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.
Duilong Deqing District is under the jurisdiction of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous region, located in the central and southern part of Tibet Autonomous region, west of Lhasa City, with a total area of 2704.25 square kilometers, two streets, four towns and one township, with a total population of 48696 (2013). No. 1 Tuanjie Road, Dongga Town, District people's Government. Duilong Deqing means "the paradise of Shanggu" in Tibetan. The region is located in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River valley, the southern foot of Nianqing Tanggula Mountain, with an average elevation of about 4500 meters, high in the northwest and low in the southeast. Lhasa River and Duilong River flow through the territory. It is rich in solar energy, hydropower and geothermal resources. Tourist attractions include Chubu Temple, Sangmu Folk Natural Village, Qiu Sang Hot Spring and so on. Gu Rong Ciba is a specialty of Duilong Deqing. Agriculture and animal husbandry is the economic foundation of Duilong Deqing. In the 21st century, especially after the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.