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.
Zada County (Zanda County), which means "grassy places downstream" in Tibetan, belongs to Ali Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous region and has jurisdiction over counties under Ali Prefecture. Located in the western part of the Tibet Autonomous region and the Xiangquan River Basin, it is one of the border counties in Ali region. The total area is 24601.59 square kilometers. With a total population of 10,000 (2003), it is the least populous county in the country. Tuolin neighborhood committee of the county people's government in Tuolin town. Zada County is Tibetan except a small number of Han and Hui. The county government is located in Tuolin Town, 3700 meters above sea level and 1760 kilometers away from Lhasa. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the county. Zada was originally a territory of Zabuzong and Dabazong. In October 1956, two cases were merged and the Zadazong office was established. 1960