The city council heard last month that about 10,000 people who currently reside in Bristol originate from Somaliland.
Somaliland declared independence from the Somali Republic in 1991 following a long war and has since been recognised as a state by some countries and councils.
Bristol is currently twinned with Bordeaux (France), Hannover (Germany), Oporto (Portugal), Tbilisi (Georgia), Puerto Morazan (Nicaragua), Beira (Mozambique), and Guangzhou (China).
By Bristol Post