San Antonio
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San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, city, seat (1837) of Bexar county, south-central Texas, U.S. It is situated at the headwaters of the San Antonio River on the Balcones Escarpment, about 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Austin. The second most-populous city in Texas, it is the focus of a metropolitan area that includes Alamo Heights, Castle Hills, Converse, Kirby, Leon Valley, Live Oak, Schertz, Terrell Hills, Universal City, and Windcrest. Inc. 1809. Area city, 412 square miles (1,067 square km). Pop. (2010) 1,327,407; San Antonio Metro Area, 2,142,508; (2020) 1,434,625; San Antonio–New Braunfels Metro Area, 2,558,143.
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