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Revision as of 14:09, 9 March 2009
North Holland
is a province of the Netherlands. Its capital is Haarlem. The capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, is also in North Holland.
Municipalities
As of January 2009, North Holland is divided into 60 municipalities:
- Aalsmeer
- Alkmaar*
- Amstelveen
- Amsterdam
- Andijk*
- Anna Paulowna
- Beemster
- 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
- Koggenland*
- Landsmeer
- Langedijk*
- Laren
- Medemblik*
- Muiden
- Naarden
- Niedorp*
- Oostzaan
- Opmeer*
- Ouder-Amstel
- Purmerend
- Schagen*
- Schermer
- Stede Broec*
- Bovenkarspel*
- Broekerhaven*
- Grootebroek*
- Horn**
- Lutjebroek*
- Texel
- Uitgeest
- Uithoorn
- Velsen
- Waterland
- Weesp
- Wervershoof*
- Wieringen
- Wieringermeer
- Wijdemeren
- Wormerland
- Zaanstad
- Zandvoort
- Zeevang
- Zijpe
Municipalities marked with an asterisk (*) are located in West Friesland
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