Buffalo, New York

Buffalo ( /ˈbʌfəloʊ/) is the seicont maist populous ceety in the state o New York, efter New York Ceety. Locatit in Wastren New York on the eastren shores of Lake Erie an at the heid o the Niagara River athort frae Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat o Erie Coonty an the principal ceety o the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan aurie, the lairgest in Upstate New York. Dountoun Buffalo is locatit 17 miles (27 km) sooth o Niagara Falls. Buffalo itsel haes a population o 261,310 (2010 Census) an the Buffalo–Niagara–Cattaraugus Combined Statistical Area is hame tae 1,215,826 residents.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Buffalo haes a number o sister ceeties as designatit bi Sister Cities International (SCI):

• Lille, Fraunce (1989)
• Wolverhampton, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick
• Dortmund, Germany (1972)
• Pescasseroli, Italy
• Siena, Italy (1961)
• Torremaggiore, Italy
• Saint Ann, Jamaica (2007)
• Kanazawa, Japan (1962)
• Rzeszów, Poland (1974)
• Tver, Roushie (1989)

Pairtnerships

Buffalo an aa haes pairtnerships wi the follaein touns:

• Cape Coast, Ghana
• Lunnonderry, Northren Ireland, UK
• Drohobych, Ukraine (2001)
• Horlivka, Ukraine (2007)
• Juba, Sooth Sudan
• Kiryat Gat, Israel
• Marília, Brazil

Freemit airtins

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