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Border town
Settlement near a boundary between two regions
Settlement near a boundary between two regions
the type of settlement
A border town is a town or city close to the boundary between two countries, states, or regions. Usually the term implies that the nearness to the border is one of the things the place is most famous for. With close proximities to a different country, diverse cultural traditions can have certain influence to the place. Border towns can have highly cosmopolitan communities, a feature they share with port cities, as traveling and trading often go through the town. They can also be flashpoints for international conflicts, especially when the two countries have territorial disputes.
Transcontinental
| Border towns | Country | Bordering continents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya | Egypt | ||
| Istanbul | Turkey | ||
| Atyrau | Kazakhstan | ||
| Oral | |||
| Magnitogorsk | Russia |
List of international border towns and cities
Africa
| Border towns | Bordering countries | |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Jaradil | Sudan / Central African Republic | |
| Acoacán | Equatorial Guinea / Gabon | |
| Adré | Chad / Sudan | |
| Aflao | Ghana / Togo | |
| Afoji | Uganda / South Sudan | |
| Ahfir | Morocco / Algeria | |
| Alexander Bay | South Africa / Namibia | |
| Andéramboukane | Mali / Niger | |
| Ariamsvlei | Namibia / South Africa | |
| Assamakka | Niger / Algeria | |
| Assamo | Djibouti / Ethiopia | |
| Badme | Eritrea / Ethiopia | |
| Bahaï | Chad / Sudan | |
| Bakel | Senegal / Mauritania | |
| Bambouti/Source Yubu | Central African Republic / South Sudan | |
| Bang | Central African Republic / Cameroon | |
| Bangassou | Central African Republic / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Bangui/Zongo | ||
| Bariguna | South Sudan / Central African Republic | |
| Beitbridge | Zimbabwe / South Africa | |
| Bémbéré | Central African Republic / Chad | |
| Benena | Mali / Burkina Faso | |
| Beni Ensar | Morocco / Spain | |
| Béni Ounif/Figuig | Algeria / Morocco | |
| Bétou | Republic of the Congo / Central African Republic | |
| Blangoua | Cameroon / Chad | |
| Bokspits | Botswana / South Africa | |
| Bolobo | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Republic of the Congo | |
| Boma | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola | |
| Bomandjokou | Central African Republic / Cameroon | |
| Bomassa | Republic of the Congo / Cameroon | |
| Bongor | Chad / Cameroon | |
| Bosso | Niger / Nigeria | |
| Bray/Bray | South Africa / Botswana | |
| Bugarama | Rwanda / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Bukavu/Cyangugu | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Rwanda | |
| Bulembu | Eswatini / South Africa | |
| Bulok | Gambia / Senegal | |
| Bunangana/Bunagana | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Uganda | |
| Buruntuma | Guinea Bissau / Guinea Bissau | |
| Busia /Busia | Kenya / Uganda | |
| Ceuta/ Belyounech | Spain / Morocco | |
| Chembe | Zambia / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Chicualacuala | Mozambique / Zimbabwe | |
| Cinkassé | Togo / Burkina Faso | |
| Cocobeach | Gabon / Equatorial Guinea | |
| Dadda'to | Djibouti / Eritrea | |
| Damasak | Nigeria / Niger | |
| Débété | Ivory Coast / Mali | |
| Dedza | Malawi / Mozambique | |
| Dehiba/Wazzin | Libya / Tunisia | |
| Dhobley | Kenya / Somalia | |
| Diboli/ Kidira | Mali / Senegal | |
| Dilolo/ Luau | Angola / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Dolo and Dolow | Ethiopia / Somalia | |
| Dongo | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Republic of the Congo | |
| Dongou | Republic of the Congo / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Douar El Ma | Algeria / Tunisia | |
| Ebibeyin | Equatorial Guinea / Gabon / Cameroon | |
| El Wak | Kenya / Somalia | |
| Espungabera | Mozambique / Zimbabwe | |
| Ezo | South Sudan / Democratic Republic of Congo / Central African Republic | |
| Farafenni | Gambia / Senegal | |
| Faramana | Burkina Faso / Mali | |
| Ferfer | Ethiopia / Somalia | |
| Ficksburg/ Maputsoe | South Africa / Lesotho | |
| Fnideq | Morocco / Spain | |
| Gakhibane | Botswana / South Africa | |
| Galafi | Djibouti / Ethiopia | |
| Galdogob | Somalia / Ethiopia | |
| Gallabat/Metemma | Sudan / Ethiopia | |
| Gamboru / Fotokol | Nigeria / Cameroon | |
| Gbéléban | Ivory Coast / Guinea | |
| Ganta | Liberia / Guinea | |
| Garoua-Boulaï/ Cantonnier | Cameroon / Central African Republic | |
| Gaya/Malanville | Niger / Benin | |
| Gbiti/Banga-Boumbé | Cameroon / Central African Republic | |
| Geriley | Somalia / Kenya | |
| Ghat | Libya / Algeria | |
| Ghadames/ Debdeb | Libya / Algeria | |
| Gnato | Ivory Coast / Liberia | |
| Gogui | Mali / Mauritania | |
| Goli | Uganda / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Goma/Gisenyi | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Rwanda | |
| Hamile | Ghana / Burkina Faso | |
| Heddada/Sakiet Sidi Youssef | Algeria / Tunisia | |
| Helao Nafidi | Namibia / Angola | |
| Holili/ Taveta | Tanzania / Kenya | |
| Humera | Ethiopia / Eritrea / Sudan | |
| Idiroko | Nigeria / Benin | |
| Ilara-Ogudo Yewa | Nigeria / Benin | |
| Impfondo | Republic of the Congo / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In Amenas | Algeria / Libya | |
| In Guezzam | Algeria / Niger | |
| In Khalil | Mali / Algeria | |
| Isebania / Isebania | Tanzania / Kenya | |
| Kaya | South Sudan / Uganda | |
| Kaédi | Mauritania / Senegal | |
| Kasane | Botswana / Uganda / Namibia | |
| Kasindi/ Mpondwe | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Uganda | |
| Kasumbalesa/Kasumbalesa | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Zambia | |
| Katima Mulilo/ Sesheke | Namibia / Zambia | |
| Katwitwi | Namibia / Angola | |
| Katuna/Gatuna | Uganda / Rwanda | |
| Kazungula | Zambia / Botswana / Zimbabwe / Namibia | |
| Kemerida/ Ouaké | Togo / Benin | |
| Kinshasa/Brazzaville | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Republic of the Congo | |
| Kipushi | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Zambia | |
| Koboko | Uganda / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Kolonkwane | Botswana / South Africa | |
| Kontcha | Cameroon / Nigeria | |
| Kouango | Central African Republic / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Kulungugu | Ghana / Burkina Faso | |
| Kurmuk | Sudan / Ethiopia | |
| Kwamouth | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Republic of the Congo | |
| Labbézanga | Mali / Niger | |
| Lavumisa | Eswatini / South Africa | |
| Libenge | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Central African Republic | |
| Lobatse | Botswana / South Africa | |
| Lomé | Togo / Ghana | |
| Loyada/ Lawyacado | Djibouti /Somalia | |
| Luangwa | Zambia / Zimbabwe / Mozambique | |
| Lukolela | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Republic of the Congo | |
| Lwakhakha and Lwakhakha | Uganda / Kenya | |
| Machipanda/Mutare | Mozambique / Zimbabwe | |
| Madina Woula | Guinea / Sierra Leone | |
| Mahamba | Eswatini / South Africa | |
| Mahou | Mali / Burkina Faso | |
| Maigatari | Nigeria / Niger | |
| Makopong | Botswana / South Africa | |
| Malaba/Malaba | Kenya / Uganda | |
| Manankoro | Mali / Ivory Coast | |
| Mandera/Beled Hawo | Kenya / Somalia | |
| Mani | Chad / Cameroon | |
| Marka | Malawi / Mozambique | |
| Markounda | Central African Republic / Chad | |
| Maseru | Lesotho / South Africa | |
| Matadi | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola | |
| Matam | Senegal / Mauritania | |
| Mbinda | Republic of Congo / Gabon | |
| Melilla | Spain / Morocco | |
| Middlepits | Botswana / South Africa | |
| Mobaye/Mobayi-Mbongo | Central African Republic / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Mokambo | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Zambia | |
| Moloundou | Cameroon / Republic of the Congo | |
| Mongomo | Equatorial Guinea / Gabon | |
| Mongoumba | Central African Republic / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Mossaka | Republic of the Congo / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Moyale | Ethiopia / Kenya | |
| Moyenne-Sido | Central African Republic / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Mukumbura | Mozambique / Zimbabwe | |
| Mwandi | Zambia / Namibia | |
| Namaacha | Eswatini / Mozambique | |
| Nabiapai | Democratic Republic of the Congo / South Sudan | |
| Namanga | Tanzania / Kenya | |
| Nayé | Senegal / Mali | |
| Nayuchi | Malawi / Mozambique | |
| N'Djamena/ Kousseri | Chad / Cameroon | |
| Ngaoui | Cameroon / Central African Republic | |
| Nimule /Elegu | South Sudan / Uganda | |
| Nongoa | Guinea / Sierra Leone | |
| Nouadhibou | Mauritania / Morocco | |
| Nsanje | Malawi / Mozambique | |
| Nyamapanda | Zimbabwe / Mozambique | |
| Onseepkans | South Africa / Namibia | |
| Oraba | Uganda / South Sudan | |
| Ouango | Central African Republic / Namibia | |
| Ouésso | Republic of the Congo / Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Oujda | Morocco / Algeria | |
| Qacha's Nek | Lesotho / South Africa | |
| Paga | Ghana / Burkina Faso | |
| Phepheng | Botswana / South Africa | |
| Ponta do Ouro | Mozambique / South Africa | |
| Pweto | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Zambia | |
| Ras Ajdir | Libya / Tunisia | |
| Rietfontein | South Africa / Namibia | |
| Río Campo | Equatorial Guinea / Cameroon | |
| Rosso | Mauritania / Senegal | |
| Rundu | Namibia / Angola | |
| Rusumo | Rwanda / Tanzania | |
| Saïdia/ Marsa Ben M'Hidi | Morocco / Algeria | |
| Sallum | Egypt / Libya | |
| São Domingos | Guinea Bissau / Senegal | |
| Shangombo | Zambia / Angola | |
| Sokoro | Ivory Coast / Mali | |
| Struizendam | Botswana / South Africa | |
| Suam | Uganda / Kenya | |
| Taleb Larbi | Algeria / Tunisia | |
| Tansila/Boura | Burkina Faso / Mali | |
| Tin Zaouatine | Algeria / Tanzania | |
| Tissi | Central African Republic / Chad | |
| Togo Wuchale | Ethiopia / Somalia | |
| Tunduma/Nakonde | Tanzania / Zambia | |
| Um Dafuq/ Am Dafok | Sudan / Central African Republic | |
| Victoria Falls/ Livingstone | Zimbabwe and Zambia | |
| Vioolsdrif/ Noordoewer | South Africa / Namibia | |
| Werda | Botswana / South Africa | |
| Yakoma | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Central African Republic | |
| Yekepa | Liberia / Guinea | |
| Yumbi | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Republic of the Congo | |
| Zégoua | Mali / Ivory Coast | |
| Zemio | Central African Republic / Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Asia
| Border towns | Bordering countries | |
|---|---|---|
| Islam Qala/Taybad | Afghanistan / Iran | |
| Zaranj/Zehak | ||
| Spin Boldak/Chaman | Afghanistan / Pakistan | |
| Torkham/Torkham | ||
| Torghundi/Serhetabat | Afghanistan / Turkmenistan | |
| Hairatan/Termez | Afghanistan / Uzbekistan | |
| Astara/Astara | Azerbaijan / Iran | |
| Julfa/Jolfa | ||
| Teknaf/Maungdaw | Bangladesh / Myanmar | |
| Phuntsholing/Jaigaon | Bhutan / India | |
| Tutong/Limbang | Brunei / Malaysia | |
| Temburong District/Lawas | ||
| Temburong District/Limbang | ||
| Kuala Belait/Miri | ||
| Shenzhen/Lo Wu/Heung Yuen Wai | China / Hong Kong | |
| Alashankou/Dostyk | China / Kazakhstan | |
| Khorgas/Korgas | ||
| Mohan/Muang Namo | China / Laos | |
| Gongbei/Portas do Cerco | China / Macau | |
| Hengqin/Cotai | ||
| Erenhot/Zamyn-Üüd | China / Mongolia | |
| Ruili/Muse | China / Myanmar | |
| Zhangmu/Tatopani, Sindhupalchok | China / Nepal | |
| Gyirong Town/Timure | ||
| Changbai/Hyesan | China / North Korea | |
| Dandong/Sinuiju | ||
| Ji'an, Jilin/Manpo | ||
| Heihe/Blagoveshchensk | China / Russia | |
| Manzhouli/Zabaykalsk | ||
| Suifenhe/Pogranichny | ||
| Yanji/Khasan | ||
| Raohe/Bikin | ||
| Xiamen/Kinmen | China / Taiwan | |
| Lianjiang/Lienchiang | ||
| Dongxing/Mong Cai | China / Vietnam | |
| Hekou/Lao Cai | ||
| Youyiguan/Lang Son | ||
| Rafah /Rafah | Egypt / Gaza Strip | |
| Basirhat/Satkhira | India / Bangladesh | |
| Petrapole/Benapole | ||
| Agartala/Akhaura | ||
| Karimganj/Beanibazar Upazila | ||
| Malda/Rajshahi | ||
| West Garo Hills/Bakshiganj | ||
| Tura/Nalitabari Upazila | ||
| Santirbazar/Feni | ||
| Moreh /Tamu | India / Myanmar | |
| Zorinpui/Paletwa | ||
| Panitanki/Kakarbhitta | India / Nepal | |
| Jogbani/Biratnagar | ||
| Raxaul/Birgunj | ||
| Nautanwa/Siddharthanagar | ||
| Rupaidiha/Nepalgunj | ||
| Banbasa/Bhimdatta | ||
| Fazilka/Lahore | India / Pakistan | |
| Sajingan Besar/Lundu | Indonesia / Malaysia | |
| Entikong/Tebedu | ||
| Badau/Lubok Antu | ||
| Putussibau/Kapit | ||
| Long Apari/Bukit Mabong | ||
| Kayan Hulu/Belaga | ||
| Sebatik | ||
| Mota'ain/Batugade | Indonesia / East Timor | |
| Altanbulag/Kyakhta | ||
| Eilat/Aqaba | Israel / Jordan | |
| Eilat/Taba | Israel / Egypt | |
| Sarakhs/Serakhs | Iran / Turkmenistan | |
| Zakho /Dohuk | Iraq / Turkey | |
| Mandali | Iraq / Iran | |
| Halabja | ||
| Al-Faw | ||
| Abu Al-Khaseeb | ||
| Abadan | ||
| Penjwin | ||
| Khanaqin | ||
| Rabia/Al-Yaarubiyah | Iraq / Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria | |
| Al-Khalidiyah/Faysh Khabur | ||
| Ban Dongphosy/Nong Khai | Laos / Thailand | |
| Vientiane/Udon Thani | ||
| Arida | Lebanon / Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria | |
| Tanjung Kupang/Tuas | Malaysia / Singapore | |
| Johor Bahru/Woodlands | ||
| Bukit Kayu Hitam/Sadao | Malaysia / Thailand | |
| Pengkalan Hulu/Songkhla | ||
| Pengkalan Kubur/Betong | ||
| Wang Kelian/Sungai Golok | ||
| Rantau Panjang/Tak Bai | ||
| Kangar/Satun | ||
| Padang Besar/Padang Besar | ||
| Rikhawdar/Zokhawthar | Myanmar / India | |
| Tachilek/Mae Sai | Myanmar / Thailand | |
| Myawaddy/Mae Sot | ||
| Nusaybin/Qamishli | Turkey / Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria | |
| Şenyurt/Al-Darbasiyah | ||
| Ceylanpınar/Ras al-Ayn | ||
| Akçakale/Tell Abyad | ||
| Mürşitpınar/Kobani | ||
| Karkamış/Jarabulus |
Europe
| Border towns | Bordering countries |
|---|---|
| Geneva | Switzerland / France |
| Mulhouse | France / Germany |
| Saarbrücken | Germany / France |
| Saint Louis/Weil am Rhein/Basel | France / Germany / Switzerland |
| Strasbourg/Kehl | France / Germany |
| Como/Chiasso | Italy / Switzerland |
| Gorizia/Nova Gorica | Italy / Slovenia |
| Konstanz/Kreuzlingen | Germany / Switzerland |
| Ainaži | Latvia / Estonia |
| Narva/Ivangorod | Estonia / Russia |
| Valga/Valka | Estonia / Latvia |
| Panemunė/Sovetsk | Lithuania / Russia |
| Gantiadi/Vesyoloye | Georgia / Russia |
| Sarpi/Sarp | Georgia / Turkey |
| Gibraltar / La Línea de la Concepción | United Kingdom / Spain |
| Bourg-Madame / Puigcerdà | France / Spain |
| Hendaye / Irún | |
| Le Perthus / Els Límits | |
| Arnéguy / Pekotxeta | |
| Elvas / Badajoz | Portugal / Spain |
| Valença do Minho / Tui | |
| Rio de Onor / Rihonor de Castilla | |
| Derry | United Kingdom / Republic of Ireland |
| Dundalk | |
| Newry | |
| Strabane | |
| Bratislava | Slovakia / Austria /Hungary |
| Brest/Terespol | Belarus / Poland |
| Chop/Záhony/Čierna nad Tisou | Ukraine / Hungary / Slovakia |
| Cieszyn/Český Těšín | Poland / Czech Republic |
| Esztergom/Štúrovo | Hungary / Slovakia |
| Forst/Zasieki | Germany / Poland |
| Frankfurt (Oder)/Słubice | |
| Gmünd/České Velenice | Austria / Czech Republic |
| Görlitz/Zgorzelec | Germany / Poland |
| Guben/Gubin | |
| Hodonín/Holíč | Czech Republic / Slovakia |
| Komárom/Komárno | Hungary / Slovakia |
| Küstrin-Kietz/Kostrzyn nad Odrą | Germany / Poland |
| Passau | Germany / Austria |
| Prudnik | Poland / Czech Republic |
| Sátoraljaújhely/Slovenské Nové Mesto | Hungary / Slovakia |
| Vyšné Nemecké/Uzhhorod | Slovakia / Ukraine |
| Giurgiu/Ruse | Romania / Bulgaria |
| Călărași/Silistra | |
| Calafat/Vidin | |
| Halden/ Strömstad | Norway / Sweden |
| Copenhagen/Malmö | Denmark / Sweden |
| Padborg/ Flensburg | Denmark / Germany |
| Tornio/Haparanda | Finland / Sweden |
| Imatra / Svetogorsk | Finland / Russia |
| Karesuando/Karesuvanto | Finland / Sweden |
| Beausoleil | France / Monaco |
| Lavena Ponte Tresa/Ponte Tresa | Italy / Switzerland |
| Menton/Ventimiglia | France / Italy |
| Rimini /Serravalle | San Marino / Italy |
| Rome/Vatican City | Italy / Vatican City |
| Trieste | Italy / Slovenia |
| Koper | |
| Slavonski Brod/Brod | Croatia / Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Županja/Orašje | |
| Mali Zvornik /Zvornik | Serbia / Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Aachen | Belgium / Netherlands / Germany |
| Aalten | Netherlands / Germany |
| Antwerp | Belgium / Netherlands |
| Baarle-Hertog/ Baarle-Nassau | |
| Damme | |
| Essen | |
| Genk | |
| Hoogstraten | |
| Kalmthout | |
| Knokke | |
| Lommel | |
| Maaseik | |
| Maastricht | |
| Putte / Putte | |
| Sas van Gent / Zelzate | |
| Turnhout | |
| Arlon | Belgium / Luxembourg |
| Bad Bentheim | Germany / Netherlands |
| Bad Nieuweschans | Netherlands / Germany |
| Bastogne | Belgium / Luxembourg |
| Bergen op Zoom | |
| Bocholt | Germany / Netherlands |
| Borken | |
| Bredevoort | Netherlands / Germany |
| Coevorden | |
| Dinxperlo/Suderwick | Netherlands / Germany |
| Emmen | |
| Emmerich | Germany / Netherlands |
| Enschede | Netherlands / Germany |
| Erkelenz | Germany / Netherlands |
| Eupen | Belgium / Germany |
| Gennep | Netherlands / Germany |
| Goch | Germany / Netherlands |
| Gronau | |
| Heinsberg | |
| Herzogenrath/ Kerkrade | |
| Houffalize | Belgium / Luxembourg |
| Hulst | |
| Kalmthout | Belgium / Netherlands |
| Kevelaer | Germany / Netherlands |
| Kleve | |
| Malmedy | Belgium / Germany |
| Martelange | Belgium / Luxembourg |
| Mol | Belgium / Netherlands |
| Mönchengladbach | Germany / Netherlands |
| Monschau | Belgium / Germany |
| Nijmegen | Netherlands / Germany |
| Nordhorn | Germany / Netherlands |
| Oldenzaal | Netherlands / Germany |
| Prüm | Belgium / Germany / Luxembourg |
| Roermond | Netherlands / Germany |
| Roosendaal | Belgium / Luxembourg |
| Schengen/ Perl / Apach | Belgium / Germany / France |
| Schoonebeek | Netherlands / Germany |
| Sittard | Belgium / Germany / Netherlands |
| Sluis | Belgium / Luxembourg |
| St. Vith | Belgium / Germany / Luxembourg |
| Ter Apel | Netherlands / Germany |
| Vaals | Belgium / Germany / Netherlands |
| Venlo | Netherlands / Germany |
| Vreden | Germany / Netherlands |
| Winterswijk | Netherlands / Germany |
| Zevenaar | |
| Zundert | Belgium / Luxembourg |
Disputed City
| Border towns | Notes |
|---|---|
| Nicosia/North Nicosia | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a de facto state with almost no international recognition, with Turkey being the only UN member state to recognize its sovereignty. |
North America
| Border towns | Bordering countries |
|---|---|
| Benque Viejo del Carmen | Belize /Guatemala |
| Chetumal | Mexico / Belize |
| Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas /Ciudad Tecun Uman | Mexico / Guatemala |
| Corozal Town | Belize / Mexico |
| Melchor de Mencos | Belize / Guatemala |
| Hyder, Alaska / Stewart, British Columbia | United States /Canada |
| Juneau, Alaska | |
| Point Roberts, Washington / Tsawwassen, British Columbia | |
| Blaine, Washington / Surrey, British Columbia | |
| Sumas, Washington / Abbotsford, British Columbia | |
| Laurier, Washington / Cascade City | |
| Sweetgrass, Montana / Coutts, Alberta | |
| Portal, North Dakota / North Portal, Saskatchewan | |
| Gretna, Manitoba | |
| Pembina, North Dakota / Emerson, Manitoba | |
| Noyes, Minnesota / Emerson, Manitoba | |
| Baudette, Minnesota / Rainy River, Ontario | |
| Emo, Ontario | |
| International Falls, Minnesota, Ranier, Minnesota / Fort Frances, Ontario | |
| Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan / Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | |
| Grosse Ile Township, Michigan / Amherstburg, Ontario | |
| Wyotte, Michigan, Ecorse, Michigan / LaSalle, Ontario | |
| Detroit, Michigan, River Rouge, Michigan / Windsor, Ontario | |
| Algonac, Michigan | |
| Port Lambton, Ontario | |
| Marine City, Michigan / Sombra, Ontario | |
| East China Township, Michigan | |
| St. Clair, Michigan | |
| Marysville, Michigan | |
| Port Huron, Michigan / Sarnia, Ontario | |
| Buffalo, New York / Fort Erie, Ontario | |
| Niagara Falls, New York, Youngstown, New York / Niagara Falls, Ontario | |
| Lewiston, New York / Queenston, Ontario | |
| Cape Vincent, New York / Wolfe Island, Ontario | |
| Morristown, New York / Brockville, Ontario | |
| Ogdensburg, New York, Johnstown, Ontario / Prescott, Ontario | |
| Massena, New York / Cornwall, Ontario | |
| Waddington (village), New York | |
| Morrisburg, Ontario | |
| St. Regis, New York / Akwesasne, Quebec | |
| Fort Covington, New York / Dundee, Quebec | |
| Champlain, New York / Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec | |
| Rouses Point, New York | |
| Canaan, Vermont | |
| Derby Line, Vermont / Rock Isl/, Quebec | |
| Norton, Vermont / Stanhope, Quebec | |
| Estcourt Station, Maine / Pohénégamook, Quebec | |
| Fort Kent, Maine / Clair, New Brunswick | |
| Frenchville, Maine | |
| Madawaska, Maine / Edmundston, New Brunswick | |
| Van Buren, Maine / St. Leonard, New Brunswick | |
| Hamlin, Maine | |
| Limestone, Maine | |
| Fort Fairfield, Maine | |
| Easton, Maine | |
| Mars Hill, Maine | |
| Blaine, Maine | |
| Bridgewater, Maine | |
| Monticello, Maine | |
| Littleton, Maine | |
| Houlton, Maine / Woodstock, New Brunswick | |
| Hodgdon, Maine | |
| Cary, Maine | |
| Amity, Maine | |
| Orient, Maine | |
| Weston, Maine | |
| Danforth, Maine | |
| Baileyville, Maine | |
| Vanceboro, Maine / St. Croix, New Brunswick | |
| Baring Plantation, Maine | |
| Calais, Maine / St. Stephen, New Brunswick | |
| Robbinston, Maine | |
| Perry, Maine | |
| Eastport, Maine / Deer Island, New Brunswick | |
| Lubec, Maine / Campobello Island, New Brunswick | |
| San Diego, California / Tijuana, Baja California | United States / Mexico |
| Tecate, Baja California | |
| Calexico, California / Mexicali, Baja California | |
| Gadsden, Arizona | |
| San Luis, Arizona / San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora/Los Algodones, Baja California | |
| Yuma, Arizona / Los Algodones, Baja California | |
| Sonoyta, Sonora | |
| Naco, Arizona / Naco, Sonora | |
| Nogales, Arizona / Nogales, Sonora | |
| Douglas, Arizona / Agua Prieta, Sonora | |
| Columbus, New Mexico / Puerto Palomas, Chihuahua | |
| Sunland Park, New Mexico / Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | |
| El Paso, Texas / Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | |
| Socorro, Texas | |
| San Elizario, Texas | |
| Doctor Porfirio Parra | |
| Tornillo, Texas | |
| Presidio, Texas / Ojinaga, Chihuahua | |
| Boquillas del Carmen | |
| Del Rio, Texas / Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila | |
| Eagle Pass, Texas / Piedras Negras, Coahuila | |
| Rosita, Texas | |
| Hidalgo, Coahuila | |
| Colombia, Nuevo León | |
| Laredo, Texas / Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | |
| El Cenizo, Texas | |
| San Ygnacio, Texas | |
| Falcon Mesa, Texas | |
| Siesta Shores, Texas | |
| Salineño, Texas | |
| Roma, Texas / Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas | |
| Escobares, Texas | |
| La Rosita, Texas | |
| Los Alvarez, Texas | |
| Los Villareales, Texas | |
| Rio Grande City, Texas | |
| La Grulla, Texas | |
| Los Ebanos, Texas / Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas | |
| Mission, Texas | |
| McAllen, Texas | |
| Hidalgo, Texas / Reynosa, Tamaulipas | |
| Edinburg, Texas | |
| Pharr, Texas / Reynosa, Tamaulipas | |
| Progreso Lakes, Texas / Nuevo Progreso, Río Bravo, Tamaulipas | |
| Río Rico, Tamaulipas | |
| Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua, Texas | |
| Encantada-Ranchito El Calaboz, Texas | |
| Brownsville, Texas / Matamoros, Tamaulipas |
Oceania
| Border towns | Bordering countries |
|---|---|
| Vanimo | Papua New Guinea /Indonesia |
| Jayapura |
South America
| Border towns | Bordering countries |
|---|---|
| Alberdi and Formosa | Paraguay / Argentina |
| Artigas and Quaraí | Uruguay / Brazil |
| Chuí and Chuy | |
| Jaguarão and Río Branco | |
| Santana do Livramento and Rivera | |
| Assis Brasil, Bolpebra, and Iñapari | Brazil / Bolivia / Peru |
| Barra do Quaraí,Bella Unión and Monte Caseros | Brazil / Uruguay / Argentina |
| Brasiléia/Epitaciolândia and Cobija | Brazil / Bolivia |
| Corumbá and Puerto Suárez | |
| Colón and Paysandú | Argentina / Uruguay |
| Concordia and Salto | |
| Cúcuta and San Antonio del Táchira | Colombia / Venezuela |
| Desaguadero | Bolivia / Peru |
| Fray Bentos and Gualeguaychú | Uruguay / Argentina |
| La Quiaca and Villazón | Argentina / Bolivia |
| Pacaraima and Santa Elena de Uairén | Brazil / Venezuela |
| Paso de los Libres and Uruguaiana | Argentina / Uruguay |
| Ponta Porã and Pedro Juan Caballero | Brazil / Paraguay |
| Posadas and Encarnación | Argentina / Paraguay |
| Puerto Iguazú/ Foz do Iguaçu and Ciudad del Este | Argentina / Brazil / Paraguay |
| Santo Tomé and São Borja | Argentina / Brazil |
| Tabatinga and Leticia | Brazil / Colombia |
| Tulcán and Ipiales | Ecuador / Colombia |
| Yacuíba and Salvador Mazza | Bolivia / Argentina |
List of internal border towns and cities
Australia
| Border towns | Bordering states and territories |
|---|---|
| Albury and Wodonga (Albury–Wodonga) | New South Wales / Victoria |
| Bordertown | South Australia / Victoria |
| Canberra and Queanbeyan | New South Wales / Australian Capital Territory |
| Corowa and Wahgunyah | New South Wales / Victoria |
| Echuca and Moama | |
| Mildura and Buronga | |
| Mulwala and Yarrawonga | |
| Tweed Heads and Gold Coast | New South Wales / Queensland |
| Mungindi | |
| Wallangarra, Jennings |
Canada
| Border towns | Bordering Provinces | |
|---|---|---|
| Lloydminster | Alberta / Saskatchewan | |
| Flin Flon, Creighton, and Flin Flon | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | |
| Ottawa and Gatineau | Ontario / Quebec | |
| Hawkesbury and Grenville | Ontario / Quebec | |
| Chute-à-Blondeau (East Hawkesbury) and Pointe-Fortune | Ontario / Quebec | |
| Bainsville (South Glengarry) and Rivière-Beaudette | Ontario / Quebec | |
| Pembroke and Chapeau | Ontario / Quebec | |
| Campbellton and Pointe-à-la-Croix | {{flag | New Brunswick |
Colombia
| Border towns | Bordering Departments |
|---|---|
| Soacha | Cundinamarca / Bogotá |
| Yondó and Antioquía | Barrancabermeja / Santander |
| Puerto Triunfo and Puerto Boyacá | Boyacá / Antioquia |
| Cartago, Pereira and Puerto Caldas | Valle del Cauca / Risaralda |
| Palermo Sitionuevo and Barranquilla | Magdalena/Atlántico |
| Girardot, Flandes and Ricaurte | Cundinamarca / Tolima |
| Puerto Salgar, and La Dorada | Cundinamarca / Caldas |
| Barbosa and Moniquirá | Santander / Boyacá |
| Puerto Bogotá and Honda | Cundinamarca / Tolima |
United Kingdom
| Border towns | Bordering countries |
|---|---|
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | England / Scotland |
| Carlisle | |
| Coldstream | |
| Eyemouth | |
| Gretna | |
| Longtown | |
| Bishop's Castle | England / Wales |
| Chepstow | |
| Chester | |
| Chirk | |
| Hay-on-Wye | |
| Kington | |
| Knighton | |
| Monmouth | |
| Montgomery | |
| Oswestry | |
| Presteigne | |
| Saltney | |
| Whitchurch | |
| Wrexham |
United States
| Border towns | Bordering states and territories |
|---|---|
| Ardmore and Ardmore | Tennessee / Alabama |
| Lanett and West Point | Georgia (U.S. state) / Alabama |
| Flomaton and Century | Florida / / Alabama |
| Florala and Paxton | |
| Phenix City and Columbus | Georgia (U.S. state) / Alabama |
| Bluewater and Bluewater | Arizona / California |
| Bullhead City and Laughlin | Arizona / Nevada |
| Colorado City and Hildale | Arizona / Utah |
| Ehrenberg and Blythe | Arizona / California |
| Fort Defiance | Arizona / New Mexico |
| Fredonia and Kanab | Arizona / Utah |
| Mohave Valley and Needles | Arizona / California |
| Oljato-Monument Valley | Arizona / Utah |
| Parker | Arizona / California |
| Teec Nos Pos | Arizona / New Mexico |
| Window Rock | |
| Yuma and Winterhaven | Arizona / California |
| Fort Smith and Arkoma | Arkansas / Oklahoma |
| Texarkana and Texarkana | Arkansas / Texas |
| West Memphis, Southaven and Memphis | Arkansas / Mississippi / Tennessee |
| Kings Beach and Incline Village | California / Nevada |
| New Pine Creek and New Pine Creek | California / Oregon |
| South Lake Tahoe and Stateline | California / Nevada |
| Tulelake | California / Oregon |
| Verdi and Verdi | California / Nevada |
| Julesburg | Colorado / Nebraska |
| Greenwich and Port Chester | Connecticut / New York |
| Pawcatuck and Westerly | Connecticut / Rhode Island |
| Delmar and Delmar | Delaware / Maryland |
| Marydel and Marydel | |
| Washington, D.C., Oxon Hill, and Alexandria | District of Columbia// Maryland / Virginia |
| Chattahoochee | Florida / Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Esto | Florida /Alabama |
| Jennings | Florida / Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Pensacola | Florida /Alabama |
| Augusta and North Augusta | Georgia (U.S. state) / South Carolina |
| Rossville and Chattanooga | Tennessee / Georgia (U.S. state) |
| St. Marys | Georgia (U.S. state) / Florida |
| Fruitland and Ontario | Idaho / Oregon |
| Lewiston and Clarkston | Idaho / Washington |
| Moscow and Pullman | |
| Oldtown and Newport | |
| Post Falls and Liberty Lake | |
| Payette | Idaho / Oregon |
| Weiser | |
| Chicago and Hammond | Illinois / Indiana |
| East St. Louis and St. Louis | Illinois / Missouri |
| The Quad Cities: Rock Islands, Moline, East Moline, Davenport, and Bettendorf | Illinois / Iowa |
| Jeffersonville and Louisville, Kentucky | Indiana / Kentucky |
| Michiana Shores and Michiana | Indiana / Michigan |
| New Albany and Louisville | Indiana / Kentucky |
| Union City and Union City | Indiana / Ohio |
| Council Bluffs and Omaha | Iowa / Nebraska |
| Dubuque and East Dubuques | Iowa / Illinois |
| Sioux City, South Sioux City, and North Sioux City | Iowa / Nebraska / South Dakota |
| Overland Park, Kansas City (KCK), Leawood, Prairie Village, Mission Hills, Westwood, Westwood Hills, Mission Woods and Kansas City | Kansas / Missouri |
| Covington and Cincinnati | Kentucky / Ohio |
| Fort Campbell and Clarksville | Tennessee / Kentucky |
| Fulton and South Fulton | Tennessee/Kentucky |
| Vidalia and Natchez | Louisiana / Mississippi |
| Kittery and Portsmouth, | Maine / New Hampshire |
| Cumberland and Ridgeley | Maryland / West Virginia |
| Knoxville and Harper's Ferry | |
| Fall River and North Tiverton | Massachusetts / Rhode Island |
| South Attleboro and Pawtucket | |
| Ironwood and Hurley | Michigan / Wisconsin |
| Lambertville and Toledo | Michigan / Ohio |
| Lost Peninsula and Toledo | |
| St. Vincent and Pembina | Minnesota / North Dakota |
| Breckenridge and Wahpeton | |
| Duluth and Superior | Minnesota / Wisconsin |
| East Grand Forks and Grand Forks | Minnesota / North Dakota |
| La Crescent and La Crosse | Minnesota / Wisconsin |
| Lakeland and Hudson | |
| Moorhead and Fargo | Minnesota / North Dakota |
| St. Vincent and Pembina | |
| Winona | Minnesota / Wisconsin |
| Fairview | Montana / North Dakota |
| Westby | Minnesota / South Dakota |
| Henry | Nebraska / Wyoming |
| Whiteclay and Pine Ridge | Nebraska / South Dakota |
| Denio | Nevada / Oregon |
| Jackpot | Nevada / Idaho |
| McDermitt | Nevada / Oregon |
| Mesquite | Nevada / Arizona |
| Owyhee | Nevada / Idaho |
| Primm | Nevada / California |
| West Wendover and Wendover | Nevada / Utah |
| Nashua | New Hampshire / Massachusetts |
| Camden and Philadelphia | New Jersey / Pennsylvania |
| Carteret and New York City | New Jersey / New York |
| Edgewater and New York City | |
| Elizabeth and New York City | |
| Englewood Cliffs and New York City | |
| Guttenberg and New York City | |
| Hoboken and New York City | |
| Jersey City and New York City | |
| Lambertville and New Hope | New Jersey / Pennsylvania |
| Linden and New York City | New Jersey / New York |
| North Bergen and New York City | |
| Perth Amboy and New York City | |
| Phillipsburg and Easton | New Jersey / Pennsylvania |
| Trenton and Morrisville | |
| Weehawken and New York City | New Jersey / New York |
| West New York and New York City | |
| Woodbridge Township and New York City | |
| Anthony and Anthony | Texas / New Mexico |
| Sunland Park and El Paso | |
| Texico and Farwell | |
| Waverly and South Waverly | New York / Pennsylvania |
| Charlotte and Fort Mill | North Carolina / South Carolina |
| Bridgeport and Wheeling | Ohio / West Virginia |
| Proctorville and Huntington | |
| Pocola | Oklahoma / Arkansas |
| Rock Island | |
| Hood River and White Salmon | Oregon / Washington |
| Jordan Valley | Oregon / Idaho |
| Milton-Freewater and Walla Walla | Oregon / Washington |
| Nyssa | Oregon / Idaho |
| Portland and Vancouver | Oregon / Washington |
| The Dalles and Dallesport | |
| Umatilla | |
| Point Marion and Morgantown | Pennsylvania / West Virginia |
| Lemmon | South Dakota / North Dakota |
| Yankton | South Dakota / Nebraska |
| Bristol and Bristol | Tennessee / Virginia |
| Canutillo | Texas / New Mexico |
| El Paso | |
| Orange | Texas / Louisiana |
| Cornish | Utah / Montana |
| Cove | Utah / Idaho |
| Lewiston | |
| Manila | Utah / Wyoming |
| Portage | Utah / Idaho |
| St. George | Utah / Arizona |
| Bluefield and Bluefield | West Virginia / Virginia |
| Weirton and Stuebenville | West Virginia / Ohio |
| Asotin | Washington / Idaho |
| Beloit and South Beloits | Wisconsin / Illinois |
| Pine Bluffs | Wyoming / Nebraska |
References
References
- (3 April 2019). "The co-mingling of bordering dynamics in the San Diego–Tijuana cross-border metropolis". Territory, Politics, Governance.
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