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.
It is located in northern Xinjiang and central Altay region. It is located at 45 °00 °N, 48 °10 °N and 87 °00 °E, 89 °04', respectively. It is bordered by Fuyun County in the east, Jimunai County, Tacheng area and Buxel Mongolia Autonomous County in the west, Fukang City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the south, Altay City and Beitun City in the north, and Mongolia in the northeast. The border is 51 kilometers long. The area is 350km long from north to south and 25km to 150km wide from east to west, with a total area of 32400 square kilometers. Fuhai County has a population of 65600 (2013), which is composed of 32 ethnic groups, of which Han 31800, accounting for 48.4%; Kazak 30, 000, accounting for 45.7%; Hui, Uygur and other ethnic minorities 3800, accounting for 5.9%