Austin, Texas

The City of Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Austin has a population of 656,562 people, making it the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th largest in the United States. A 2004 U.S. Census estimate placed the population of the city at 681,804. Austin is the county seat of Travis County and is situated in Central Texas. The Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area is one of the fastest-growing in the United States and is home to an estimated population of 1.4 million as of 2003.

Sister cities

• Adelaide, Australia - since 1983
  
• Koblenz, Germany
  
• Lima, Peru
  
• Maseru, Lesotho
  
• Oita, Japan
  
• Saltillo, Mexico
  
• Taichung, Taiwan
  
• Edmonton, Canada
  
• Old Orlu, Nigeria
  
• Kwangmyong, South Korea