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.
Basu County, which belongs to Changdu, Tibet Autonomous region, is located in the east of Tibet Autonomous region and southeast of Changdu. It is located in the upper reaches of the Nujiang River. Baima Town, where the county seat is located, is 3260 meters above sea level. It is bordered by Zuogong County and Chaya County to the east, Chayu County to the south, Luolong County and Linzhi City to the west, Karuo District and similar Wuqi County to the north. The county covers an area of 12564.28 square kilometers (2014). The county is 210km long from north to south and 80km wide from east to west. it has jurisdiction over 4 towns and 10 townships, with a total population of 39021 (2010), including 19790 males and 19231 females, with a total of 6999 households. There are Hengduan Mountains in the southwest of Basu County and Nujiang River in the northeast. The climate type is the plateau temperate zone semi-arid monsoon climate, and the county government is located in the town of Baima from the municipal government of Changdu.