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.
Lazi County is located in the southwest of Tibet Autonomous region, in the middle of Xigaze City, and in the westernmost part of Nianqing Tanggula Mountain. Between 87 °24 degrees east longitude 88 °21 'east longitude, 28 °47 degrees north latitude and 29 °37' north latitude. It connects Sakya County to the east, Dingri County to the southwest, Angren County to the west and Xietongmen County to the north. The county government is 150 kilometers east from Xigaze City and 276 kilometers from Xigaze to Lhasa. The county is about 69 kilometers from east to west and 98 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 4505 square kilometers. Lazi County has jurisdiction over 9 townships and 2 towns (105 natural villages) with a total population of 52616 (2011). On December 7, 2016, Lazi County was listed as the third batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization. On January 9, 2019, he was selected as the 2018 THI 2020 by virtue of Lazidi Harmony.