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.
Gaize County, which belongs to the Tibet Autonomous region, is located in northwest Tibet, the eastern part of Ali region and the hinterland of the northern Tibetan plateau. It is connected with Shuanghu County and Nima County in Naqu City in the east, Cuoqin County in the southeast, Zhongba County in Xigaze City in the south, Geji County and Ritu County in the west, and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region in the north by the Kunlun Mountains. It is 450km long from east to west and 670km wide from north to south, with a total area of 135600 square kilometers. It is the largest pure animal husbandry county in Ali, accounting for about 1/3 of the total area of Ali. In 2011, Gaize County has a total population of 22000. Gaize County has jurisdiction over 1 town and 6 townships: Gaize Town, Wuma Township, Xianqian Township, Mami Township,