Shangqiu ,
formerly 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. An ancient city with a rich history, Shangqiu was also the first capital of the
Shang dynasty. Its population was 7,362,975 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,536,392 lived in the built-up (
or metro) area made up of Liangyuan and Suiyang districts.