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.
Zhanhe District is under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, which is located in the southern half of Pingdingshan City. The geographical center coordinates are 33 °42 "27.01" north latitude and 113 °15 °56.08 "east longitude. Zhanhe District faces Xinhua District and Weidong District in the north, Ye County in the east and south, Lushan County in the southwest, and Baiguishan Reservoir in the northwest. The total area is 123.5 square kilometers. As of 2013, Zhanhe District has jurisdiction over 1 town, 1 township, 6 streets, a total of 69 administrative villages and 28 communities. The total population is 288000, of which 176700 are urban residents. There are 13 ethnic groups, including Han nationality, Hui nationality, Manchu nationality and Mongolian nationality. From January to September 2014, the GDP of Zhanhe District reached 7.38 billion yuan, compared with the same period in 2013.