St. Pauli

St. Pauli
Location of St. Pauli
St. Pauli
St. Pauli
Coordinates: 53°33′25″N 9°57′50″E / 53.55694°N 9.96389°E / 53.55694; 9.96389
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
CityHamburg
Area
 • Total
2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
22,305
 • Density8,600/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationHH

St. Pauli (German pronunciation: [ˌzaŋkt ˈpaʊli] ; sometimes spelled in full as Sankt Pauli) is a quarter of the city of Hamburg belonging to the centrally located Hamburg-Mitte borough. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the nearby Landungsbrücken is a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world-famous red-light district around the iconic Reeperbahn area. As of 2020 the area had 21,902 residents.