What is the population of Shangqiu?
Shangqiu has a city population of 1,859,723. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Shangqiu
Located 614 km from Beijing, Shangqiu is the second-largest city in Henan with a population of 1,859,723. It ranks 74th among China's listed cities and holds 0.1% of the national population. Bozhou, a city of 1,409,436, lies 61 km away; other nearby urban centers include Shancheng, Jishui, and Dingtao, all within 82 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 41
Elevation
52 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
34.414, 115.656
Record updated
2026-04-28
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 2,091 in ChinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Shangqiu | 1.86M |
Shangqiu Population FAQ
Where is Shangqiu?
Shangqiu is in Henan, China, 614 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 34.414, 115.656.
How big is Shangqiu compared with other cities in China?
It is the 74th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.