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.
Baqiao District is one of the six districts of Xi'an City, which is located in the east of Xi'an City. The geographical coordinates are 108 °59 "E" 109 °16 "E and 34 °10" N "34 °27'. It borders Lintong District and Lantian County in the east, Yanta District, Xincheng District and Weiyang District in the west, Chang'an District in the south and Weihe River and Gaoling District in the north. It is 5km away from the new administrative center, with a total area of 332square kilometers, with 9 subdistrict offices, 33 communities, 226administrative villages and a resident population of 640600 (2017). It is named after the ancient Baqiao, which was built in the Sui Dynasty. In Baqiao District, there are Banpo site of Yangshao Culture, Mijiaya site of Longshan Culture and Baliufeng Snow, one of the eight sights in Guanzhong. Baqiao District is the old industrial base of Xi'an, which is in the process of economic transformation and development.