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.
Huimin County is a county under the jurisdiction of Binzhou City, Shandong Province, and it is a county directly under the financial control of Shandong Province. Huimin County is located in the northwest plain of Shandong Province, bordering Yangxin County of Binzhou City to the north, Bincheng District of Binzhou City to the east, Gaoqing County of Zibo City and Zouping County of Binzhou City to the south, and Shanghe County and Jiyang County of Jinan City to the west. By the end of 2013, Huimin County covers an area of 1357 square kilometers, with 12 towns, 3 subdistrict offices, 1 provincial economic development zone, 1163 administrative villages and a population of 650000. In 2016, the annual GDP of Huimin County reached 19.292 billion yuan. Huimin County is the hometown of Sun Wu, a famous military strategist in ancient China. In the area, there are one national 4A tourist scenic spot and three 3A tourist scenic spots, which have been awarded "provincial historical and cultural city" and "national eco-agricultural science and technology exhibition".