Christchurch's Sister Cities
Christchurch has sister city relationships with seven cities. Find out more about our sister cities.
Adelaide, South Australia
Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, and Christchurch became sister cities in 1972.
Population: 1,295,714
Christchurch, New Zealand and Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom
Christchurch, New Zealand and Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom became sister cities in 1972.
Population: 54,210
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council website
- Christchurch U.K. visitor information
- Christchurch, U.K. - Britannica Library Adults (access with your library card and password/PIN)
Gansu Province, China
Gansu Province became a sister city to Christchurch in 1984.
Population: 25,575,254
- Gansu - Britannica Library Adults (access with your library card and password/PIN)
Kurashiki, Japan
Kurashiki is located within Okayama Prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshu, along the coastline of the Seto Inland Sea. Kurashiki and Christchurch became sister cities in 1973.
Population: 477,118
- Kurashiki Visitors' Guide
- Kurashiki - Britannica Library Adults (access with your library card and password/PIN)
Seattle, United States of America
Christchurch became sister cities with Seattle (located in Washington State) in 1981.
Population: 688,245
Songpa-Gu, South Korea
Christchurch and Songpa-Gu became sister cities in 1995.
Population: 678,553
- Songpa-Gu Office
- South Korea - Britannica Library Adults (access with your library card and password/PIN)
South Korea
Wuhan, China
Christchurch and Wuhan became sister cities in 2006.
Population: 7,243,000
- Wuhan - Britannica Library Adults (access with your library card and password/PIN)
