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.
Fu'an City (ancient Fu'an County, Funing County) belongs to Ningde City, which is located in the northeast of Fujian Province. It is located in the southeast slope of Jiufeng Mountains, the southwest of Taimai Mountains and the southeast extension of Donggong Mountains, and the geographical location is between 26 °41 °N and 27 °24'N and 119 °52'E longitude. The administrative area is 1880.1 square kilometers. It is bordered by Zherong County in the east, Zhouning County in the west, Shouning County in the north and Ningde City in the south. Fu'an City has a warm and humid climate, which belongs to the mid-subtropical marine monsoon climate. The average annual temperature is 13.6 ℃ ~ 19.8 ℃, the annual rainfall is 1350 ~ 2050mm, and the average frost-free period is 287days. The resident population is 574500 (at the end of 2016), with 13 towns, 5 townships and 4 streets, and 2 provinces.