where is kansas city

Kansas City is a major city located in the U.S. state of Missouri. It sits on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River and is mainly within Jackson County, with parts extending into Clay, Platte, and Cass counties. Kansas City, Missouri, is the largest city in Missouri by population and area and forms part of the larger Kansas City metropolitan area that crosses the Missouri-Kansas state line. The city is just east of the Kansas border, which helps differentiate it from Kansas City, Kansas, its metropolitan neighbor on the other side of the state line. This metropolitan area includes several suburbs in both Missouri and Kansas. Kansas City is known for its cultural traditions such as jazz, barbecue, sports franchises, and numerous fountains, making it a distinct urban center in the Midwest of the United States.