City-to-City pairings

City-to-city pairings

Through the IUC programme, cities and regions across Europe have entered into partnerships on sustainable development with counterparts from around the globe. For a full list of city pairings so far, see the table below:

CITY PAIRINGS SEARCH RESULTS - 1

Country
EU City
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Paired city
Country

Barcelona

Chengdu

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Population

1 620 809

Area

101.4 km2

Mayor

Ada Colau Ballano


Public

Population

14 427 500

Area

14 378.2 km2

Mayor

Luo Qiang


Topics

Circular economySmart cities and regional/urban innovation and competitivenessUrban mobility

Sustainable Development Goals


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*Note: IUC Asia pioneered a 'cluster' approach to city-to-city cooperation. As a result, Urban Cooperation Action Plans (UCAPs) for those cities may refer to a group of cooperating cities, as opposed to merely a pairing.

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