Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg)
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Hamburg is a city state on the Elbe and Alster with around 755 km² and about 1.85 million inhabitants (2022 census); it is Germany's second-largest city.

## Overview

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg lies on the Elbe around 100 km from the North Sea and, with about 1.85 million inhabitants (2022 census), is Germany's second-largest city. A dense metropolitan area is concentrated on around 755 km². Its ISO-3166-2 code is DE-HH. Hamburg was a founding state of the Federal Republic in 1949.

## Administrative divisions

As a city state, Hamburg has no rural districts; the city is divided into 7 boroughs (e.g. Hamburg-Mitte, Altona, Eimsbüttel), which handle local administrative tasks. The Senate is at the same time the state government.

## Major cities

- Hamburg (as a city state, the city constitutes the entire state)

## Transport

The Hamburg U-Bahn with lines [U1](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/ubahn-hamburg-u1.html) to [U4](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/ubahn-hamburg-u4.html) is operated by [Hamburger Hochbahn](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/hamburger-hochbahn.html), complemented by the S-Bahn and a dense bus network. With the Port of Hamburg, Hamburg Airport and several ICE and long-distance rail connections, Hamburg is the most important transport hub in northern Germany.

## Economy

Important are port and logistics, the aviation industry (Airbus), trade, media and the digital economy; Hamburg is also home to many insurance companies and banks.

Updated: 2026-10-28

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- 行政区划 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html

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- Administrative divisions of Germany https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/germany-admin-divisions.html

Sources:
- Hamburg — Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg abgerufen 2026-10-28