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.
Ziyun Miao Buyi Autonomous County is located in the southwest of Guizhou Province and under the jurisdiction of Anshun City. It is located at 105 °55 & #39;-106 °29 & #39;, 25 °21 & #39;-26 °3 & #39;. The county is bordered by Changshun and Luodian counties to the east, Wangmo County to the south, Zhenning County to the northwest and Xixiu District to the north. The county has jurisdiction over 2 streets, 8 towns and 2 townships, 161 kilometers from the provincial capital Guiyang, 76 kilometers from north to south and 52 kilometers from east to west. The total area is 2284 square kilometers. The total population is 373130 (2013 registered population). The government is stationed in Songshan Town. In 2013, Ziyun Miao Buyi Autonomous County achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of 352499.