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.
Tiemenguan is a county-level city directly under the jurisdiction of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. It implements the integrated management system with the second Division of Xinjiang production and Construction Corps and is managed by Xinjiang production and Construction Corps. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains and in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin, it is the traffic hub at the intersection of the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains and the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains, and a necessary place in the middle of the ancient Silk Road. Tiemenguan City is composed of "one district and two towns", covering an area of 590.27 square kilometers, about 50 kilometers away from Korla, the capital of Bazhou. The name of the city comes from "Tiemenguan", one of the 26 passes in ancient China. No. 1 Xingjiang Road, Tiemenguan City, Municipal people's Government. Tiemenguan City was established on December 29, 2012. On December 29, 2018, the sixth national unity and progress demonstration zone (unit) was named by the State Civil Affairs Commission.