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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.

Qiemo County is located in the southwest of Bayingol Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, the southeastern margin of Tarim Basin and the northern foot of Aljinshan. It is bordered by Ruoqiang County in the east, Minfeng in the west, Tibet in the south, and the Taklimakan Desert in the north, facing Yuli and Shaya County. Qiemo Town, the county seat, is 1270 kilometers away from Urumqi's highway. The total area of the county is 138680 square kilometers (the second largest county in the country), with a total population of 56627 (2003). With a total area of 138680 square kilometers, it is the second largest county in China after Ruoqiang County. Of the total area, the mountain area is 62300 square kilometers, accounting for 44.42%; the desert area is 53800 square kilometers, accounting for 38.37%; and the Piedmont inclined plain area is 24100.
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