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.
Zhaoyang District is under the jurisdiction of Zhaotong City, located in the northeast end of Yunnan Province, located in the combination of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces and the heart of the national "Panxi-Liupanshui" economic development zone. Weining County, Guizhou Province in the east, Ludian County in the south, Jinyang County in Sichuan Province across the Jinsha River in the west, and Yiliang, Daguan and Yongshan counties in the north. It is the seat of the Zhaotong Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and the center of political, economic and cultural activities in Zhaotong City. It has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 3 towns, 10 townships, 129 villages and 49 communities. Zhaoyang District has convenient transportation, including the Neikun Railway, Kunshui Highway, Zhaowei Expressway and Zhaotong Airport. The city is 341 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming, 550 kilometers from Chengdu, 580 kilometers from Chongqing and 450 kilometers from Guiyang. It is an important hub city in the combination of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Chongqing. 2012