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.
Dongchangfu District, which belongs to Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, is located in the west of Shandong Province, Donga County, Chiping County and Liaocheng Economic and technological Development Zone in the east, Yanggu County in the south, Guan County and Shen County in the west, and Linqing in the north. By the end of 2013, the region has a total area of 844 square kilometers, including 12 towns (streets), 2 parks and 643 villages (communities). The total registered population of the district is 771100. In 2013, Dongchangfu District achieved a GDP of 24.248 billion yuan, an increase of 10.2% over 2012. Of this total, the added value of the primary industry is 3.024 billion yuan, the secondary industry is 10.171 billion yuan, and the tertiary industry is 11.053 billion yuan. Dongchangfu District has a long history and splendid culture. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Dongchang Prefecture benefited from the prosperity of water transport in the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.