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.
Yao'an County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. The county is located in the northwest of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, bordering Mouding County in the east, Nanhua County in the south, Dayao County in the north and Xiangyun County in Dali Prefecture across the river in the west, with a total area of 1803 square kilometers. Yao'an County is 230 kilometers away from Kunming, 75 kilometers away from Chuxiong and 190 kilometers away from Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province. In 2011, the total population of Yao'an County was 197700, ranking eighth in Chuxiong Prefecture in 2010. As of 2014, Yao'an County covers an area of 1803 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 3 townships, with the county government stationed in Dongchuan Town. The main scenic spots in Yao'an County are Defeng Temple, Longhua Temple, Yangpai Reservoir and other scenic spots. On September 29, 2018, Yao'an County was studied by the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and the Yunnan Provincial Government