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.
Zhaoling District, which belongs to Luohe City, Henan Province, is located in the central and southern part of Henan Province and in the east of Luohe City. During the warring States period, the State of Wei established Zhaolingyi here. In September 2004, Zhaoling District was established with the approval of the State Council and Henan Provincial Government, which became a new area of Luohe City. With a total area of 405.3 square kilometers and a total population of 497000 (2011), it has jurisdiction over five towns and one township. People's Government of the District people's Republic of China East Road. In 2013, the gross domestic product of Zhaoling District reached 13 billion yuan, an increase of 10% compared with 2012. The per capita disposable income of urban residents is 21210 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers is 11284 yuan. Zhaoling District is the hometown of Xu Shen, a famous philologist, exegesis and lexicologist in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Shuowenjiezi is the first great Chinese dictionary in the world. Major scenic spots