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.
Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County is a county under the jurisdiction of Haidong City, Qinghai Province, located on the eastern edge of Qinghai Province, connected with Yongdeng County of Gansu Province and Honggu District of Lanzhou City in the northeast, Yongjing County of Gansu Province in the east, opposite Jishishan County of Gansu Province to the south, and Xunhua County, Hualong County and Ledu District of the province in the west, northwest and north. The county is about 96 kilometers from north to south and 32 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 1890.82 square kilometers. Minhe Hui Tu Autonomous County has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 14 townships. Minhe Hui Tu Autonomous County is mainly Han nationality, and ethnic minorities are mainly Hui, Tu, Tibetan, etc., with a total population of 421300 (2011). It is an important grain, vegetable, melon and fruit producing area in Qinghai Province. It enjoys the beauty of quot; & the hometown of melons and fruits in the whole province.