Editing Provinces of the Netherlands (section)

==List==
The [[Kingdom of the Netherlands#Constituent countries|constituent country]] of the [[Netherlands]], being the largest part of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]], is divided into twelve [[province]]s (''provincies'' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]) and three overseas special municipalities; [[Bonaire]], [[Sint Eustatius]], and [[Saba (island)|Saba]] in the [[Caribbean Netherlands]] that are not part of any province. Previously these were part of [[public body (Netherlands)|public bodies]] (''openbare lichamen'').

===European Netherlands===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2"|[[Flags of provinces of the Netherlands|Flag]]
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2"|Location 
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Province
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Capital
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Largest<br/>municipality
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | King's<br/>Commissioner
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Political<br/>party
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Munici{{shy}}palities <br/ >(since 2023)
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Total area<ref name="CBS_key_figs">{{cite web |url=https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/70072ned/table?dl=3B9A1 |title=Regionale kerncijfers Nederland -> Perioden - Jaren: 2023 |trans-title=Regional key figures Netherlands |language=nl |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=18 December 2023 |work=CBS StatLine |publisher=[[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]] |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Land area<ref name="CBS_key_figs" />
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Water area<ref name="CBS_key_figs" />
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Population <br/>(1 January 2023)<ref name="CBS_key_figs" />
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Density Land<ref name="CBS_key_figs" />
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | [[Gross regional domestic product|GRDP]] in<br />million euros<br />(2019)<ref name=grp>{{Cite web|url=https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84432NED/table?ts=1584714842775 |website=StatLine |title = Regionale kerncijfers; nationale rekeningen, 1995-2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | [[Gross regional domestic product|GRDP]] per<br />capita (€; 2019)<ref name=grp/>
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col"|mi<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col"|mi<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col"|mi<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|/km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col"|/mi<sup>2</sup>
|-
| align=center|[[File:Flag of Drenthe.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Drenthe in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Drenthe]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Assen]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Emmen, Netherlands|Emmen]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{sortname|Jetta|Klijnsma|Jetta Klijnsma}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]]
| {{center|12}}
| {{cvt|2680.39|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|2632.67|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|47.73|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|502051}}}}
| {{cvt|191|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|15701}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|31853}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Flag of Flevoland.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Flevoland in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Flevoland]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Lelystad]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Almere]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{sortname|Arjen|Gerritsen|Arjen Gerritsen}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| {{center|6}}
| {{cvt|2412.31|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|1410.12|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|1002.19|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|444701}}}}
| {{cvt|315|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|14756}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|35151}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Frisian flag.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Friesland in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Friesland]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Leeuwarden]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{sortname|Arno|Brok|Arno Brok}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| {{center|18}}
| {{cvt|5753.26|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|3340.10|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|2413.15|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|659551}}}}
| {{cvt|197|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|20728}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|31947}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Flag of Gelderland.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Gelderland in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Gelderland]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Arnhem]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Nijmegen]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Henri Leferink]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| {{center|51}}
| {{cvt|5136.30|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|4960.47|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|175.84|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|2133708}}}}
| {{cvt|430|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|81757}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|39326}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Flag of Groningen.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Groningen in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Groningen (province)|Groningen]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Groningen]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{sortname|René|Paas|René Paas}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| {{center|10}}
| {{cvt|2955.18|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|2315.86|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|639.32|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|596075}}}}
| {{cvt|257|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|24669}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|42174}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Flag of Limburg.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Limburg in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Maastricht]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{sortname|Emile|Roemer|Emile Roemer}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|SP]]
| {{center|31}}
| {{cvt|2209.85|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|2144.63|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|65.22|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|1128367}}}}
| {{cvt|526|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|45848}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|41058}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:North_Brabant-Flag.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[North Brabant]]
| data-sort-value="Hertogenbosch, s-" style="text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|[['s-Hertogenbosch]]{{efn-ua|Also {{lang|nl|Den Bosch}} in Dutch.}}}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Eindhoven]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{sortname|Ina|Adema|Ina Adema}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| {{center|56}}
| {{cvt|5082.06|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|4901.54|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|180.52|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|2626210}}}}
| {{cvt|536|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|120869}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|47328}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Flag of North Holland.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Noord-Holland in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[North Holland]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Haarlem]]{{efn-ua|name=NH_capital}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|[[Amsterdam]]{{efn-ua|name=NH_capital|Amsterdam is the national [[capital of the Netherlands]]. Haarlem is, however, the capital of the province in which both Amsterdam and Haarlem are situated.}}}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{sortname|Arthur van|Dijk|Arthur van Dijk}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| {{center|44}}
| {{cvt|4091.93|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|2662.57|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|1429.36|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|2952622}}}}
| {{cvt|1109|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|177733}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|62005}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Flag of Overijssel.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Overijssel in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Overijssel]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Zwolle]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Enschede]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{sortname|Andries|Heidema|Andries Heidema}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Christian Union (Netherlands)|CU]]
| {{center|25}}
| {{cvt|3420.74|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|3316.52|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|104.22|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|1184333}}}}
| {{cvt|357|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|45517}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|39258}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Flag of South Holland.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Zuid-Holland in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[South Holland]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|[[The Hague]]{{efn-ua|{{lang|nl|Den Haag}} in Dutch. The Dutch parliament and the Dutch government are located in The Hague along with the Supreme Court and the Council of State.}}}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Rotterdam]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{sortname|Wouter|Kolff|Wouter Kolff}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| {{center|50}}
| {{cvt|3307.86|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|2698.40|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|609.46|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|3804906}}}}
| {{cvt|1410|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|169118}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|45815}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Utrecht in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Utrecht]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|{{sortname|Hans|Oosters|Hans Oosters}}}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]]
| {{center|26}}
| {{cvt|1560.05|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|1484.47|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|75.59|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|1387643}}}}
| {{cvt|935|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|77445}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|57431}}}}
|-
| align=center|[[File:Flag of Zeeland.svg|40px|border]]
| align=center|[[File:Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Zeeland]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Middelburg, Zeeland|Middelburg]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Terneuzen]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Hugo de Jonge]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| {{center|13}}
| {{cvt|2933.44|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|1779.89|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{cvt|1153.55|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|391124}}}}
| {{cvt|220|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=table}}
| {{right|{{nts|14391}}}}
| {{right|{{nts|37549}}}}
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! align=center|[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|40px|border]]
! align=center|[[File:Map provinces Netherlands-en.svg|50px]]
! style="text-align:center;" | [[Netherlands]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[Amsterdam]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |
! 342
! 41,543
! {{cvt|41543.37|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=out}}
! 33,647
! {{cvt|33647.23|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=out}}
! 7,896
! {{cvt|7896.14|km2|mi2|0|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=out}}
! {{right|{{nts|17811291}}}}
! 529
! {{cvt|529|/km2|/sqmi|adj=ri0|abbr=values|sortable=on|disp=out}}
! {{right|{{nts|810247}}}}
! {{right|{{nts|46714}}}}
|}

=== Caribbean Netherlands ===
{{About|text="Special municipality (Netherlands)" redirects here.}}
{{Main|Caribbean Netherlands}}
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Special Municipality
! scope="col"| Capital
! scope="col"| Largest city
! scope="col"| Area<ref name="rijksoverheid.nl">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/caribische-deel-van-het-koninkrijk/vraag-en-antwoord/waaruit-bestaat-het-koninkrijk-der-nederlanden|title = Waaruit bestaat het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden? |website=Rijksoverheid.nl|date = 19 May 2015}}</ref>
! style="width:90px;"| Population<ref name="rijksoverheid.nl"/><br />(2019)
! style="width:80px;"| Density
|-
! scope="row" | [[Bonaire]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[Kralendijk]] || style="text-align:right"|{{convert|294|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| style="text-align:right"|20,104|| style="text-align:right"|{{convert|69|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Sint Eustatius]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius|Oranjestad]] || style="text-align:right"|{{convert|21|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| style="text-align:right"|3,138|| style="text-align:right"|{{convert|150|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Saba (island)|Saba]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[The Bottom]] || style="text-align:right"|{{convert|13|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| style="text-align:right"|1,915|| style="text-align:right"|{{convert|148|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"| Total
! style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|328|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
! style="text-align:right;"| 25,157
! style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|77|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|}

===Notes===
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