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.
Shawan County, the eastern gate of Tacheng area, is located in the middle of the northern foot of Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang and the southern edge of Junggar Basin, under the jurisdiction of Tacheng area, with Shihezi City in the east, Hejing County in the south, Kuitun City and Dushanzi District in the west, and Karamay City in the north. Shawan County covers an area of 13100 square kilometers, with a total population of 216435 (2012). It is composed of 30 ethnic groups, including Han, Kazak, Hui and Uygur, and has jurisdiction over 9 towns, 3 townships, 5 agricultural and animal husbandry and forestry farms, 2 management offices and 250 village teams. Shawan County has successively won the titles of more than 20 state-level advanced counties, including scientific and technological progress, culture and sports, civil affairs, and more than 30 autonomous district-level advanced counties, such as the construction of grass-roots organizations, investment attraction, employment and re-employment, and has won eight consecutive autonomous region civilized counties and two Chinese civilized counties. two hundred and one