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.
Eshan Yi Autonomous County (referred to as Eshan County) is a county under the jurisdiction of Yuxi City, the old name is "Linjun Yanyi, provincial capital Nanfan". Founded on May 12, 1951, it is the first Yi autonomous county in the people's Republic of China and the first county in Yunnan Province to exercise regional ethnic autonomy. Eshan County is bordered by Hongta District in the east, Tonghai County in the southeast, Shiping County in Honghe Hani Yi Prefecture in the south, Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County in the southwest, Shuangbai County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest, Yimen County in the north and Jinning District in the northeast. The county seat is located in Shuangjiang Street, 24 kilometers away from Yuxi City and 116 kilometers away from Kunming City. Yuyuan Expressway runs through the county. By the end of 2017, Eshan County had jurisdiction over 2 streets, 3 towns and 3 townships, covering an area of 1972 square kilometers.