Shangqiu

Shangqiu 商丘市 Shangkiu
Prefecture-level city
Aerial view of Shangqiu old city
Shangqiu Prefecture in Henan
Shangqiu Location on the North China Plain Show map of Northern China Shangqiu Shangqiu (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Shangqiu municipal government): 34°24′54″N 115°39′22″E / 34.415°N 115.656°E / 34.415; 115.656
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Municipal seat	Suiyang District
Area [1]
• Prefecture-level city	10,658 km2 (4,115 sq mi)
• Urban	1,697 km2 (655 sq mi)
• Metro	3,255 km2 (1,257 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (165 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Prefecture-level city	7,816,831
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
• Urban	1,859,723
• Urban density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
• Metro	2,831,814
• Metro density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
GDP[3][4]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 198.9 billion US$ 29.9 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 27,332 US$ 4,115
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code	476000
Area code	370
ISO 3166 code	CN-HA-14
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	9
Township-level divisions	116
License plate prefixes	豫N
Website	shangqiu.gov.cn

Shangqiu (Chinese: 商丘), alternately romanized as Shangkiu, is a city in eastern Henan province, Central China. It borders Kaifeng to the northwest, Zhoukou to the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Anhui to the northeast and southeast respectively. Its population was 7,816,831 inhabitants as of the 2020 Chinese census whom 2,831,814 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of two urban districts (Liangyuan and Suiyang) and Yucheng county now being conurbated.

Shangqiu and surrounding area was an important base for the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC), and the city itself was established more than three millennia ago. Shangqiu has grown significantly in recent years. It is located at an important location at the junction of several major railways, making it a major regional transportation hub.