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.
Weiyang District, which belongs to Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the northern suburbs of Xi'an City. It is the starting point of the Silk Road and the resident of Xi'an Municipal people's Government. The district extends to the Bahe River in the east and is adjacent to Baqiao District; in the west, it is bordered by Qindu District, Xianyang City; in the south, it is separated by Longshou North Road, adjoining Xincheng District and Lianhu District; in the north, it is bordered by Weiling District and Guehe River in Xianyang City; the southwest is bordered by Yanta District and Changan District. Between latitude 34 °14-#39;50"-34 °26-#39;22", east longitude 108 °47-#39;08-109 °02-#39;21", with a total area of 262.14 square kilometers. The name of Weiyang District comes from