Sister Cities

U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower launched his "Sister Cities International" initiative in June 1956. The program seeks to develop economic, cultural, and technical exchanges between American cities, counties, and states with corresponding communities worldwide. San Antonio has 11 Sister Cities that have been approved by a majority of City Council.

  1. Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico (1953)
  2. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (1974)
  3. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (1975)
  4. Gwangju, South Korea (1981)
  5.  Kaohsiung, Taiwan (1981)
  6. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (1983)
  1.  Kumamoto, Japan (1987)
  2.  Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2008)
  3. Wuxi, People's Republic of China (2012)
  4.  Windhoek, Namibia (2016)
  5. Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (2017)