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 Manchu Autonomous County is located in the hinterland of Liaodong Peninsula and the upper reaches of Taizi River, located between longitude 12334 & #39;53 "- 124o45 & #39;42" east and latitude 40 °48 & #39;50 "- 41 °33 & #39;50" north, bordering Huanren Manchu Autonomous County and Kuandian County in the east, Benxi City and Liaoyang City in the west, Dandong City in the south and Shenyang City and Fushun City in the north. The county has a total area of 3344 square kilometers, with geomorphological features of "eight mountains, one water and one sub-field", which belongs to the continental monsoon climate in the north temperate zone. The county has 11 townships with a total population of 300000, including 15 ethnic groups, including Manchu, Han, North Korea, Hui and Mongolia. The county government is located in a small town. December 7, 2016