Greater San Antonio
San Antonio–New Braunfels is an eight-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Colloquially referred to as Greater San Antonio, the metropolitan area is situated in the American Southwest, in South-Central Texas, and on the southwestern corner of the Texas Triangle. The official 2011 U.S. Census estimate showed the metropolitan area's population at 2,194,927—up from a reported 1,711,103 in 2000—making it the 24th largest metropolitan area in the United States. Greater San Antonio borders Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos to the northeast.
San Antonio–New Braunfels is the third-largest metro area in Texas, after Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington and Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown. It is also the second-fastest growing large metropolitan area in the state (over 1 million population), after Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos and just ahead of Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown.
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