Austin is the capital of US state Texas. It is part of the Travis County. According to US census data Austin has the population of approximately 750,000 which makes it fourth largest city in Texas and 16th in United States. The total population of the greater Austin metropolitan area is around 1.6 million which includes the suburbs also. Austin economy is one of the fastest growing in the country by attracting venture capital investment in technology, medicine and healthcare industries which has earned it the nickname “Silicon hills”. This growing economy is supported for its skilled labor by the University of Texas located in Austin. Austin is situated on the Colorado River, with three man-made (artificial) lakes wholly within the city limits: Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin, and Lake Walter E. Long. Additionally, the foot of
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