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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.

Shawan District, which belongs to Leshan City, Sichuan Province, is located in the lower reaches of the Dadu River, the transitional zone between Daxiaoliangshan and Sichuan Basin, between latitude 29 °11 "18" ~ 29 °31 "30" north, longitude 103 °25 °13 "~ 103 °44 °10" east, central district of Leshan City in the north, Muchuan County and Ebian Yi Autonomous County in the south, Wutongqiao District and Jianwei County in the east, and Emeishan City in the west. It covers an area of 610.89 square kilometers and has a registered population of 182300. Under the jurisdiction of 8 towns, 5 townships, 1 street, 127 villages and 21 communities, the district government is located at 95 Desheng Avenue, Shawan Town. Shawan District was called "Nanling" in ancient times, because the Southern Song Dynasty poet Fan Chengda commented that "Nanling" is located in "Lingshan Xiushui, Shaan Bay Ring". In the first year of Tianbao (AD 742), Tongshan Town was set up in Tongjiezi.
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