This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of Washington. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, 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 Washington jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."
A Anacortes
Lomonosov, Russia Nikaho, Japan Sidney, Canada Vela Luka, Croatia
Auburn
Guanghan, China Mola di Bari, Italy Pyeongchang, South Korea Tamba, Japan Yuhang (Hangzhou), China
B Bainbridge Island
Altagracia, Nicaragua Moyogalpa, Nicaragua
Bellevue
Hualien, Taiwan Kladno, Czech Republic Liepāja, Latvia Yao, Japan
Bellingham
Cheongju, South Korea Nakhodka, Russia Port Stephens, Australia Punta Arenas, Chile Tateyama, Japan Tsetserleg, Mongolia Vaasa, Finland
Bremerton Kure, Japan
C Camas
Hamamatsu, Japan Krapkowice, Poland Morawica, Poland Taki, Japan Zabierzów, Poland
Chehalis Hamamatsu, Japan
Chelan Katō, Japan
Covington Tatsuno, Japan
E East Wenatchee Misawa, Japan
Edmonds Hekinan, Japan
Everett
Iwakuni, Japan Sligo, Ireland Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia
F Federal Way
Donghae, South Korea Hachinohe, Japan
Ferndale Minamibōsō, Japan
I Issaquah
Chefchaouen, Morocco Sunndal, Norway
K Kelso
Kelso, Scotland, United Kingdom Makinohara, Japan
Kennewick Taoyuan, Taiwan
Kent
Lutsk, Ukraine Sunnfjord, Norway Tamba, Japan Yangzhou, China
L La Conner Olga, Russia
Lacey Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland
Lakewood
Bauang, Philippines
Gimhae, South Korea Okinawa, Japan
Longview Wakō, Japan
Lynnwood Damyang, South Korea
M Mercer Island Thonon-les-Bains, France
Moses Lake Yonezawa, Japan
Mount Vernon
Chilliwack, Canada Matsushige, Japan
O Olympia
Katō, Japan Nanchang, China
Othello Wulensi, Ghana
P Point Roberts Campobello Island, Canada
Port Angeles Mutsu, Japan
Port Townsend
Ichikawa, Japan Sooke, Canada
Pullman Kasai, Japan
R Renton
Cuautla, Mexico Nishiwaki, Japan
Richland Hsinchu, Taiwan
S Seattle
Beersheba, Israel Bergen, Norway Cebu, Philippines Chongqing, China Christchurch, New Zealand Daejeon, South Korea Galway, Ireland Gdynia, Poland Haiphong, Vietnam Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kobe, Japan Limbe, Cameroon Mombasa, Kenya Nantes, France Pécs, Hungary Perugia, Italy Reykjavík, Iceland Sihanoukville, Cambodia Surabaya, Indonesia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Sequim Shisō, Japan
Shoreline Boryeong, South Korea
Snoqualmie
Chaclacayo, Peru Gangjin, South Korea
Spokane
Cagli, Italy Jecheon, South Korea Jilin City, China Limerick, Ireland Nishinomiya, Japan
T Tacoma
Ålesund, Norway Biot, France Boca del Río, Mexico Brovary, Ukraine Cienfuegos, Cuba Davao City, Philippines Fuzhou, China George, South Africa Gunsan, South Korea Hvar, Croatia El Jadida, Morocco Kitakyushu, Japan Taichung, Taiwan Vladivostok, Russia
Tukwila Miyoshi, Japan
V Vancouver Jōyō, Japan
W Walla Walla Tamba-Sasayama, Japan
Washougal Zielonki, Poland
Wenatchee
Misawa, Japan Naju, South Korea
Y Yakima
Derbent, Russia Itayanagi, Japan Keelung, Taiwan Morelia, Mexico
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