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.
Dengkou District, which belongs to Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, is called "Lipu" in ancient times and is also known as "Xixiang". It is named for its location in the confluence of Xianshui and Xiangjiang River. Dengkou District is located in the east-central part of Hunan Province, the middle reaches of the Xiangjiang River, the territory of Huanshui to the east, Xiangjiang River to the north, Liling City and Youxian to the east, Hengdong County to the south, Xiangtan County to the west, Pilusong District and Tianyuan District to the north. Dengkou, with its superior location, has been the gateway to eastern Hunan since ancient times, is the throat of the Central Plains leading to the coast of Guangdong, and enjoys the reputation of "Pearl of Eastern Hunan". Located on the southern edge of Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration, it is an important part of Zhuzhou's "one core, one circle, one corridor" development plan. As of February 2018, Dengkou District has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 129 villages and 10 communities, with a total area of 1053.6 square kilometers. It belongs to the experimental area of "two-oriented society" construction, of which 275 square meters.