Province of North Holland
Provincie Noord-Holland (Dutch) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: "Noord-Hollands Volkslied"[1] (Anthem of North Holland) | |
 Location of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
 Topography map of North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′N 4°50′E / 52.667°N 4.833°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Established | 1840 (split-up of Holland) |
| Capital | Haarlem |
| Largest city | Amsterdam |
| Government | |
| • King's Commissioner | Arthur van Dijk (VVD) |
| • Council | States of North Holland |
| Area (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 4,092 km2 (1,580 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,663 km2 (1,028 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,429 km2 (552 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population (1 January 2023)[3] | |
• Total | 2,952,622 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 1,109/km2 (2,870/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €203.766 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | €70,300 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NL-NH |
| HDI (2021) | 0.962[5] very high · 2nd of 12 |
| Website | www |
North Holland (Dutch: Noord-Holland, pronounced [ˌnoːrt ˈɦɔlɑnt] ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. As of January 2023, it had a population of about 2,952,000[3][6] and a total area of 4,092 km2 (1,580 sq mi), of which 1,429 km2 (552 sq mi) is water.
From the 9th to the 16th century, the area was an integral part of the County of Holland. During this period West Friesland was incorporated. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the area was part of the province of Holland and commonly known as the Noorderkwartier (English: "Northern Quarter"). In 1840, the province of Holland was split into the two provinces of North Holland and South Holland. In 1855, the Haarlemmermeer was drained and turned into land.
The provincial capital is Haarlem (pop. 161,265).[7] The province's largest city and also the largest city in the Netherlands is the Dutch capital Amsterdam, with a population of 862,965 as of November 2019. The King's Commissioner of North Holland is Arthur van Dijk, who has been serving since 2019. There are 45 municipalities and three (including parts of) water boards in the province. The busiest airport in the Netherlands and Europe's third-busiest airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, is in North Holland.[8]
- ^ (in Dutch) Noord-Hollands volkslied Archived 31 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Province of North Holland. Retrieved on 19 Januari 2019.
- ^ Statistieken provincie Noord-Holland - Gegevens over meer dan 100 onderwerpen!, AlleCijfers.nl
- ^ a b "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl.
- ^ "Regional key figures; National Accounts". www.cbs.nl. 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Noord-Holland (Province, Netherlands) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl.
- ^ "71 million passengers through Schiphol". 71 million passengers through Schiphol.