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.
Qinghe District, which is under the jurisdiction of Huaian City, Jiangsu Province, is the resident of the municipal party committee and municipal government of Huaian City, and is the political, transportation, economic and cultural center of Huaian City and an important window for foreign exchanges. Qinghe District has jurisdiction over 7 streets and 40 community committees in Huaihai Street, Changdong Street, Changxi Street, Fuqian Street, Liu Shu Wan Street, Shuidukou Street, Egret Lake Street. Qinghe District is located in the main urban area of Huaian City. It borders Huai'an District in the east, Qingpu District and Huaiyin District in the west, Qingpu District in the south and Huaiyin District in the north, with a total area of 32.28 square kilometers (2013) and a resident population of 242700 (2013). In 2013, Qinghe District achieved a GDP of 12.298 billion yuan and a total investment of 10.602 billion yuan in fixed assets.