San Antonio, officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in 2020. It is the most populous city in and seat of Bexar County. The city is the seventh-most populous in the United States, the second-largest in the Southern United States, and the second-most populous in Texas after Houston. Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city in 1731 became the first chartered civil settlement in what is now present-day Texas. The area was then part of the Spanish Empire. From 1821 to 1836, it was part of the Mexican Republic. It is the oldest municipality in Texas, having celebrated its 300th anniversary on May 1, 2018.

Country: United States
State: Texas
Counties: Bexar, Comal, Medina
Foundation: May 1, 1718
Incorporated: June 5, 1837
Named for: Saint Anthony of Padua
• Type: Council-Manager
• Body: San Antonio City Council
• Mayor: Ron Nirenberg (I)
• City Manager: Erik Walsh
Population (2020): 1,434,625
• Estimate (2022): 1,472,909
• Rank: , 17th 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
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP Codes: 78201–78266, 78268–78270, 78275, 78278–78280, 78283–78285, 78288–89, 78291–78299
Area codes: 210 (majority), 830 (portions), 726
FIPS code: 48-65000
Website: www.SanAntonio.gov
Official Website: http://www.sanantonio.gov/
Wikidata description: city in Bexar County, Texas, United States
Wikidata id: Q975
Wikidata label: San Antonio
Wikidata aliases: Array
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