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.
Zhenning Buyi and Miao Autonomous County, which belongs to Anshun City, Guizhou Province, is located between the watershed of the Pearl River system and the Yangtze River system in the southwest of Guizhou Province. It is located in longitude 105 °35'to 106 °1 'east and latitude 25 °25' to 26 °11 'north. It is adjacent to Xixiu District of Anshun City and Ziyun Miao Buyi Autonomous County to the east, Wangmo and Zhenfeng counties of Southwest Guizhou Autonomous Prefecture to the south, Guanling Buyi and Miao Autonomous County to the west, and Puding County and Liuzhi Special Zone to the north. Zhenning, where the county people's government is located. The county has a land area of 1713.3 square kilometers and a total population of 386264 (2013). There are 23 ethnic groups living in Zhenning, including Han nationality, Buyi nationality, Miao nationality and Gelao nationality. It has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 8 towns, 3 townships and 4 communities. 2013