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.
Dingjie County belongs to Xigaze City, Tibet Autonomous region, located in southern Tibet, southern Xigaze City, the northern foot of the Himalayas, is one of the border counties of the Tibet Autonomous region. The area is 5461 square kilometers. Knot means "growing under the water" in Tibetan. Subordinate to Xigaze City, the county government is stationed in Jiangga. Dingjie County is located in the lake basin area at the northern foot of the Himalayas, with high terrain in the north and south and low in the middle. The climate is the plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate. In 2013, the total population of Dingjie County was 16000. In 2005, Dingjie County achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of 83.85 million yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry was 34.66 million yuan, the secondary industry was 28.16 million yuan, and the tertiary industry was 45.51 million yuan. The per capita GDP is 6021.68 yuan. October 2018, Tibet