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.
Litong District, which belongs to Wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, is located in the middle of Ningxia Plain. It is the quintessence of Ningxia Yellow River diversion Irrigation area. It is between 104o10-#39;~107 °39-#39; and 35 °14-#39;~39 °23-#39;, 60 km from the capital Yinchuan and 40 km from Hedong Airport, and passes through Beijing-Tibet Expressway, 109th National Highway, 211National Highway and 101Provincial Highway. It is one of the main Hui inhabited areas in China. By the end of 2017, Litong District has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 4 townships, 100 administrative villages, 3 farms (offices) and 21 communities, with a total area of 1384 square kilometers and a total population of 41.