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.
Baqing County, which belongs to Naqu City, Tibet Autonomous region, is located in the eastern part of Naqu City on the North Tibetan Plateau and in the South Qiangtang Great Lake Basin area in the upper reaches of the Nujiang River. the terrain is high in the north and low in the south, with an average elevation of more than 4500 meters. The main peaks in the territory are Bujia Mountain in the east, Mount Wamara and Mount Zhuluo in the north, Canglaishan and qu Rula in the northwest. Baqing County belongs to the semi-humid monsoon climate zone of the subcold zone of the plateau, with annual sunshine hours of about 2402 hours. Baqing County covers an area of 10326 square kilometers, with a total population of 42356 (2010). It has jurisdiction over 3 towns, 7 townships, 3 communities and 158 administrative villages.