Regions in Netherlands

Netherlands is made up of 13 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Netherlands. Information on all primary administrative regions in Netherlands.

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Primary administrative regions in Netherlands

There are 13 regions in Netherlands in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Netherlands
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
North Holland Provincie Noord-Holland1.2,877,909Amsterdam Amsterdam741,636
Utrecht Provincie Utrecht2.1,353,596Utrecht Utrecht361,742
Groningen Provincie Groningen3.586,309Groningen Groningen233,218
North Holland Provincie Noord-Holland4.2,877,909Haarlem Haarlem147,590
Gelderland Provincie Gelderland5.2,084,478Arnhem Arnhem141,674
North Brabant Provincie Noord-Brabant6.2,562,566's-Hertogenbosch 's-Hertogenbosch134,520
Limburg Provincie Limburg7.1,118,223Maastricht Maastricht122,378
Overijssel Provincie Overijssel8.1,162,215Zwolle Zwolle111,805
Friesland Provincie Friesland9.649,944Leeuwarden Leeuwarden91,424
Flevoland Provincie Flevoland10.423,021Lelystad Lelystad70,741
Drenthe Provincie Drenthe11.493,648Assen Assen62,237
Zeeland Provincie Zeeland12.410,398Middelburg Middelburg46,485
South Holland Provincie Zuid-Holland13.3,734,481--