Sister cities
Twinned with Amsterdam
19 of 23 in this atlas
Amsterdam's twinning list spans municipalities across several continents, from Algiers to Rio de Janeiro, with most pairings confirmed on both sides. A smaller set, including Istanbul, Kyiv, Managua, and Moscow, appears only in Amsterdam's own declaration, without reciprocal recognition. Together the list shows a broad geographic spread, touching South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, with mutuality being the more common but not universal pattern among these declared partnerships.
In this atlas19
Twinned in total23
Not reciprocated4
Twinned with Amsterdam
| City | Country | Distance | Lists back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algiers | DZ | 1,745 km | yes |
| Athens | GR | 2,164 km | yes |
| Beijing | CN | 7,822 km | yes |
| Bogotá | CO | 8,854 km | yes |
| Brasília | BR | 9,115 km | yes |
| Cali | CO | 9,123 km | yes |
| Istanbul | TR | 2,211 km | not listed |
| Jakarta | ID | 11,365 km | yes |
| Kyiv | UA | 1,781 km | not listed |
| London | GB | 357 km | yes |
| Managua | NI | 9,019 km | not listed |
| Montréal | CA | 5,496 km | yes |
| Moscow | RU | 2,148 km | not listed |
| Nicosia | CY | 2,946 km | yes |
| Ramallah | PS | 3,336 km | yes |
| Recife | BR | 7,704 km | yes |
| Riga | LV | 1,331 km | yes |
| Rio de Janeiro | BR | 9,577 km | yes |
| Sarajevo | BA | 1,373 km | yes |
4 of these do not list Amsterdam back. Twinning is declared independently by each municipality, so one-sided pairs are common — and usually more interesting than the mutual ones.