This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of North Carolina. 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 North Carolina jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."
A Asheville
Birnam, Scotland, United Kingdom Dunkeld, Scotland, United Kingdom Karpenisi, Greece Osogbo, Nigeria San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
Valladolid, Mexico Vladikavkaz, Russia
B Beaufort Beaufort, Malaysia
Boone Collingwood, Canada
Brevard Pietroasa, Romania
Burlington
Gwacheon, South Korea Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, Mexico
C Cary
Bandırma, Turkey Hsinchu, Taiwan Markham, Canada County Meath, Ireland Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France
Chapel Hill Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador
Charlotte
Arequipa, Peru Baoding, China Krefeld, Germany Kumasi, Ghana Limoges, France Wrocław, Poland
Concord
Freeport, Bahamas Killarney, Ireland Siena, Italy
D Durham
Arusha, Tanzania Celaya, Mexico Durham, England, United Kingdom Kavala, Greece Kunshan, China Sibiu, Romania Tilarán, Costa Rica Toyama, Japan Zhuzhou, China
F Fayetteville Saint-Avold, France
G Gastonia
Gotha, Germany Santiago de Surco (Lima), Peru
Greensboro
Buiucani (Chișinău), Moldova
Yingkou, China
Greenville Yeonsu (Incheon), South Korea
H Hendersonville
Almuñécar, Spain Pallanza (Verbania), Italy
Hickory Altenburger Land (district), Germany
K Kitty Hawk Coulaines, France
L Laurinburg Oban, Scotland, United Kingdom
M Manteo Bideford, England, United Kingdom
Matthews Sainte-Maxime, France
Mooresville Hockenheim, Germany
Mount Airy Samut Songkhram, Thailand
R Raleigh
Compiègne, France Gibraltar Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom Nairobi, Kenya Rostock, Germany
S Saluda Carunchio, Italy
Salisbury Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Sanford
Atizapán de Zaragoza, Mexico Yixing, China
Southern Pines Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
V Valdese Torre Pellice, Italy
W Wilmington
Bridgetown, Barbados Dandong, China Doncaster, England, United Kingdom San Pedro, Belize
Winston-Salem
Buchanan, Liberia Freeport, Bahamas Kumasi, Ghana Nassau, Bahamas Ungheni, Moldova Yangpu (Shanghai), China
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