List of sister cities in California

Sister cities of Los Angeles

This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of California. Sister cities, known in Europe as twin towns, 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 Californian jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."[1]

A

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Alameda[2]

Alameda County[3]

Alhambra[4]

Anaheim[5]

Antioch[6]

Arcadia

Arcata[10]

Azusa[11]

B

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Bakersfield[12]

Baldwin Park

Bellflower[15]

Benicia[16]

Berkeley[17]

Beverly Hills[18]

Big Bear Lake[19]

Brea[20]

Buena Park[21]

Burbank[22]

C

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Calabasas

Calexico[25]

Carlsbad[26]

Carson[27]

Cathedral City[28]

Cerritos[29]

Chula Vista[30]

Coloma[31]

Compton[32]

Concord[33]

Contra Costa County[34]

Corona[35]

Costa Mesa[36]

Covina[37]

Crescent City[38]

Culver City[39]

Cupertino[40]

D

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Daly City[41]

Davis[42]

Delano[43][44]

Dinuba[45]

Downey[46][47]

Dublin[48]

E

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El Cajon[49]

El Dorado County[50]

El Monte[51]

Elk Grove[52]

Encinitas[53]

Escondido[54]

Eureka[55]

F

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Fairfield[56]

Folsom[57]

Fort Bragg[58]

Foster City[59]

Fremont[60]

Fresno[61]

Fullerton[62]

G

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Garden Grove[63]

Gardena[64]

Gilroy[65]

Glendale[66]

Glendora[67]

Grass Valley[68]

Greenfield[69]

Grover Beach[70]

Gustine[71]

H

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Half Moon Bay[72]

Hanford[73]

Hayward[74]

Hemet[75]

Hercules[76]

Hermosa Beach[77]

Highland[78]

Hollister[79]

Huntington Beach[80]

Huntington Park[81]

I

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Imperial Beach[82]

Irvine[83]

Irwindale[84]

K

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Kerman[85]

L

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La Cañada Flintridge[86]

La Mirada[87]

Laguna Beach[88]

Laguna Niguel[89]

Lathrop[90]

Lindsay[91]

Livermore[92]

Livingston

Lodi[95]

Loma Linda[96]

Lomita[97]

Lompoc[98]

Long Beach[99]

Los Altos[100]

Los Angeles[101]

Los Angeles County[102]

Los Gatos

Lynwood[105]

M

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Madera[106]

Malibu[107]

Martinez[108]

Marysville[109]

Mendocino[110]

Menlo Park[111]

Merced[112]

Millbrae[113]

Milpitas[114]

Modesto[115]

Montebello[116][117]

Monterey[118]

Monterey Park[119]

Moreno Valley[120]

Morgan Hill[121]

Mountain View[122]

N

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Napa[123]

Nevada City[124]

Newport Beach[125]

Norwalk[126]

Novato[127]

O

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Oakland[128][129]

Oceanside[130]

Ontario[131]

Orange

Orange County[135]

Orinda[136]

Oxnard[137]

P

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Pacifica[138]

Palm Desert[139]

Palmdale[140]

Palo Alto[141]

Paramount[142]

Pasadena[143][144]

Pico Rivera[145]

Pittsburg[146]

Pleasanton[147]

Plymouth[148]

Porterville[149]

R

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Rancho Cordova[150]

Rancho Palos Verdes[151]

Redlands[152]

Redondo Beach[153]

Redwood City[154]

Reedley[155]

Richmond[156]

Ridgecrest[157]

Rio Vista[158]

Riverbank[159]

Riverside[160]

Rohnert Park[161]

Rosemead

S

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Sacramento[164]

Salinas[165]

San Bernardino[166]

San Bernardino County[3]

San Bruno[167]

San Carlos[168]

San Clemente[169]

San Diego[170]

San Fernando[171]

San Francisco[172]

San Gabriel[173]

San Jose[174]

San Leandro[175]

San Marino[176]

San Mateo[177]

San Pablo[178]

San Rafael[179]

Santa Barbara[180]

Santa Clara[181]

Santa Clara County[182]

Santa Clarita[183]

Santa Cruz[184]

Santa Fe Springs

Santa Monica[187]

Santa Rosa

Saratoga[190]

Sausalito[191]

Scotts Valley[192]

Sebastopol[193]

Solvang[194]

Sonoma[195]

Sonora[196]

South El Monte

South San Francisco[199]

Stockton[200]

Sunnyvale[201]

T

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Temecula[202]

Temple City[203]

Thousand Oaks[204]

Torrance[205]

Tracy[206]

Tulare[207]

Tustin[208]

U

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Union City[209]

Upland[210]

V

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Vallejo[211]

Ventura[212]

Visalia[213]

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Walnut

Walnut Creek[216]

Watsonville[217]

West Covina[218]

West Sacramento[219]

Whittier[220]

Woodland[221]

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Yorba Linda

Yountville

Yuba City[225]

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