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.
Pulan County (English: Purang County) belongs to the Ali region of Tibet, China. It is located in the southwest of Tibet Autonomous region, the south of Ali region, the south side of the Himalayas and the junction of China, India and Nepal. It is located between longitude 80 °27 "- 82 °30" east and latitude 30 °00 "- 31 °13" north. Pulan County has a total area of 12539 square kilometers. The total population is 10,000 (2014). County people's government in Pulan town Jirang community. Pulan County has jurisdiction over 1 town and 2 townships: Pulan Town, Baga Township and Hall Township. There are 10 administrative villages (communities). By the end of 2014, the county's GDP had reached 70.6 million yuan, with a growth rate of more than 18% for three consecutive years. The fiscal revenue was 2.4 million yuan, compared with 20%.