Editing Bellingham, Washington (section)

==Sister cities==
Bellingham maintains [[sister city]] relationships with five [[Pacific Rim]] port cities and Vaasa, Finland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bellingham Sister Cities |publisher=Bellingham Sister Cities Association |url=http://www.bsca.org/ |access-date=June 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704132126/http://www.bsca.org/ |archive-date=July 4, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Online Directory: Washington, USA |publisher=Sister Cities International |url=http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/usa/WA |access-date=June 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705082856/http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/USA/WA |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |url-status=dead  |date=August 8, 1930 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#ffffef; float:left;"
|-
! City
! State / Prefecture / Region
! Country
! Year
|-
| [[Tateyama, Chiba|Tateyama]]
| {{flag|Chiba}}
| {{flagu|Japan}}
| 1958
|-
| [[Port Stephens Council|Port Stephens]]
| {{flag|New South Wales}}
| {{flagu|Australia}}
| 1982
|-
| [[Nakhodka]]
| {{flag|Primorsky Krai}}
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| 1989
|-
| [[Punta Arenas]]
| {{flag|Magallanes}}
| {{flagu|Chile}}
| 1996
|-
| [[Cheongju]]
| [[Chungcheongbuk-do]]
| {{flagu|South Korea}}
| 2008
|-
| [[Vaasa]]
| [[File:Pohjanmaan maakunnan vaakuna.svg|22px]] [[Ostrobothnia (administrative region)|Ostrobothnia]]
| {{flagu|Finland}}
| 2009
|-
| [[Tsetserleg (city)|Tsetserleg]]
| {{flag|Arkhangai}}
| {{flagu|Mongolia}}
| 2011
|}
{{clear}}
Tateyama and Port Stephens are also sister cities with each other.

Bellingham Sister Cities Association promotes Bellingham's sister city relationships. The relationship with Tateyama is the most active and includes regular events such as an annual city hall staff exchange and community cultural visits. Tateyama frequently fields a team for the annual Ski to Sea race, or at minimum has representation in the Ski to Sea parade.