San Antonio
| City of San Antonio | |
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| Eik-name(s): River City, San Antone, Alamo City, Military City USA, Countdown City |
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| Coordinates: 29°25′N 98°30′W / 29.417°N 98.5°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | Texas |
| Coonty | Bexar, Medina |
| Govrenment | |
| - Ceety Cooncil | Mayor Julian Castro[1] Diego M. Bernal Ivy R. Taylor Jennifer V. Ramos Rey Saldaña David Medina, Jr. Ray Lopez Cris Medina W. Reed Williams Elisa Chan Carlton Soules |
| - Ceety Manager | Sheryl Sculley |
| Aurie | |
| - Ceety | 412.1 sq mi (1,067.3 km2) |
| - Land | 407.6 sq mi (1,055.7 km2) |
| - Wattir | 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| Hicht | 650 ft (198 m) |
| Indwallers (2010) | |
| - Ceety | 1,327,407 (7t) |
| - Densitie | 3,400.9/sq mi (1,313.1/km2) |
| - Metro | 2,142,508 (25t) |
| - Demonym | San Antonian |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| - Simmer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| Aurie code(s) | 210(majority), 830(portions) |
| Wabsteid | www.sanantonio.gov |
San Antonio (Template:IPAc-en) is the seivent-lairgest ceety proper in the Unitit States o Americae an the seicont-lairgest athin the state o Texas, wi a population o 1.33 million.[2] Locatit in the American Soothwast an the sooth–central pairt o Texas, the ceety serves as the seat o Bexar Coonty. In 2011, it wis estimated tae be the 24t lairgest metropolitan aurie in the U.S. wi a population o 2.2 million accordin tae U.S. Census Bureau figures tabulatit bi Business First. San Antonio haes characteristics o ither wastren urban centers in which there are spairsely populatit auries an a law density rate ootside o the ceety. It wis the fowert-fastest growin lairge ceety in the naition frae 2000 tae 2006[3] an the fift-fastest-growin frae 2007 tae 2008.[4] The San Antonio/New Braunfels metropolitan aurie, offeecially Greater San Antonio, haes a population o ower 2.14 million based on the 2010 U.S. Census, makkin it the 25t-lairgest metropolitan aurie in the naition an third-lairgest in the state o Texas.
The ceety wis namit for San Antonio de Padua, whose feast day is on 13 Juin, when a Spainyie expedition stopped in the aurie in 1691. Famous for Spainyie missions, the Alamo, the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, the Alamo Bowl, Marriage Island an host tae SeaWorld an Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme pairks, the ceety is visitit bi approximately 26 million tourists per year accordin tae the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau.
San Antonio haes a strang military presence—it is hame tae Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, an Brooks City-Base, wi Camp Bullis an Camp Stanley ootside the ceety. Kelly Air Force Base operatit oot o San Antonio till 2001, when the airfield wis transferred ower tae Lackland AFB an the remainin portions o the base became Port San Antonio, an industrial/business pairk. San Antonio is hame tae five Fortune 500 companies an the South Texas Medical Center, the anerlie medical research an care provider in the Sooth Texas region.
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[edit] Internaitional relations
[edit] Sister ceeties
- Monterrey, Mexico (1953)[5]- - Guadalajara, Mexico (1974)[5]
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (1975)[5]
- Kwangju, Republic o Korea (1981)[5]
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan (1981)[5]- - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (1983)[5]
- Kumamoto, Japan (1987)[5]
- Chennai, Indie (2008)[5][6]
[edit] Alliance/Friendship ceeties
- Wuxi, Jiangsu, Cheenae (2010 friendship ceety)[5][7]- - Suzhou, Jiangsu, Cheenae) (2010 friendship ceety)[5][7]
- Dresden, Saxony, Germany (2009 alliance agreement)[5]
- Tel Aviv, Israel (2011 economic pact)[8]
[edit] References
- ↑ GOVERNMENT Links on the San Antonio Community Portal. Sanantonio.gov. Retrieved on 30 Juin 2010. .
- ↑ Mildenberg, David. "Population growth in Texas eclipses national rate", The Washington Post, February 18, 2011.
- ↑ "The fastest growing U.S. cities - June 28, 2007", CNN, June 28, 2007. Retrieved on 23 Mey 2010..
- ↑ Ayala, Elaine (July 1, 2009). S. A. Again Census Standout. San Antonio Express News pp. B1. Retrieved on 1 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 Sister Cities Program. Sainternationalrelations.org. Retrieved on 2011-12-11.
- ↑ Mayor announces Chennai, India Sister City Agreement. Sanantonio.gov (2008-02-28). Retrieved on 30 Juin 2010. .
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Greater San Antonio Chinese Chamber of Commerce - Wuxi and Suzhou Are Friends with San Antonio. Gsaccc.org (2010-05-28). Retrieved on 2011-12-11.
- ↑ San Antonio mayor boosts ties with Israel | JTA - Jewish & Israel News. JTA (2011-07-14). Retrieved on 2011-12-11.
[edit] Freemit airtins
- Infobox Settlement US maintenance
- San Antonio, Texas
- Populatit places established in 1718
- Populatit places in Bexar Coonty, Texas
- Populatit places in Comal Coonty, Texas
- San Antonio metropolitan aurie
- Ceeties in Texas
- Coonty seats in Texas
- Unitit States colonial an territorial caipitals
- Place names o Spainyie oreegin in the Unitit States
- Populatit places in Texas wi Hispanic majority populations
