South Holland

South Holland is a province of the Netherlands. Its capital is, which is also the residence of the government of the Netherlands.

Municipalities (with links to maps)
As of January 2009, South Holland is divided into 77 municipalities, many of which consist of multiple towns and villages:
 * Alblasserdam
 * Albrandswaard
 * Alphen aan den Rijn
 * Barendrecht
 * Bergambacht
 * Bernisse
 * Binnenmaas
 * Bodegraven
 * Boskoop
 * Brielle
 * Capelle aan den IJssel
 * Cromstrijen
 * Delft
 * Den Haag
 * Dirksland
 * Dordrecht
 * Giessenlanden
 * Goedereede
 * Gorinchem
 * Gouda
 * Graafstroom
 * Hardinxveld-Giessendam
 * Hellevoetsluis
 * Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
 * Hillegom
 * Kaag en Braassem
 * Katwijk
 * Korendijk
 * Krimpen aan den IJssel
 * Lansingerland
 * Leerdam
 * Leiden
 * Leiderdorp
 * Leidschendam-Voorburg
 * Liesveld
 * Lisse
 * Maassluis
 * Middelharnis
 * Midden-Delfland
 * Moordrecht
 * Nederlek
 * Nieuw-Lekkerland
 * Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
 * Nieuwkoop
 * Noordwijk
 * Noordwijkerhout
 * Oegstgeest
 * Oostflakkee
 * Oud-Beijerland
 * Ouderkerk
 * Papendrecht
 * Pijnacker-Nootdorp
 * Reeuwijk
 * Ridderkerk
 * Rijnwoude
 * Rijswijk
 * Rotterdam
 * Rozenburg
 * Schiedam
 * Schoonhoven
 * Sliedrecht
 * Spijkenisse
 * Strijen
 * Teylingen
 * Vlaardingen
 * Vlist
 * Voorschoten
 * Waddinxveen
 * Wassenaar
 * Westland
 * Westvoorne
 * Zederik
 * Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle
 * Zoetermeer
 * Zoeterwoude
 * Zwijndrecht

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 Holland:


 * Amstelland
 * Bollenstreek
 * Gooi
 * IJmond
 * Kennemerland
 * Noorderkwartier
 * Noordvleugel
 * Randstad
 * Texel
 * Vechtstreek
 * Waterland
 * West Friesland
 * Zaanstreek