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.
Maigaiti County is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, the western Tarim Basin, the northern foot of the Karakoram Mountains, the lower reaches of the Yeerqiang River and the lower reaches of the Tizinafu River. It is connected with the Taklimakan Desert in the east, Pishan in the southeast, Shache and Yecheng counties in the south, Yuepu Lake County in the west, the Yeerqiang River in the north, Bachu County in the north and Awati County in the northeast. The total area of the county is 11022.53 square kilometers, with a total population of 260000 (2012). There are Uygur, Han, Hui, Uzbek and other ethnic groups. It now has jurisdiction over 1 town and 9 townships: Megheti Town, Bazajiemi Township, Hitidun Township, Yontak Township, Tumantal Township, Gazikule Township, Kizil Awati Township, Kumkusar Township, Angteluk Township, Kulma Township. Within the county are: may 1 Forest Farm, Populus euphratica Forest Farm,