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.
Gongga County is under the jurisdiction of Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous region of the people's Republic of China, which is located in the south of Tibet Autonomous region and in the valley of the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra River. As of 2013, Gongga County has jurisdiction over 5 towns, 3 townships, 43 administrative villages (communities) and 168 villages. Gongga County has a total area of 2386.11 square kilometers and a total population of 50, 000. County people's government in Jixiong town. The terrain of Gongga County is high in the west and low in the east, which belongs to the arid monsoon climate zone of the plateau. Gongga County has a long history of handmade wool spinning, and "Jade Show apron" is famous both at home and abroad. Gongga County is the location of Gongga International Airport in Lhasa and is a famous aviation county in Tibet. On February 6, 2019, the people's Government of the Tibet Autonomous region decided to withdraw Gongga County from the poverty-stricken county.