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International sister cities of Yangquan city

Updated: 2020-09-10

Chesterfield, United Kingdom

The city of Chesterfield, located in central England, covers an area of 65.85 square kilometers. Its industries mainly include mining, smelting, machinery, chemicals, ceramics and food.

Yangquan and Chesterfield became sister cities after they signed a friendship agreement on Sept 24, 1987.

Berrechid city, Morocco 

Berrechid is a city in the Berrechid Province of the Casablanca-Settat region in the country of Morocco in North Africa, 30 kilometers away from its economic capital Casablanca and covering an area of 33 square kilometers.

The economy of Berrechid is dominated by industry, agriculture and animal husbandry. 

In June 2019, at the invitation of the Moroccan Enterprise Confederation, a delegation of the government of Chengqu district of Yangquan city in North China's Shanxi province visited Morocco. During the visit, the Yangquan delegation established good relations with the government of Berrechid.

The two sides signed a memorandum on the development of friendly city relations in Yangquan on Sept 3, 2019, the day after a delegation of Berrechid began a visit to the Chinese city.

Bathurst, Australia

Bathurst city is located 200 kilometers west of Sydney in Australia. It was established in 1815 and is Australia's oldest European inland settlement. 

Covering an area of 2,600 square kilometers, Bathurst is an important cultural education and primary agricultural producer in Australia. 

Yangquan and Bathurst jointly signed a sister city relationship agreement on Sept 26, 2019.