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
South Holland Provincie Zuid-Holland1.3,734,481--
North Brabant Provincie Noord-Brabant2.2,562,566's-Hertogenbosch 's-Hertogenbosch134,520
North Holland Provincie Noord-Holland3.2,877,909Amsterdam Amsterdam741,636
Gelderland Provincie Gelderland4.2,084,478Arnhem Arnhem141,674
Drenthe Provincie Drenthe5.493,648Assen Assen62,237
Groningen Provincie Groningen6.586,309Groningen Groningen233,218
North Holland Provincie Noord-Holland7.2,877,909Haarlem Haarlem147,590
Friesland Provincie Friesland8.649,944Leeuwarden Leeuwarden91,424
Flevoland Provincie Flevoland9.423,021Lelystad Lelystad70,741
Limburg Provincie Limburg10.1,118,223Maastricht Maastricht122,378
Zeeland Provincie Zeeland11.410,398Middelburg Middelburg46,485
Utrecht Provincie Utrecht12.1,353,596Utrecht Utrecht361,742
Overijssel Provincie Overijssel13.1,162,215Zwolle Zwolle111,805