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.
Nanbu County, a municipal county of Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, is located in the north of Sichuan Basin and the middle reaches of the Jialing River. The county is bordered by Yilong and Pengan to the east, Yanting and Zitong to the west, Xichong and Shunqing to the south, and Langzhong and Jiange to the north. The county government is stationed in Nanlong Town. The county covers an area of 2235 square kilometers, with 910000 mu of arable land; it has jurisdiction over 71 townships, 2 subdistrict offices and 1111 administrative village-level units, including 1041 village committees and 70 communities, with a total population of 1.32 million (2012 data). Among them, the built-up area of the county seat covers an area of 30 square kilometers and has a resident population of 300000. The main scenic spots are Lingyun Mountain, Jianhao Temple, Brahma Temple and so on. In October 2017, Nanbu County passed the national special evaluation and inspection, and the people's Government of Sichuan Province formally approved the withdrawal of poverty-stricken counties. March 2019, ranked the first