San Antonio is a city in the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas, and the second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million at the 2020 census. The Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.76 million residents, ranks as the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest in the nation. It is the county seat of Bexar County. The area was named "San Antonio" in 1691 by a Spanish expedition in honor of Saint Anthony of Padua. A Spanish mission and colonial outpost was founded there in 1718, and San Antonio became the first chartered civil settlement in present-day Texas in 1731. It was part of the Spanish Empire, then the Mexican Republic from 1821 to 1836, before joining the United States after the annexation of the Republic of Texas in 1846.

Counties: Bexar, Comal, Medina
Foundation: May 1, 1718
Incorporated: June 5, 1837
Named for: Saint Anthony of Padua
Type: Council-Manager
Mayor: Gina Ortiz Jones (D)
Body: San Antonio City Council
City Manager: Erik Walsh
Population (2020): 1,434,625
Estimate (2025): 1,548,422
Rank: 18th in North America, 7th in the United States, 2nd in Texas
Urban: 1,992,689 (US: 24th)
Metro: 2,601,788 (US: 24th)
Demonym(s): San Antonian
ZIP Codes: 78201–78266, 78268–78270, 78275, 78278–78280, 78283–78285, 78288–89, 78291–78299
Area codes: 210 (majority), 830 (portions), 726
Website: [sa.gov]
Official Website: https://www.sa.gov/
Wikidata description: city in Texas
Wikidata id: Q975
Wikidata aliases: Array
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