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.
Tieling County, which belongs to Tieling City, Liaoning Province, is located in the north of Liaoning Province. It is a county under the jurisdiction of Tieling City, Liaoning Province, with Shenyang in the south, Fushun in the east, Diaobingshan City in the west, and Yinzhou District in Tieling City, Central. The county is located in longitude 123 °28'to 124 °33 °E and latitude 41 °59'N to 42 °33'N. The area is 2249 square kilometers (2008). By 2008, Tieling County has a population of 391000 and has jurisdiction over 11 towns, 3 townships, 1 field, 4 communities and 216 administrative villages. In 2008, the county's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 10.07 billion yuan. In September 2019, it was selected as a pilot county for the construction of medical community in a compact county. The quality of farmers' cooperatives across the country will be improved and pilot units will be promoted throughout the county.