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.
Shenza County belongs to Naqu City, Tibet Autonomous region. "Shenza" in Tibetan means white, transparent and flawless refined salt ("Shen" is translated as white and transparent; "Zha" is translated as salt). In ancient times, it was called Nacang Deba. It is located in the south of the hinterland of the northern Tibetan plateau, between the Gangdise Mountains and the second largest lake Lincuo in northern Tibet, with a central location of 88 °38 °E and 30 °57 °N, bounded by the Nianqing Tanggula Mountains in the south, connected with Xigaze City in the south, Shuanghu County in the north, Bangor County in the east and Nima County in the west. It is 520 kilometers away from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet Autonomous region, and 505 kilometers away from Naqu City. In 2015, Shenza County had a total area of 25546 square kilometers; in 2015, it had a total population of 16400; it had jurisdiction over 2 towns and 6 townships; and in the first three quarters of 2015, Shenza County achieved a GDP of 354.