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.
Simao District, which belongs to Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, is located in the south of Yunnan Province, the middle and south of Pu'er City, and the middle and lower reaches of the Lancang River, between 22 °27 degrees north latitude and 101 °27 degrees east longitude, Jiangcheng County to the east, Lancang County and Jinggu Dai Autonomous County to the west, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture to the south and Ninger County to the north, covering a total area of 3928 square kilometers. Simao District is the starting point of the ancient Tea-Horse Road in history-the Southern Silk Road. It is one of the three major customs towns in Yunnan. It was once known as "Southeast Asian Land Wharf" and "Yinsimao". The main relics in Simao District are Shiping Guild Hall, Simao Wenmiao, Simao Old Customs, Tea Horse Road, etc.; historical figures include League member Lu Zhiyi, honest official Chen Qizhou, and so on. As of 2017, Simao District has jurisdiction over 3 townships and 4 towns