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.
Bange County, which belongs to Naqu City, Tibet Autonomous region, gets its name from the lake Bangucuo in the territory. It is located in the western part of northern Tibet, between Namucuo and Selincuo lakes on the northern Tibetan plateau. It is adjacent to Seni District in the east, Shenza County in the west, Dangxiong County in Lhasa City and Nanmulin County in Xigaze City in the south, and Shuanghu County and Ando County in the north. In 2014, Bangor County had a total area of 30138 square kilometers and a total population of 41579. The gross domestic product of the region reached 514.4658 million yuan. Tourist attractions are Ziri Gongba Temple, Chaodolangka Island, Namuco, Selincuo and so on. On February 6, 2019, the people's Government of the Tibet Autonomous region decided to withdraw Bange County from the poverty-stricken county.