6.11 1,439 495 Georgy S. Poltavchenko The Russian capital of culture and arts
Phnom Penh Cambodia 2009.6.11 375 132 Kep Chuk Tema The capital and the largest city of Cambodia
Mumbai India 2009.11.19 438 1,800 Sunil Prabhu The commercial and financial center of India
Thessaloniki Greece 2010.3.8 17.8 35 Yiannis Boutaris The second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia
Casablanca Morocco 2011.4.26 324 367 Mohammed Sajid The 6th largest city on the African continent
Cebu the Philippines 2011.12.16 4,933 250 Gwendolyn Garcia The No. 1 province of the Philippines
Yangon Myanmar 2013.1.14 599 700 Hla Myint The current commercial center of Myanmar
Friendship Cities (5 cities in 3 countries)
Friendship Cities
City Country Date of exchange Size of land(km²) Population (thousand) Present Mayor Note
Shenzhen China 2007.5.17 1,952 13,220 Xu Qin Fourth largest container port in the world (2nd in China)
Tianjin China 2007.7.23 11,760 12,720 Huang Xingguo One of the largest industrial centers in northern China
Chongqing China 2010.12.2 82,400 29,190 Huang Qifan The world's largest municipality by area and population.
A major city in southwestern mainland China and one of the five national central cities
Osaka Japan 2008.5.21 221 2,640 Hashimoto Toru Second largest city in Japan and largest city in Kansai
Bangkok Thailand 2011.7.11 1,568 5700 Sukhumbhand Paribatra Capital city of Thailand
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