Sister cities

Twinned with Houston

13 of 22 in this atlas

Houston's twin municipalities span several continents, from Abu Dhabi and Baku to Cairo, Istanbul, Karachi, and Luanda, with a notable cluster in China—Dalian, Nanjing, and Shenzhen—alongside Taipei. Latin America appears through Guayaquil, Mexico City, and Monterrey. Every pairing listed here is mutual, meaning each partner city names Houston in return, forming a consistent, reciprocal network rather than one-sided declarations.