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International Sister Cities

No Nation City Forming of Initial
Relationship with Seoul
Forming of Initial
Relationship with the
Seoul Metropolitan Council
1 Taiwan
Taipei
1968
 
2 Republic of Turkey
Ankara
1971
1997
3 U.S.A.
Honolulu
1973
 
4 U.S.A.
San Francisco
1976  
5 Federative Republic of Brazil
Sao Paulo
1977  
6 Republic of Colombia
Bogota
1982  
7 Republic of Indonesia
Jakarta
1984  
8 Japan
Tokyo
1988  
9 Russian Federation
Moscow
1991 1997
10 Australia
New South Wales 1991 1996
11 France
Paris
1991  
12 United Mexican States
Mexico City
1992 1997
13 People's Republic of China
Beijing
1993  
14 Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
1995 1997
15 Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Hanoi
1996  
16 Republic of Poland
Warszawa
1996 1997
17 Arab Republic of Egypt
Cairo
1997  
18 Italian Republic
Rome
2000  
19 Republic of Kazakhstan
Astana
2004 2005
20 U.S.A.
AWashington DC
2006  
21 Hellenic Republic
Athens
2006  
22 Kingdom of Thailand Bangkok 2006  
23 Uzbekistan Tashkent 2010  

Visits by Representatives from the Seoul Metropolitan Council to International Sister Cities

Year Visits
2003 Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) , Ankara (Republic of Turkey), Hanoi (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
2004 Tokyo (Japan), Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia), Beijing (People's Republic of China), Moscow (Russian Federation),
Astana (Republic of Kazakhstan)
2005 Astana (Republic of Kazakhstan), Ankara (Republic of Turkey), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Hanoi (Socialist Republic of
Vietnam)
2006 Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (People's Republic of China), Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia), San Francisco (U.S.A), Bangkok
(Kingdom of Thailand)
2007 Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Ankara (Republic of Turkey), Hanoi (Socialist Republic of Vietnam), Bangkok (Kingdom of
Thailand), Astana (Republic of Kazakhstan)
2008 Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia), Beijing (People's Republic of China), Tokyo (Japan)
2009 Bangkok (Kingdom of Thailand), Hanoi (Socialist Republic of Vietnam), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Ankara (Republic of Turkey)
2010 Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (People's Republic of China)
2011 Bangkok (Kingdom of Thailand), São Paulo(Brazil), Ankara (Republic of Turkey), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia),
Hanoi (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
2012 Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia), Tokyo (Japan), Bangkok
(Kingdom of Thailand), Hanoi (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
2013 Bangkok (Kingdom of Thailand), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Beijing (People's Republic of China),
Tokyo (Japan), Ankara (Republic of Turkey)
2014 Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia), Hanoi (Socialist Republic of Vietnam), Tokyo (Japan), Taipei (Taiwan),
New South Wales (Australia), Hiroshima (Japan)
2015 Bangkok (Kingdom of Thailand), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Sydney/Canberra (Australia), Auckland (New Zealand),
Beijing (People's Republic of China), Ankara (Republic of Turkey)
2016 Tokyo (Japan), Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), New South Wales (Australia),
British Columbia (Canada), Shanghai(People's Republic of China), Hanoi(Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
2017 Bangkok(Kingdom of Thailand), Bishkek(Republic of Kyrgyzstan) Almaty(Republic of Kazahstan), Ankara(Republic of Turkey), Ulaanbaatar(Mongolia), Taipei(Taiwan), Tokyo(Japan)

Visits by Representatives of International Sister Cities to the Seoul Metropolitan Council

Year Visits
2003 Hanoi People's Council, Ankara City Council, Tokyo Metropolian Council
2004 Jakarta Provincial Council, Ulaanbaatar City Council, Beijing People's Congress, Ankara City Council
2005 Jakarta Provincial Council, Beijing People's Congress, Tokyo Metropolian Council
2006 Ulaanbaatar City Council, Hanoi People's Council, Ankara City Council, Astana City Council
2007 Tokyo Metropolian Council, Beijing People's Congress, Jakarta Provincial Council
2008 Bangkok Metropolitan Council, Ankara City Council
2009 Hanoi People's Council, Tokyo Metropolian Council
2010 Bangkok Metropolitan Council, Ulaanbaatar City Council, Beijing People's Congress, Ankara City Council
2011 Tokyo Metropolian Council
2012 Ankara City Council, Ulaanbaatar City Council, Beijing People's Congress
2013 Jakarta Provincial Council, Tokyo Metropolian Council, Honolulu City Council, Hanoi People's Council
2014 Ankara City Council, Ulaanbaatar City Council, Bangkok Metropolitan Council
2015 Bangkok Metropolitan Council
2016 Bishkek City Council, Jakarta Provincial Council
2017 Hanoi People's Council, Jakarta Provincial Council