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.
Zhaoyang District is under the jurisdiction of Zhaotong City, located in the northeast end of Yunnan Province, located in the combination of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces and the heart of the national "Panxi-Liupanshui" economic development zone. Weining County, Guizhou Province in the east, Ludian County in the south, Jinyang County in Sichuan Province across the Jinsha River in the west, and Yiliang, Daguan and Yongshan counties in the north. It is the seat of the Zhaotong Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and the center of political, economic and cultural activities in Zhaotong City. It has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 3 towns, 10 townships, 129 villages and 49 communities. Zhaoyang District has convenient transportation, including the Neikun Railway, Kunshui Highway, Zhaowei Expressway and Zhaotong Airport. The city is 341 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming, 550 kilometers from Chengdu, 580 kilometers from Chongqing and 450 kilometers from Guiyang. It is an important hub city in the combination of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Chongqing. 2012