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.
Hotan (in Uygur language: Hotan, formerly known as Hetian, which was renamed Hotan in 1959), is under the jurisdiction of county-level cities in Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. It was designated from Hotan County in September 1983 with the approval of the State Council and was formally established on August 18, 1984. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the region. Hotan is located between Kunlun Mountain and Taklimakan Desert in the south and Hanhai in the north. It is the southernmost city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, 1500 kilometers away from the capital Urumqi. The city was founded in August 1984, with a total area of 585.11 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 4 streets, 2 towns and 6 townships. There are 111 administrative villages and 33 community neighborhood committees in the city. In 2016, the total population of Hotan City was 389749.