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.
Baojing County, which belongs to Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, is located in the east of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, in the middle of Wuling Mountains, northwest of Hunan Province, bordering Jishou City, Huayuan County, Yongshun County, Guzhang County, Longshan County and Xiushan County of Chongqing Municipality. The total population is 310000, and the main ethnic groups are Tujia and Miao people. Jurisdiction over Qianling, Fuxing, Purong, Maogou, Yezhuping, Qingshuiping, Beer, Paddy River, Wanmipo, Hulu 10 towns and Datuo, Yang Dynasty, Tu Chao, Mercury, Qingshui, ramming sand 6 townships, with a total area of 1760.65 square kilometers. In 2015, Baojing County was under the jurisdiction of 2 townships and 10 towns after the adjustment of township division. Baojing is a state-level poverty-stricken county. Youshui River is the most mysterious, characteristic and promising mother river in western Hunan.