“A sister city is created when a community decides to join with a community in another nation to learn more about one another, and to develop friendly meaningful exchanges. A sister city becomes official with the signing of a formal agreement by the top elected officials of the two jurisdictions.”
Los Angeles has 25(!) sister cities:
Athens, Greece (1984)
Auckland, New Zealand (1971)
Beirut, Lebanon (2006)
Berlin, Germany (1967)
Bordeaux, France (1964)
Busan, South Korea (1971)
Eilat, Israel (1959)
Giza, Egypt (1989)
Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China (1981)
Ischia, Italy (2006)
Jakarta, Indonesia (1990)
Kaunas, Lithuania (1991)
Lusaka, Zambia (1968)
Makati City, Philippines (1992)
Mexico City, Mexico (1969)
Mumbai, India (1972)
Nagoya, Japan (1959)
Salvador, Brazil (1962)
San Salvador, El Salvador (2005)
Split, Croatia (1993)
St. Petersburg, Russia (1989)
Taipei, Taiwan (1979)
Tehran, Iran (1972)
Vancouver, Canada (1986)
Yerevan, Armenia (2007)
more info on wikipedia: town twinning
how necessary and important is this sister city thing? 25? really?