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.
Gaoping City, which belongs to Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, the northern end of Zezhou Basin, the southwest edge of Taihang Mountains, the geographical coordinates of longitude 112o 40 & #39;--113 °10 & #39;, latitude 35 °40 & #39;--36 °0 & #39. Bordering Lingchuan County in the east, Qinshui County in the west, Zezhou County in the south, Shangdang District and Changzi County in Changzhi City in the north, it is the north gate of Jincheng City, which is named because it is surrounded by mountains on all sides and relatively flat in the middle. Gaoping City belongs to the temperate monsoon climate zone, cold in winter and summer, with four distinct seasons. The city has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 9 towns and 4 townships, with a total area of 946 square kilometers and a total population of 484900 (2010). Gao Ping is in the middle