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.
Dongbao District, which belongs to Jingmen City, Hubei Province, gets its name from the Taiping Pagoda of Dongbao Mountain, the main peak of Jingmen City, built in the Sui Dynasty. Dongbao is located in central Hubei, with the remaining veins of Jingshan in the north and Jianghan Plain in the south. It is the main urban area of Jingmen City. It was established as a county-level administrative district under the jurisdiction of the city with the approval of the State Council in 1985. In 2004, it was approved by the provincial people's government to enjoy the same treatment in terms of economic management authority. Dongbao District is adjacent to Zhongxiang City in the east, Yuanan County and Nanzhang County in the west, Yicheng City in the north and Dangyang City and Shayang County in the south. The maximum length of the region from north to south is about 70.75 km, and the maximum width from east to west is 48 km. The area is 1298 square kilometers. By the end of 2016, the population of the region was 410000. Dongbao District has jurisdiction over 1 township, 5 towns and 2 streets: Xianju Township, Pailou Town, Ziling Town, Shiqiaoyi Town, Mahe Town