San Antonio in Texas
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San Antonio is the
seventh most populous city in the United States of America and the
second most populous city in the state of
Texas , with a population of 1.4 million. It was the fastest growing of the top 10 largest cities in the United States from 2000 to 2010, and the second from 1990 to 2000. The city is located in the
American Southwest , the south–central part of Texas, and the southwestern corner of an urban region known as the
Texas Triangle .
San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County . The city has characteristics of other western urban centers in which there are sparsely populated areas and a low density rate outside of the city limits. San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio–New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. Commonly referred to as Greater San Antonio , the metropolitan area has a population of over 2.27 million based on the 2013 US Census estimate, making it the 25th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in the state of Texas. Growth along the Interstate 35 and Interstate 10 corridors to the north, west and east make it likely that the metropolitan area will continue to expand.
Casa Rio restaurant along San Antonio River Walk © Daniel J Simanek/cc-by-sa-3.0
San Antonio was named for
Saint Anthony of Padua , whose feast day is on June 13, by a 1691 Spanish expedition in the area. It is notable for
Spanish colonial missions , the
Alamo , the
River Walk , the
Tower of the Americas , the
Alamo Bowl , and
Marriage Island . Commercial entertainment includes
SeaWorld San Antonio and
Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks, and according to the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau, the city is visited by about 26 million tourists a year. The city is home to the five-time NBA champion
San Antonio Spurs and hosts the annual
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo , one of the largest such events in the country.
The US armed forces have numerous facilities in San Antonio:
Fort Sam Houston ,
Lackland Air Force Base ,
Randolph Air Force Base (which constitute Joint Base San Antonio), and Lackland AFB/Kelly Field Annex, with
Camp Bullis and
Camp Stanley located outside the city.
Kelly Air Force Base operated out of San Antonio until 2001, when the airfield was transferred to Lackland AFB. The remaining portions of the base were developed as
Port San Antonio , an industrial/business park. San Antonio is home to six Fortune 500 companies and the
South Texas Medical Center , the only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region.
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San Antonio ,
San Antonio Tourism ,
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The Shops at La Cantera ,
nps.gov – San Antonio Missions ,
Wikivoyage San Antonio and
Wikipedia San Antonio (
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