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Sister Cities of Gainesville FL Gainesville has nine established Sister City relationships around the world. A sister city county or state relationship is a broadbased officially approved longterm partnership between two communities counties or states in two countries. A sister city county or state relationship becomes official with a signing ceremony of the topelected officials of the two local jurisdictions following approval by the local city councils county commissions or state legislatures as appropriate. Sister city partnerships have the potential to carry out the widest possible diversity of activities of any international program including every type of municipal business professional educational and cultural exchange or project.