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.
Ziping District belongs to Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. It is located in the western part of Shandong Province and is the municipal district of Liaocheng City because the county is located in Pinglu of Weishan. Qiping is adjacent to Qihe County, Dezhou City to the east, Dongchangfu District and Linqing City to the west, Donga County to the south, Gaotang County to the north, and 5226 Central Street, Zhenxing Street, to the people's Government of Zhenxing District. At the end of 2015, Diping District has a total area of 1003.36 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 3 subdistrict offices, 10 towns, 1 township, 732 village committees and 980 natural villages. At the end of 2017, the resident population of Diping District was 543400, of which the urban population was 284800. There were 10764 births and 3326 deaths, with a natural growth rate of 13.11 per thousand. There are ethnic minorities 30