The city's name means body of Christ in Ecclesiastical Latin, in reference to the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion. The region is served by the Corpus Christi International Airport. The Port of Corpus Christi is the fifth-largest in the United States. It is also the hub of the six-county Corpus Christi–Kingsville combined statistical area, with a 2013 estimated population of 516,793. The Corpus Christi metropolitan area had an estimated population of 442,600. The city's population was 317,863 in 2020, making it the eighth-most populous city in Texas. Its zoned boundaries include small land parcels or water inlets of three neighboring counties. Its political boundaries encompass Nueces Bay and Corpus Christi Bay. It is 130 miles (210 km) southeast of San Antonio and 208 miles (335 km) southwest of Houston. Portions of the city also extend into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County. Corpus Christi ( / ˌ k ɔːr p ə s ˈ k r ɪ s t i/ Ecclesiastical Latin: ' Body of Christ') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S.
