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.
Shannan, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Tibet Autonomous region of the people's Republic of China, is located in the Gangdise Mountains to the south of Nyainqing Tangula Mountains, the middle and lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River, Lhasa, the capital of Tibet to the north, Xigaze to the west, Nyingchi to the east, and India and Bhutan to the south. It is located between longitude 90 °14 & quot; to 94 °22 & quot;, latitude 27 °08 & quot; to 29 °47 & quot;, and is one of the birthplaces of ancient civilization in Tibet. Shannan has a border line of more than 600 kilometers, has a very important strategic position, and is the southwest border of China. The total area is 79253.53 square kilometers, of which 47923.94 square kilometers are actually controlled and 31329.59 square kilometers are occupied by India. 2016