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.
Tongchuan District, which belongs to Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, is located in the northeast of Sichuan Province and in the middle of Dazhou City, adjacent to Xuanhan County in the northeast, Dachuan District in the southwest and Pingchang County in the northwest. As of October 2018, Tongchuan District has jurisdiction over 19 townships and 3 subdistrict offices, covering an area of 900square kilometers and a resident population of 782100. It is a national advanced area of scientific and technological progress, a national demonstration area of harmonious community construction, a national demonstration base of agricultural products processing industry, an advanced area of safe construction, an advanced area of hilly areas, and a demonstration area of rural tourism. Tongchuan District, which was established in 1999 as the seat of the state and government, is the political, economic and cultural center of Dazhou City. The four leading groups of the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government, the Municipal people's Congress, the Municipal people's political Consultative Conference and the major administrative departments are all located in Tongchuan, which is known as "the heart of Dazhou".