Houston, Texas

Houston is the largest city within the state of Texas, fourth in the United States, and the second-largest economic area of the Gulf Coast region. The city is the county seat of Harris County, the third most populous county in the country. A portion of southwest Houston extends into Fort Bend County and a small portion in the northeast extends into Montgomery County.

Sister cities

Houston has 16 sister cities. Parentheses denote the year in which sister city relationships were established.

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• Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2001)
• Baku, Azerbaijan (1976)
• Chiba, Japan (1973)
• Grampian Region, Scotland (1979)
• Guayaquil, Ecuador (1987)
• Huelva, Spain (1969)
• Istanbul, Turkey (1986)
• Leipzig, Germany (1993)
• Luanda, Angola (2003)
• Nice, France (1973)
• Perth, Western Australia, Australia (1983)
• Shenzhen, People's Republic of China (1986)
• Stavanger, Norway (1980)
• Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (1963)
• Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico (2003)
• Tyumen, Russia (1995)