Our Sister City

Did you know Brooklyn Park has a sister city friendship with the City of Kakata in Liberia?

Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center have the largest concentrations of Liberians outside the Republic of Liberia. It’s estimated that 4,000 of Brooklyn Park’s residents are of Liberian descent.

History of our relationship

In March of 2012, Kakata’s mayor, Eddie Murphy, invited Brooklyn Park city officials to come see the city and the country. The Brooklyn Park mayor and a few staff members made the trip overseas.

On July 23, 2012, the Brooklyn Park City Council adopted a resolution establishing a sister city relationship with Kakata, Liberia.

In September of 2012, the Vice President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Bokai and the Liberian Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Jeremiah Sulunteh, visited Brooklyn Park to strengthen ties between the two cities.

In November of 2013, two council members and staff traveled to Kakata and participate in a formal signing ceremony to recognize the relationship.

About Liberia

The Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It covers an area of 43,000 square miles and is home to about four million people. Kakata is the county seat of Margibi County and has a population of about 35,000 people. The City is also home of the Booker Washington Institute, Liberia’s first vocational and agricultural school. Rubber production, diamond prospecting, and subsistence rice farming are the key industries in Kakata.

The relationship is just one way the City is reaching out to our diverse neighbors to make sure Brooklyn Park is a thriving community for all.