Phoenix, Arizona

==Sister cities==
[[File:PhoenixSisterCities gobeirne.jpg|thumb|alt=photo of signpost with ten signs pointing in the direction of Phoenix's sister cities, stating their names and distances from Phoenix.|150px|Signpost showing Phoenix's sister cities]]
With the creation of the Phoenix Sister Cities (PSC) organization in 1972, Phoenix became a member of the international Sister City movement. They filed for Articles of Incorporation in 1975, and entered into their first Sister City agreement in 1976 with [[Hermosillo, Mexico]].<ref name=phsis>{{cite web|title=Sister Cities|url=https://www.phoenixsistercities.org/sister-cities/|publisher=Phoenix Sister Cities|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> The organization's mission statement states their purpose is to "foster relationships between the people of Phoenix and our Sister Cities around the world to promote friendship, peace and prosperity."<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.phoenixsistercities.org/about-us/|publisher=Phoenix Sister Cities|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

Phoenix has twelve [[sister cities]].{{r|KJZZ 2023-06-15}} Phoenix and Prague have shared a Capital Cities relationship since May 1991, which was expanded to Sister City Status in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixsistercities.org/index.php/sister-city-committees-27/cityinfo|title=Prague, Czech Republic|publisher=Phoenix Sister Cities |access-date=April 17, 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423070247/http://phoenixsistercities.org/index.php/sister-city-committees-27/cityinfo|archive-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Calgary, Alberta]], Canada (1997)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Catania, Sicily]], Italy (2001)
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chengdu, Sichuan]], China (1987)
*{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ennis]], [[County Clare]], Ireland (1988)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grenoble]], [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]], France (1990)
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Hermosillo, Sonora]], Mexico (1976)
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Himeji, Hyōgo]], Japan (1976)
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]], Czech Republic (2013)
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Ramat Gan]], Israel (2005)
*{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Taipei]], Taiwan (1979)<ref name="Phoenix sisters">{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixsistercities.org |title=Phoenix Sister Cities |access-date=6 August 2013 |publisher=Phoenix Sister Cities |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724085207/http://www.phoenixsistercities.org/ |archive-date=24 July 2013}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon]], South Korea (2022)
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Medellin]], Colombia (2023)<ref name="KJZZ 2023-06-15">{{Cite news |last=Estes |first=Christina |date=June 15, 2023 |title=Medellin, Colombia, becomes Phoenix's 12th sister city |url=https://kjzz.org/content/1849640/medellin-colombia-becomes-phoenixs-12th-sister-city |access-date=July 6, 2023 |work=KJZZ |language=en}}</ref>
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