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 June 2025, Hunan has established friendship city ties with 120 foreign regions, including 32 at provincial level, 75 at city level, and 13 at county level.
Hunan's International Sister Cities at the Provincial Level
(Updated in June, 2025)
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 |
Jun. 25, 2023 |
31. Grand Bahama Island |
the Bahamas |
Apr. 23, 2024 |
32. Gauteng Province | South Africa | Jun. 13, 2025 |