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North Holland (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. Its capital is Haarlem. Other cities include the country's capital Amsterdam, Hilversum, Alkmaar and Zaandam.

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Geography

North Holland forms a peninsula between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer. More than half of the province consists of reclaimed land in the form of polders and is below sea level. The island of Texel is also part of North Holland.

North Holland makes up one region of the International Standards Organisation world region code system, having the code ISO 3166-2:NLH.

History

The province North Holland was formed in 1840, when the province Holland was split in to a northern and southern part (South Holland). In 1940, the islands Vlieland and Terschelling were ceded to the province Friesland. In 1950, the former island Urk was ceded to the province Overijssel.

Municipalities

North Holland is divided into 65 municipalities (local government areas):

• Aalsmeer
• Alkmaar
• Amstelveen
• Amsterdam
• Andijk
• Anna Paulowna
• Beemster
• Bennebroek
• Bergen
• Beverwijk
• Blaricum
• Bloemendaal
• Bussum
• Castricum
• Den Helder
• Diemen
• Drechterland
• Edam-Volendam
• Enkhuizen
• Graft-De Rijp
• Haarlem
• Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude
• Haarlemmermeer
• Harenkarspel
• Heemskerk
• Heemstede
• Heerhugowaard
• Heiloo
• Hilversum
• Hoorn
• Huizen
• Landsmeer
• Langedijk
• Laren
• Medemblik
• Muiden
• Naarden
• Niedorp
• Noorder-Koggenland
• Obdam
• Oostzaan
• Opmeer
• Ouder-Amstel
• Purmerend
• Schagen
• Schermer
• Stede Broec
• Texel
• Uitgeest
• Uithoorn
• Velsen
• Venhuizen
• Waterland
• Weesp
• Wervershoof
• Wester-Koggenland
• Wieringen
• Wieringermeer
• Wijdemeren
• Wognum
• Wormerland
• Zaanstad
• Zandvoort
• Zeevang
• Zijpe

West-Friesland is a region that is part of North Holland (not of the province of Friesland). It consists of Alkmaar, Andijk, Drechterland, Enkhuizen, Harenkarspel, Heerhugowaard, Hoorn, Langedijk, Medemblik, Niedorp, Noorder-Koggenland, Obdam, Opmeer, Schagen, Stede Broec, Venhuizen, Wervershoof, Wester-Koggenland and Wognum.

For Spaarnwoude, see Velsen, Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, and Railway stations in the Netherlands#H.

External links

• The province's website (in Dutch)
• basic information - http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/scdata/prov/noord-holland.htm
• province map showing subdivision in municipalities, link for each municipality to basic data page

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Drenthe | Flevoland | Friesland | Gelderland | Groningen | Limburg | North Brabant | North Holland | Overijssel | South Holland | Utrecht | Zeeland

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