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San Antonio is named after Saint Anthony of Padua. In terms of population, this is the second largest city in Texas and the eighth largest in the United States. San Antonio is famous in the world for its River Walk and for Alamo, which is a shrine of national independence.
State: Texas
Country: United States of America
Location: San Antonio is located in the south-central portion of Texas about 200 miles southwest of Houston and 150 miles north of the Mexican border.
Geographic Coordinates:Latitude 28.30 N, Longitude 96.54 W
Area: San Antonio occupies a total area of 1067.3 square km.
Per Capita Income: The per capita income of the city is $17,487
Population: According to a year 2004 estimate, the city’s population is 1.2 million.
Age Structure: The age structure of the city of San Antonio is as follows: A 28.5 percent of the people are under the age of 18. A 10.8 percent of the people are between the ages of 18 and 24, while 30.8 percent belong to the 25 to 44 years age group. Another 19.4 percent of the people are between 45 to 64 years of age. The 65 years or above age group accounts for 10.4 percent of the population.
Racial Makeup: African-Americans account for 6.37 percent of the population, while Asians make up 1.53 percent of the population.
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Native North Americans constitute only 0.2 percent of the people. Hispanics make up over half of the population of San Antonio. They account for 58.64 percent of the people, while Whites make up 31.79 percent of the people.
Economy: The main industries of San Antonio are business services, medical and health delivery sector, and a manufacturing sector, which produces everything ranging from aircrafts and semiconductors to rolled aluminum sheet and cement.
Climate:San Antonio experiences a modified subtropical climate. The summers of San Antonio are usually quite hot. Maximum temperatures daily touch the 90o F mark about 80 percent of the days. Winters are not very cold. Mild weather prevails for most of the winters. Freezing temperatures are seen on an average of 20 days a year. Spring and fall are pleasant. July is the warmest month and January is the coldest month of the year. Heavy rain may occur accompanied by or without thunder in any season. The best months to visit San Antonio are the months of October and April.
Rainfall: The average annual rainfall of San Antonio is 762 mm.
Government Type: San Antonio has a council-manager form of government. The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the city. The voters elect the Mayor. The voters also elect 10 district representatives, one from each of the 10 districts. The Council hires a City Manager who serves as the chief administrator of the city.
Major Political Parties: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, Texas Communist Party, and Constitution Party of Texas
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