Greater San Antonio
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
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| Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Downtown San Antonio from the Tower of the Americas
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 Map showing the location of the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA |
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| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| Principal cities | |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 597.1 sq mi (1,546 km2) |
| • MSA | 7,387 sq mi (19,130 km2) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Urban | 1,880,707 26th |
| • Urban density | 2,944.6/sq mi (1,136.9/km2) |
| • MSA | 2,384,075 (25th) |
| • MSA density | 302.42/sq mi (116.77/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
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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 straddles South Texas and Central Texas and is 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 25th largest metropolitan area in the United States.Austin–Round Rock lies about 80 miles northeast of Greater San Antonio.
San Antonio–New Braunfels is the third-largest metro area in Texas, after Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington and Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land. It is also the second fastest-growing large metropolitan area in the state (over 1 million population), after Austin–Round Rock and just ahead of Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land.
There are eight counties that combine to form Greater San Antonio. The central county is Bexar.
The MSA covers a total of 7,387 sq. mi. 7,340 sq. mi. is land and 47 sq. mi. is water.
Greater San Antonio has a number of communities spread out across several counties and regions. It is centered around the City of San Antonio, the second largest city in Texas and the seventh largest city in the USA, with roughly 1.4 million residents spread across approximately 500 square miles. Other regions include the Randolph Metrocom and the surrounding counties.
San Antonio–New Braunfels is home to seven Fortune 1000 companies. Valero Energy Corp, Tesoro Petroleum Corp, Clear Channel Communications, USAA, NuStar Energy and CST Brands Inc are located in San Antonio.Rush Enterprises is located in New Braunfels.
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