Are there any cities that are located in two different states or countries?

Answer 1

I don't think you're talking about just having two cities with the same name, like Paris France and Paris Texas, or Portland Maine and Portland Oregon. Now, there are numerous cases where a city appears to lie on a state line (Texarkana AR/TX, Bristol TN/VA, Kansas City KS/MO), but when you look into it closely, they are really two cities with separate administrations. The U.S. federal system works against there being a city that's in more than one state, because the city government would have to follow the laws of both states.

In Canada, Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan and Flin Flon, Manitoba/Saskatchewan would probably be examples of what you're looking for.

The U.S.-Mexico border has several twin cities, often with related names, like Mexicali - Calexico, Laredo - Nuevo Laredo, and Nogales (the Mexican town is commonly known as Nogales, but its official name is Heroica Nogales).

On the Canadian side, there are Niagara Falls cities in Ontario and New York State, separated by the Niagara River, and Sault Ste. Maries in Ontario and Michigan, separated by the St. Mary's River.

Jerusalem is going to be a controversial answer. Is it one city or two? Are Israel and Palestine (or West Bank) both countries? Is one of them illegitimate in its occupation of part of Jerusalem? You'll get a lot of argument over those questions.

Berlin, in the Cold War days of East and West Germany, was another politically divided city. But then, there were separate municipal administrations for the two halves.

Can't think of any other cases of interest.

Answer 2

Yes. The city of Berwick-on-Tweed on the border between Scotland and England. Over the last 800 years or so Berwick has changed nationality several times. Today Berwick is officially an English city but is located in the Scottish county of Berwickshire.

Answer 3

So how they became the two countries goes like this.... France and the Netherlands settled the lands around Nova Scotia and Quebec and New York. England settled the areas around Virginia and Maryland first. All is well and good dealing with their respective parts of the world. The French with their beaver fur trade and The British with their Religious and Planation Colonies. Then Bam! The French pay the Indians to fight with them against the British over a dispute in the Ohio River Valley and you have the French and Indian War. Well Britain and their colonists (George Washington helped, taught him how to fight the British Regulars because he was one of them) kicked their butt and France signed a Treaty handing all their lands in the New World over to Britain and in places to Spain. Tada! They were technically all one country but not for long. Shortly thereafter, The American Revolution breaks with the shots at Lexington and Concord (the shots heard around the world) and while the Rebellious Southern Colonies entreaty the Canadians to join them, they do not. They fear the colonies will lose and they will sink with them. So the Americans win the Revolution with the aid of France (Ironic isnt it?) and a new treaty is signed. France got some of its territory back in the Americas (its was sold to the Americans as the Louisana Purchase to fund the French Revolution) The Actual Current Border was not decided on until sometime after the American Civil War because there was a Presidential hopeful that ran on a 48th Parallel or bust platform before the Civil War. The 48th Parallel platform referring to the Border in the Northwestern Corner of the Contigious US. The Border is actually somewhere lower than the 48th. All the while, Canada is/was a protectorate of England and their queen appears on Canadian Money.

Answer 4

Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas. It's St. Louis Missouri and East St. Louis Illinois. Two different cities. I'm not sure how Kansas City is set up. . .

Answer 5

Chandigarh city is the common capital of both Punjab state and Hariyana state in India.

Answer 6

Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario are basically one metro area straddling both countries near the actual water falls.

Answer 7

London Kentucky U.S.A. and London England there are lots of others but since I only live 30 min. from London Ky. that is the one that comes to mind

Answer 8

kansas city is half in kansas and half in missouri, bristol virgina and bristol tennessee share the same city too

Answer 9

Istanbul is in both Asia and Europe.

Answer 10

St. Louis, Missouri and St. Louis, Illinois I think.