The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With 8,472 square miles (21,940 km2) and a population of more than 2.2 million people, it is the second-largest metropolitan area centered in Missouri (after Greater St. Louis) and is the largest metropolitan area in Kansas, though Wichita is the largest metropolitan area centered in Kansas. Alongside Kansas City, Missouri, these are the suburbs with populations above 100,000: Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas; Independence, Missouri; and Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Anlu City, which belongs to Hubei Province and is managed by Xiaogan City, is an important part of Wuhan city circle. It is located in the hinterland of central Hubei. It is the birthplace of Chu culture. It is the location of Yunziguo, Anlu County (Anzhou), Dean House and the ancient city of Anlu in history. As of 2016, ANLU has a land area of 1355 square kilometers and a population of 720000. It has jurisdiction over 9 towns, 4 townships, 2 offices and 1 economic and technological development zone. On May 25, 2011, ANLU was awarded the title of "China Grain and Oil Machinery Capital" by China Agricultural Machinery Industry Association. In October 2017, it was named as the National Garden City by the Ministry of Housing and Construction. On December 31, 2019, he was selected as a typical rural innovation and entrepreneurship county in the country. ...