page_title: Riverside, California
section_title: Sister cities
hierarchical_section_title: Riverside, California / Sister cities
caption_attribution_description: English: Sister City sign for Riverside, California in front of White Park in downtown Riverside
context_page_description: Riverside is a city in, and the county seat of, Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and in Riverside County, and is located about 55 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. It is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Riverside is the 58th most populous city in the United States and 12th most populous city in California. As of the 2010 Census, Riverside had a population of 303,871.
  Riverside was founded in the early 1870s. It is the birthplace of the California citrus industry and home of the Mission Inn, the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States. It is also home to the Riverside National Cemetery.
  The University of California, Riverside, is located in the northeastern part of the city. The university also hosts the Riverside Sports Complex.
context_section_description: Riverside has nine sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:
  The Sendai Committee is working on setting up a secure e-pal system whereby the residents of Sendai and Riverside can exchange emails in a fashion similar to pen pals. The aim is to promote grassroots cultural exchange between the two sister cities.
  The city of Riverside established an economic partnership program with the state of Oaxaca, Mexico in the early 2000s.
caption: Riverside, California's sister city sign in front of White Park in downtown Riverside.
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