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.
Tongshan County, located in the southeast of Hubei Province, belonging to Xianning City, is an important part of Wuhan city circle. The county is adjacent to Wuning and Xiushui County in Jiangxi Province to the south, Yangxin County to the east, Xianning City to the north, and Chongyang County to the west. Tongshan County has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 4 townships and 1 management committee. In 2016, the total resident population of Tongshan County was 510000, including 386200 in agriculture and 130000 in cities and towns. The county has a maximum horizontal distance of 71 kilometers and a maximum vertical distance of 60 kilometers, with a total area of 2680 square kilometers, including 266000 mu of cultivated land and 1.1 million mu of forest. No. 100 Yangdu Avenue, Tongyang Town, County people's Government. In November 2016, Tongshan County was awarded the second batch of national global tourism demonstration areas by the National Tourism Administration. In March 2019, it was identified as the first