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.
Huaishang District is under the jurisdiction of Bengbu City, Anhui Province, located in the north of Bengbu City and north of the Huaihe River. it was established in March 2004, bordering Wangzhuang Town in Guzhen County in the east, Xinmaqiao Town in Guzhen County in the north, Weizhuang Town and Wucha Town in Huaiyuan County in the west, bounded by Huaihe River in the south and facing Longzi Lake District, Bengshan District and Yuhui District across the river. By the end of 2014, Huaishang District has a total area of 412 square kilometers, a total population of 268000, and has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 2 communities. In 2013, the annual GDP of Huashang District reached 6.5 billion yuan (1.2 billion yuan in Maohekou), an increase of 15.5 percent over 2012. Huaishang District is located at the intersection of expressways from Beijing to Fuzhou and Shanghai to Xi'an. It has Caolaoji Railway Freight Station and Huaihe Freight Terminal.