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.
Tacheng area, one of the five areas of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is under the jurisdiction of Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and is based in Tacheng. Located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, West Junggar Mountain in the north, Tianshan Mountain in the south and Junggar Basin in the middle and east are located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. the whole region covers an area of 105400 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 cities, 4 counties and 1 autonomous county with a total population of 935600 in 2017. Historically, Tacheng area was an important passage for China to Central Asia. In Tacheng area, four ports to the west, three ports to the north, roads and railways to the north, China-Kazakhstan gas pipeline, Fenghuang-Wusu-Yili 750 transmission line run through the whole territory, and the international transportation of the four transnational railways, including Yuxin Europe, must pass through Wusu City and Shawan County; Kuibei Railway