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.
Guanghe County, which belongs to Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province, is located in the southwest of central Gansu Province, southeast of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Dongxiang Autonomous County in the north, Hezheng County in the west, Kangle County in the south and Lintao County in Dingxi City in the east. The total area is 538 square kilometers (2013). It has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 3 townships, with a total population of 215600 (2013). Hui and Dongxiang account for 97.5% of the total population. In 2007, Guanghe County achieved a GDP of 642 million yuan. Guanghe is an agricultural county with poor mineral resources and frequent natural disasters such as drought and hail. it is a national and provincial key county for poverty alleviation and development. Guanghe County has famous scenic spots such as Shuiluan Cave, "New Matthew", Ancient Prince Temple, Qijiaping site and so on. In November 2019, Guanghe County was named "four"