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.
Xiyang County, alias Leping, belongs to Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, located in the east of Jinzhong City, the western foot of Taihang Mountain, with a total area of 1954 square kilometers. As of 2018, the total population was 238000. Under the jurisdiction of 5 towns, 7 townships and 1 management committee, the county government is located at No. 10 Yuxin Lane, Leping Town. In the early years of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty (605), it was changed to Leping County. In 34 (1945) September, Xidong and Xixi merged to form Xiyang County. On September 24, 1999, the State Council approved the abolition of Jinzhong area and the establishment of Jinzhong City at the prefecture level. Shitai Railway, Taijiu Expressway, Yangzuo Expressway, Yangzhou Railway, National Highway 207 and Provincial Highway 317 run through the whole territory of Xiyang. In 2018, the GDP of Xiyang County was 8.46 billion yuan, an increase of 7%. The added value of industries above scale