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    • Shenzhen(深圳市)
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    • Koper
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• Shenzhen(深圳市)
• Tianjin(天津市)
• Osaka
• Chongqing(重庆市)
• Bangkok
• Beijing
• Nagasaki
• Bandar Abbas
• Ulaanbaatar
• Panama City
• Guangzhou
• Almaty
• Tunis
• Sofia
• Hamburg
• Dili Municipality
• Koper
• Liverpool City Region
• Belize City
• Samarkand
• City of Rijeka
• Genoa

Website: https://www.comune.genova.it/

Overview

• City: Genoa
  ※ Genoa in English/Genova in Italian
• Area: 240.6㎢
• Population:558,745 (as of 2023)
  ※ Metropolitan Area Population: 0.8 million
• Location: Genoa, the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, is one of the most important port cities on the Mediterranean.

The City of Genoa

• Home to one of the major ports in Italy and a sea logistics hub in Western Europe.
  * Genoa possesses vibrant commercial and passenger ports.
   (In 2023, 1.5 million passengers boarded large cruise liners.)
  ** For comparison, the Port of Trieste, ranked first in Italy in terms of throughput, welcomed 0.47 million passengers in 2023.
• Designated as the “European Capital of Culture” by the European Union in 2004.
• Famous as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus and Niccolo Paganini.
• History of Genoa: Rome (200 BC) → Ottoman Empire (1320) → France (1800) → Kingdom of Sardinia (1815) → Kingdom of Italy (1861)

At a Glance

2024

Signing of the Busan - Genoa Friendship City Agreement

• Date: May 20, 2024 (Mon)
• Place: Genoa City Hall
• Signatories: Mayor of Busan ↔ Mayor of Genoa
• Details: Includes measures to expand mutual cooperation between the two cities in various areas, such as marine, port, overseas trade, investment, tourism, agriculture, science, culture and sports.