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San Antonio; City in United States – The United States is a country located in the northern part of the American continent. This country is known as the United States of America (USA). America is a federal constitutional republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district.

The capital of the United States of America is Washington DC. While the largest city in America is New York City. With an area of 9.83 million square kilometers and a population of 315 million people, the United States is the third largest country in the world and the third largest by population.

The United States is one of the most multiethnic and multicultural countries in the world. This arises due to massive immigration from various parts of the world. The climate and geography of the United States are also very diverse and the country is home to a wide variety of species.

Okay, on this occasion the BRITISH Course will provide a description of a city in the United States. The city we will be discussing is San Antonio City.

San Antonio City

San Antonio (/ˌsæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ/ SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for “Saint Anthony”), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in Texas, United States. 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. It is the 12th most-populous city in North America, with 1,434,625 residents in 2020.

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.

From 2000 to 2010, the city was the fastest-growing of the top ten largest cities in the United States; it was the second in growth in that category from 1990 to 2000. The city of San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County; San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Commonly called Greater San Antonio, the metropolitan area had a population of 2,601,788 based on the 2020 U.S. census estimates, making it the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in Texas.

Straddling the regional divide between South and Central Texas, San Antonio anchors the southwestern corner of an urban megaregion colloquially known as the Texas Triangle. Downtown San Antonio and Downtown Austin are approximately 80 miles (130 km) apart, both falling along the Interstate 35 corridor. Some observers expect the two metropolitan regions to form a new metroplex similar to Dallas and Fort Worth.

San Antonio was named by a 1691 Spanish expedition for the Portuguese priest Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day is June 13. The city contains five 18th-century Spanish frontier missions, including The Alamo and San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Together these were designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2015. Other notable attractions include the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, SeaWorld San Antonio, the Alamo Bowl, and Marriage Island. Commercial entertainment includes Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Morgan’s Wonderland amusement parks. According to the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau, the city is visited by about 32 million tourists a year. It is home to the five-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion San Antonio Spurs. It hosts the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, one of the largest such events in the U.S.

The U.S. Armed Forces have numerous facilities in and around San Antonio; Fort Sam Houston, which has Brooke Army Medical Center within it, is the only one within the city limits. Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, Kelly Air Force Base, Camp Bullis, and Camp Stanley are outside the city limits. San Antonio is home to four Fortune 500 companies and the South Texas Medical Center, the only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region.

San Antonio is also the largest majority-Hispanic city in the United States, with 64% of its population being Hispanic.

Terjemahan

San Antonio (/ˌsæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ/ SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; bahasa Spanyol untuk “Saint Anthony”), resminya Kota San Antonio, adalah sebuah kota di Texas, Amerika Serikat. Kota ini terpadat ketujuh di Amerika Serikat, terbesar kedua di Amerika Serikat bagian Selatan, dan terpadat kedua di Texas. Ini adalah kota terpadat ke-12 di Amerika Utara, dengan 1.434.625 penduduk pada tahun 2020.

Didirikan sebagai misi Spanyol dan pos kolonial pada tahun 1718, kota ini pada tahun 1731 menjadi pemukiman sipil sewaan pertama di tempat yang sekarang disebut Texas. Daerah itu kemudian menjadi bagian dari Kekaisaran Spanyol. Dari tahun 1821 hingga 1836, itu adalah bagian dari Republik Meksiko. Ini adalah kotamadya tertua di Texas, yang merayakan hari jadinya yang ke-300 pada 1 Mei 2018.

Dari tahun 2000 hingga 2010, kota ini tumbuh paling cepat dari sepuluh kota terbesar di Amerika Serikat; itu adalah pertumbuhan kedua dalam kategori itu dari tahun 1990 hingga 2000. Kota San Antonio berfungsi sebagai pusat Bexar County; San Antonio adalah pusat wilayah statistik metropolitan San Antonio–New Braunfels. Biasa disebut Greater San Antonio, wilayah metropolitan memiliki populasi 2.601.788 berdasarkan perkiraan sensus AS tahun 2020, menjadikannya wilayah metropolitan terbesar ke-24 di Amerika Serikat dan terbesar ketiga di Texas.

Mengangkangi kesenjangan regional antara Texas Selatan dan Tengah, San Antonio berlabuh di sudut barat daya megaregion perkotaan yang dikenal sebagai Segitiga Texas. Downtown San Antonio dan Downtown Austin berjarak sekitar 80 mil (130 km), keduanya berada di sepanjang koridor Interstate 35. Beberapa pengamat memperkirakan kedua wilayah metropolitan tersebut akan membentuk metropleks baru yang serupa dengan Dallas dan Fort Worth.

San Antonio dinamai oleh ekspedisi Spanyol tahun 1691 untuk pendeta Portugis Saint Anthony dari Padua, yang pestanya jatuh pada 13 Juni. Kota ini berisi lima misi perbatasan Spanyol abad ke-18, termasuk Taman Sejarah Nasional Misi Alamo dan San Antonio. Bersama-sama ini ditetapkan sebagai situs Warisan Dunia UNESCO pada tahun 2015. Atraksi terkenal lainnya termasuk River Walk, Tower of the Americas, SeaWorld San Antonio, Alamo Bowl, dan Marriage Island. Hiburan komersial meliputi taman hiburan Six Flags Fiesta Texas dan Morgan’s Wonderland. Menurut Biro Konvensi dan Pengunjung San Antonio, kota ini dikunjungi oleh sekitar 32 juta wisatawan setiap tahun. Ini adalah rumah bagi lima kali juara National Basketball Association (NBA) San Antonio Spurs. Itu menjadi tuan rumah tahunan San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, salah satu acara terbesar di AS.

Angkatan Bersenjata AS memiliki banyak fasilitas di dalam dan sekitar San Antonio; Fort Sam Houston, yang memiliki Brooke Army Medical Center di dalamnya, adalah satu-satunya di dalam batas kota. Pangkalan Angkatan Udara Lackland, Pangkalan Angkatan Udara Randolph, Pangkalan Angkatan Udara Kelly, Camp Bullis, dan Camp Stanley berada di luar batas kota. San Antonio adalah rumah bagi empat perusahaan Fortune 500 dan South Texas Medical Center, satu-satunya penyedia penelitian dan perawatan medis di wilayah Texas Selatan.

San Antonio juga merupakan kota mayoritas Hispanik terbesar di Amerika Serikat, dengan 64% populasinya adalah Hispanik.