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.
Tianjun County, which belongs to Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, is located in the northwest of Qinghai Lake, the eastern edge of Qaidam Basin, Qilian County and Gangcha County of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Gonghe County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Wulan County of Haixi Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in the south, West Pedelingha City, and the northwest is bounded by Subei Mongolian Autonomous County of Gansu Province. It is the only animal husbandry county in Haixi Prefecture, and coal and animal husbandry are the main industries. The county has a total area of 25700 square kilometers (2010) and has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 7 townships with a total population of more than 47000 (2010). There are Tibetan, Han, Hui, Mongolian, Salar and other ethnic groups. In 2008, Tianjun County achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.72 billion yuan. On September 29, 2018, the people's Government of Qinghai Province gave a reply and issued a public notice for approval.