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.
Tacheng area, one of the five areas of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is under the jurisdiction of Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and is based in Tacheng. Located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, West Junggar Mountain in the north, Tianshan Mountain in the south and Junggar Basin in the middle and east are located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. the whole region covers an area of 105400 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 cities, 4 counties and 1 autonomous county with a total population of 935600 in 2017. Historically, Tacheng area was an important passage for China to Central Asia. In Tacheng area, four ports to the west, three ports to the north, roads and railways to the north, China-Kazakhstan gas pipeline, Fenghuang-Wusu-Yili 750 transmission line run through the whole territory, and the international transportation of the four transnational railways, including Yuxin Europe, must pass through Wusu City and Shawan County; Kuibei Railway