This is the text of the file CTAN.sites, which is available in the top-level directory of each archive or mirror site:
In order to reduce network load, it is recommended that you use the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) host which is located in the closest network proximity to your site. Alternatively, you may wish to obtain a copy of the CTAN via CD-ROM (see help/CTAN.cdrom for details).
Known mirrors of the CTAN reside on (alphabetically):
cis.utovrm.it (Italia) /TeX
ctan.unsw.edu.au (NSW, Australia) /tex-archive
dongpo.math.ncu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /tex-archive
ftp.belnet.be (Belgium) /packages/TeX
ftp.center.osaka-u.ac.jp (Japan) /CTAN
ftp.ccu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /pub/tex
ftp.cdrom.com (West coast, USA) /pub/tex/ctan
ftp.comp.hkbu.edu.hk (Hong Kong) /pub/TeX/CTAN
ftp.cs.rmit.edu.au (Australia) /tex-archive
ftp.cs.ruu.nl (The Netherlands) /pub/tex-archive
ftp.cstug.cz (The Czech Republic) /pub/tex/CTAN
ftp.duke.edu (North Carolina, USA) /tex-archive
ftp.ee.up.ac.za (South Africa) /tex-archive
ftp.funet.fi (Finland) /pub/TeX/CTAN
ftp.gwdg.de (Deutschland) /pub/dante
ftp.jussieu.fr (France) /pub4/TeX/CTAN
ftp.kreonet.re.kr (Korea) /pub/CTAN
ftp.loria.fr (France) /pub/unix/tex/ctan
ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de (Deutschland) /pub/tex/mirror/ftp.dante.de
ftp.nada.kth.se (Sweden) /pub/tex/ctan-mirror
ftp.rediris.es (Espa\~na) /mirror/tex-archive
ftp.rge.com (New York, USA) /pub/tex
ftp.riken.go.jp (Japan) /pub/tex-archive
ftp.tu-chemnitz.de (Deutschland) /pub/tex
ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp (Japan) /pub/tex/CTAN
ftp.uni-augsburg.de (Deutschland) /tex-archive
ftp.uni-bielefeld.de (Deutschland) /pub/tex
ftp.unina.it (Italia) /pub/TeX
ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (Deutschland) /tex-archive (/pub/tex)
ftp.univie.ac.at (\"Osterreich) /packages/tex
ftp.ut.ee (Estonia) /tex-archive
ftpserver.nus.sg (Singapore) /pub/zi/TeX
kadri.ut.ee (Estonia) /pub/tex
src.doc.ic.ac.uk (England) /packages/tex/uk-tex
sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch (Switzerland) /mirror/tex
sunsite.icm.edu.pl (Poland) /pub/CTAN
sunsite.queensu.ca (Canada) /pub/tex-archive
sunsite.unc.edu (North Carolina, USA) /pub/packages/TeX
wuarchive.wustl.edu (Missouri, USA) /packages/TeX
(N.B.: Some of the CTAN subdirectories have been missing from
wuarchive recently. I'm not sure why this is. If someone knows,
please drop me a line. -RK)
Known partial mirrors of the CTAN reside on (alphabetically):
ftp.adfa.oz.au (Australia) /pub/tex/ctan
ftp.fcu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /pub2/tex
ftp.germany.eu.net (Deutschland) /pub/packages/TeX
ftp.gust.org.pl (Poland) /pub/TeX
ftp.jaist.ac.jp (Japan) /pub/TeX/tex-archive
ftp.uu.net (Virginia, USA) /pub/text-processing/TeX
nic.switch.ch (Switzerland) /mirror/tex
sunsite.dsi.unimi.it (Italia) /pub/TeX
sunsite.snu.ac.kr (Korea) /shortcut/CTAN
Please send updates to this list to <ctan@urz.uni-heidelberg.de>.
The participating hosts in the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network are:
ftp.dante.de (Deutschland)
-- anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
-- gopher on node gopher.dante.de
-- e-mail via ftpmail@dante.de
-- World Wide Web access on www.dante.de
-- Administrator: <ftpmaint@dante.de>
ftp.tex.ac.uk (England)
-- anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
-- gopher on node gopher.tex.ac.uk
-- NFS mountable from nfs.tex.ac.uk:/public/ctan/tex-archive
-- World Wide Web access on www.tex.ac.uk
-- Administrator: <ctan-uk@tex.ac.uk>