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.
Wuhe County, which belongs to Bengbu City, Anhui Province, is located in the north of Anhui Province, the middle and lower reaches of the Huaihe River, Sihong County, Jiangsu Province to the east, Mingguang City and Fengyang County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province to the south, and Bengbu City and Guzhen County to the west. Sixian and Lingbi County are bounded by Sixian and Lingbi County, with a total area of 1580 square kilometers. Wuhe County gets its name because of the confluence of Huai, Fang, Qintong and Tuo rivers in the territory. It has a long history. It was called Guhong in the Tang Dynasty and Wuhe in the Song Dynasty. The most complete ancient rhombodon fossils of the Huaihe River have been unearthed in the country, dating from the late Pleistocene about 60,000 to 70,000 years ago. There are many Stone Age sites, including Bawang City, Huangdun Temple, Han Wangtai and Miss Yan's tomb. "picking Pomegranate" won Nanning International Folk Song Festival.