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.
Shanshan County, which belongs to Turpan City, Xinjiang, is located on the east side of Turpan Basin at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, adjacent to Muli County and Qitai County in the north, Qijiaojing Township in Hami City in the east, Subashi Village in Tuyugou City in the west and Shengjin Township in Turpan City in the west. in the south, it is bounded by Ruoqiang County and Yuli County through Nanhu Gobi to Jueluotag County. The total area of the territory is 39800 square kilometers, accounting for about 2.5% of the total area of Xinjiang. It has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 5 townships with a total population of 231297 (2010). Shanshan Oilfield is the first large-scale Zhuluo oilfield in China. Lanxin Railway, Lanxin High-speed Railway, Lianhuo Expressway, Asia-Europe Optical Cable and West-East Gas Pipeline run through the whole territory. There are three railway stations: Shanshan Railway Station, High-speed Railway Shanshan North Station and High-speed Railway Tuha Station, 104 kilometers away from Turpan Airport.