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.
Benxi, a prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province, is the central city in the eastern part of Liaoning Province, and is a comprehensive industrial city dominated by iron and steel and chemical industries. One of the thirteen larger cities with local legislative power approved by the State Council is the central city of urban agglomeration in central Liaoning and the deputy central city of Shenyang Economic Zone. Benxi City is located in the east of Liaoning Province, connected with Shenyang City and Fushun City in the north, Liaoyang City and Anshan City in the west, Dandong City in the south and Tonghua City in Jilin Province in the east, with convenient transportation and superior geographical location. The city's forest coverage is 75%, ranking in the forefront of the country. The Wunu Mountain City of Huanren in Benxi is a world cultural heritage, the birthplace of Koguryo and the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty. Benxi is the northeast old industrial base, rich in mineral deposits, known as ".