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.
Pingluo County, which belongs to Shizuishan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, is located in the forefront of economic zones such as the National Silk Road Economic Belt, Hubao Silver Energy Golden Triangle and Ningxia Yellow City Belt, 60 kilometers away from Yinchuan Hedong Airport and 30 kilometers away from Ningxia Huinong Land Road Port. it is the only established county in Shizuishan City between longitude 105 °5742east longitude-106 °580002 "and north latitude 38 °360018"-39 °51q13 ". As of 2018, Pingluo County has a total resident population of 316000, with 13 townships under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 2060 square kilometers. The county people's government is stationed in Chengguan Town. Pingluo County is an ancient historical and cultural city, an ecological city dominated by the development of trade circulation, light industry, processing of agricultural and sideline products, science and technology and environmental protection industry and tourism.