Editing North Holland (section)

==Geography==
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[[File:North Holland, Friesland and Flevoland by Sentinel-2, 2018-06-30 (small version).jpg|alt=|thumb|Satellite image of the North Holland, [[Friesland]] and [[Flevoland]]]]
[[File:Amsterdam with North Sea Canal by Sentinel-2, 2018-06-30.jpg|alt=|thumb|Satellite image of the south of North Holland]]
North Holland is situated at {{coord|52|40|N|4|50|E|display=inline}} in the northwest of the [[Netherlands]] with to the northeast the province of [[Friesland]], to the east the province of [[Flevoland]], to the southeast the province of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]], to the southwest the province of [[South Holland]], and to the west the [[North Sea]].

North Holland is a broad peninsula for the most part, located between the [[North Sea]], the [[Wadden Sea]], the [[IJsselmeer]], and the [[Markermeer]]. More than half of the province consists of reclaimed [[polder]] land situated below sea level. The [[West Frisian Islands|West Frisian islands]] of [[Noorderhaaks]] and [[Texel]] are also part of the province. North Holland makes up a single region of the [[International Organization for Standardization]] world region code system, having the code [[ISO 3166-2:NL]]-NH.

===Municipalities===
{{See also|List of cities, towns and villages in North Holland}}
[[File:Waterland weg sloot.jpg|thumb|[[Waterland]]]]
As of 24 March 2022, North Holland is divided into 44 [[Municipalities in the Netherlands|municipalities]] ([[local government]]). After the [[dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles]], three islands in the [[Caribbean]]: [[Bonaire]], [[Saba (island)|Saba]], and [[Sint Eustatius]], were offered to join the province. However, the offer has been neither accepted nor rejected. 

North Holland has five municipalities with 100,000 or more inhabitants. They are, in order of size, [[Amsterdam]] (in terms of population this is also the largest municipality in the Netherlands), [[Haarlem]], [[Zaanstad]], [[Haarlemmermeer]] and [[Alkmaar]]. Another seven municipalities have a population between 50,000 and 100,000 inhabitants ([[Hilversum]], [[Amstelveen]], [[Purmerend]], [[Hoorn]], [[Velsen]], [[Den Helder]] and [[Dijk en Waard]]).

Municipalities are grouped for statistical purposes.
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* Kop van North Holland [[COROP]] group
** [[Den Helder]]
** [[Drechterland]]
** [[Enkhuizen]]
** [[Hollands Kroon]]
** [[Hoorn]]
** [[Koggenland]]
** [[Medemblik]]
** [[Opmeer]]
** [[Schagen]]
** [[Stede Broec]]
** [[Texel]]
* Alkmaar agglomeration COROP group
** [[Alkmaar]]
** [[Bergen, North Holland|Bergen]]
** [[Dijk en Waard]]
** [[Heiloo]]
* IJmond COROP group
** [[Beverwijk]]
** [[Castricum]]
** [[Heemskerk]]
** [[Uitgeest]]
** [[Velsen]]
* Haarlem agglomeration COROP group
** [[Bloemendaal]]
** [[Haarlem]]
** [[Heemstede]]
** [[Zandvoort]]
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* Zaanstreek COROP group
** [[Wormerland]]
** [[Zaanstad]]
* Greater Amsterdam COROP group
** [[Aalsmeer]]
** [[Amstelveen]]
** [[Amsterdam]]
** [[Diemen]]
** [[Edam-Volendam]]
** [[Haarlemmermeer]]
** [[Landsmeer]]
** [[Oostzaan]]
** [[Ouder-Amstel]]
** [[Purmerend]]
** [[Uithoorn]]
** [[Waterland]]
* Het Gooi and Vechtstreek COROP group
** [[Blaricum]]
** [[Gooise Meren]]
** [[Hilversum]]
** [[Huizen]]
** [[Laren, North Holland|Laren]]
** [[Wijdemeren]]
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===Regions in North Holland===
North Holland has various regions that, for historical or other reasons, have their own identities. Some of these regions are unofficial, ill-defined and sometimes overlapping. Others are official and are part of regional groupings artificially created for various administrative purposes. These regions are not the same as the municipalities.

List of some of these unofficial and official regions in North Holland:

* [[Amstelland]] (the area around the [[Amstel]])
* [[Beemster]]
* [[Bollenstreek]] (the flower areas found in both North Holland and South Holland)
* The [[Gooi]] (in Dutch usually "{{lang|nl|Het Gooi}}" or "{{lang|nl|'t Gooi}}")
* [[Groene Hart]] (North Holland, South Holland and Utrecht)
* [[Haarlemmermeer]]
* [[Holland]] (North Holland and South Holland)
* [[IJmond]] ("The Mouth of the [[IJ (Amsterdam)|IJ]]")<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://feelingkeep.com/article/the-ports-of-ijmuiden|title=The ports of IJmuiden; History; Fishing port; The fish auction; Cup port; Seaport Marina|website=feelingkeep.com|language=en|access-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118182214/http://feelingkeep.com/article/the-ports-of-ijmuiden|archive-date=18 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Citation needed| date=October 2012}}
* [[Kennemerland]]
* [[Purmer]]
* [[Kop van Noord-Holland]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.waddensea-worldheritage.org/experience-wadden-sea/touristic-regions/noord-holland|title=Visiting the Kop van Noord-Holland|last=World Heritage|website=Wadden Sea World Heritage|access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref>
* [[Noorderkwartier]] ("North Quarter")<ref>{{Cite book|title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: The Netherlands|publisher=Penguin|year=2011|isbn=9780756684761|pages=169}}</ref>
* [[Noordvleugel]] ("North Wing")<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bertolini|first=Luca|date=10 January 2013|title=Transitions of Mobility Systems in Urban Regions: A Heuristic Framework|journal=Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning|volume=15|issue=2|pages=141–160|doi=10.1080/1523908X.2012.746182|bibcode=2013JEPP...15..141S |s2cid=154878226|url=https://dare.uva.nl/personal/pure/en/publications/transitions-of-mobility-systems-in-urban-regions-a-heuristic-framework(bdc93dc7-65e2-4fc0-9586-6a1d7fb069d3).html}}</ref>
* [[Randstad]] (North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht and Flevoland)
* [[Schermer]]
* [[De Streek]]
* [[Texel]]
* [[Utrecht Hill Ridge|Utrechtse Heuvelrug]] (Utrecht and North Holland)
* [[Vechtstreek]] ("The [[Vecht (Utrecht)|Vecht]] Area") (Utrecht and North Holland)
* [[Waterland]] (now effectively the municipality of Waterland, North Holland)
* [[West Friesland (region)|West-Friesland]]
* [[Wieringen]]
* [[Wieringermeer]]
* [[Wijdewormer]] (De Wormer, North Holland)
* [[Zaanstreek]] ("The [[Zaan]] Area")