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.
Zhangdian District, Zibo Municipal District, Shandong Province, is located in the middle of Zibo City; the terrain slows down gradually from south to north, and belongs to the warm temperate monsoon semi-dry and semi-humid continental climate zone; it has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 7 streets, with a total area of 244 square kilometers; the total population in 2017 is 687121. Zhangdian District is the transportation and communication hub in central Shandong and one of the important node cities in Jinan metropolitan area. It is 70 kilometers away from Jinan International Airport, 210 kilometers away from Qingdao Port and 380 kilometers away from Yantai Port. Jiaoqing Expressway and Binlai Expressway meet here. Jiaoji Railway and 309 National Highway run from east to west, National Highway 205 runs from north to south, and 16 trunk highways lead to the whole country. After the completion of the north line of the Ji-Qing high-speed railway, it will reach Jinan in 20 minutes, Qingdao in 1 hour and Beijing in 2 hours. 2017