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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.

Guide County is located in the east of Qinghai Province and the southeast of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, covering an area of 3504 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 4 towns, 3 townships, 119 administrative villages and 108800 people. 15 ethnic groups, including Han, Tibetan, Hui, Tu and Sala, live in harmony, thrive and make common progress. Guide County is known as "Little Jiangnan of the Plateau", "hometown of Pear Capital" and "back Garden" of Xining, the provincial capital. In 2012, the regional gross domestic product (GDP) reached 2.906 billion yuan. In December 2016, it was listed as the third batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization.
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