布法罗市（Buffalo）是美国纽约州西部伊利湖东岸港口城市（又称水牛城），位于尼亚加拉河南口，市区面积108.8平方公里，人口28万。布法罗是两位美国总统（米勒德·菲尔曼尔和格罗弗·克利夫兰）的故乡。

   布法罗市滨水区长达37英里，沿岸巨型仓库林立，为美国和加拿大主要转运港，也是世界著名面粉工业中心，梅萨比铁矿石的出口地，钢铁、冶炼、汽车、机器等重工业十分发达。布法罗是从大西洋沿岸到西部内陆的门户，是美国和加拿大两国的铁路货运中心，公路网稠密发达，市东有现代化国际机场。市内公园遍布，最大的特拉华公园占地365英亩。旅游业有力地促进了该市的发展。美国名列前茅的纽约州立大学布法罗校区坐落在布法罗市郊，规模大，声誉好。另有布法罗德门学院等一批职业技术院校也有较高的办学质量。

2011年4月27日常州市与布法罗市正式签约缔结为国际友好城市。

Buffalo is located in Western New Yorkon the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the southern head of the Niagara River. It covers an area of 108.8 square kilometers and has a population of about 280,000. Buffalo is the hometown of two U.S. presidents (Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland).

The shore of the Buffalo Waterfront is 37 miles long, along which there are countless warehouses and distribution centers. The city is the heart of the Canadian-American corridor, as well as a world-famous flour milling center. As the exporter of Mesabi iron ore, Buffalo has long been involved in heavy industries like steel manufacture, smelting,automobile production, machine production, etc. The city serves as the portal from the Atlantic coast to the inland west of the United States. It is a major railroad hub between the United States and Canada. There is a closely-knit network of roads and a modern international airport in the east of the city. Buffalo has many parks, of which Delaware Park is the largest, covering an area of 365 acres. Tourism plays an important role in the city's economy. Buffalo State College is the largest comprehensive college in the State University of New York system. A number of high-quality trade schools and technical colleges like Daemen College also have campuses in Buffalo.

Changzhou and Buffalo were officially twinned as international sister cities on April 27, 2011.

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