Hunan has, concentrating on economic and social development as well as enterprise's "going global" strategy, continually optimized friendly-city distribution worldwide, and expanded friendly relations with countries and regions along the "Belt and Road" Initiative, in order to promote Hunan's international associations. As of August 2023, Hunan has established friendship city ties with 106 foreign regions, including 30 at the provincial level, 64 at the city level, and 12 at the county level.
Hunan's International Sister Cities at the Provincial Level
(Updated in August, 2023)
City |
Nation |
Date of Signing |
1. Shiga Prefecture |
Japan |
Mar.25, 1983 |
2. Colorado State |
U.S.A. |
Jan.23, 1984 |
3. Hainaut Province |
Belgium |
Sep.15, 1986 |
4. La-Region-centre |
France |
Oct.28, 1991 |
5. Tashkent State |
Uzbekstan |
Mar.4, 1993 |
6. Burgenland |
Austria |
Sept.27, 2000 |
7. Nghe An |
Vietnam |
Nov. 28, 2001 |
8. Northern Cape Province |
South Africa |
Sept.11, 2003 |
9. Saarland |
Germany |
Nov.23, 2006 |
10. Ulyanovsk Oblast |
Russia |
May 4, 2009 |
11. Tokushima Prefecture |
Japan |
Oct.24, 2011 |
12. North Carolina |
U.S.A |
Oct.25, 2012 |
13. Regione Marche |
Italy |
Nov.21, 2013 |
14. Bistrița-Năsăud |
Romania |
Mar.25, 2016 |
15. Somogy |
Hungary |
Jul.25, 2016 |
16. Groningen |
the Netherlands |
Oct.22, 2016 |
17. Mogilev |
Belarus |
Apr.27 2017 |
18. Canton of Schaffhausen |
Switzerland |
Feb.8, 2018 |
19. Oromia |
Ethiopia |
Jun.26, 2018 |
20. Georgia State |
U.S.A |
Sept.13, 2018 |
21. Lincolnshire |
U.K |
Oct.11, 2018 |
22. Gyeongsangbuk-do |
South Korea |
Nov. 19, 2018 |
23. Vientiane |
Laos |
Nov. 26, 2018 |
24. Manatuto Municipality |
East Timor |
Jun. 28, 2019 |
25. Jigawa |
Nigeria |
Jun. 28, 2019 |
26. Savannakhét |
Laos |
Oct. 28, 2020 |
27. Oudomxay |
Laos |
Dec. 22, 2020 |
28. Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
Jan. 21, 2021 |
29. Alaotra-Mangoro |
Madagascar |
Nov. 16, 2021 |
30. Bridgetown |
Barbados |
June 25, 2023 |