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.
Qindu District, which belongs to Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the hinterland of Guanzhong Plain and the western half of Xianyang City. The surrounding area is bordered by Xi'an, Chang'an District, Fengyi District, Xingping City, Liquan County and Weicheng District, between 108 °37mm east longitude 108 °45km and 34 °18km north latitude 34 °26'. The region is 28.5 kilometers long from north to south and 21 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 259 square kilometers. Qindu District, named after the establishment of the capital here by the Qin Dynasty, China's first multi-ethnic feudal dynasty, was once the heart of China. The ancient Silk Road took the capital of Qin as the first post station, and the new Eurasian Continental Bridge still used the capital of Qin as an important transportation hub. In 2018, Qindu District had jurisdiction over 12 streets with a resident population of 351000, achieving a GDP of 382. 5%.