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.
Qushui County, under the jurisdiction of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous region, is located in the hinterland of Tibet, the lower reaches of the Lhasa River and the north bank of the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra River. it belongs to the valley of the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, mostly flat and semi-arid in the temperate zone, with a total area of 1680 square kilometers. it has jurisdiction over one town and five townships, with a registered household population of 37290 in 2018. Qushui, known in Tibetan as "Jimai", which means "the state where rivers meet", has been a transportation hub connecting Lhasa and Shannan, Nyingchi and Xigaze since ancient times. In 2016, Qushui County was listed as the second batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization. In October 2018, the people's Government of Tibet Autonomous region formally approved the withdrawal of Qushui County from poverty-stricken counties (districts). In 2018, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Qushui County was 16. 5%.