Noord-Holland (North Holland), The Netherlands

North Holland (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands located in the northwestern part of the country. It is situated on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In 2015, it had a population of 2.762.163 and a total area of 2.670 km² (1.030 sq mi).

North Holland, The Netherlands

Nordholland, Niederlande

Holanda Septentrional, Países Bajos

From the 9th to the 16th century, the area was an integral part of the County of Holland. During this period West Friesland was incorporated. In the 17th and 18th century, the area was part of the province of Holland and commonly known as the Noorderkwartier (English: “Northern Quarter”). In 1840, the province of Holland was split into the two provinces of North Holland and South Holland. In 1855, the Haarlemmermeer was drained and turned into land. The capital and seat of the provincial government is Haarlem, and the province’s largest city is the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam.

北荷兰，荷兰

شمال هولندا ، هولندا

Noord-Holland, Nederland

North Holland has five municipalities with 100.000 or more inhabitants (2015). 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 Heerhugowaard).

Северная Голландия, Нидерланды

Hollande du Nord, Pays-Bas

Several international organisations (2015) such as Amnesty International have settled the head office of their Netherlands branch in the province and particularly in Amsterdam; the international head office of Greenpeace is located in the city. Other companies based in the Netherlands’ capital include Akzo Nobel, Heineken International, ING Group, ABN AMRO, TomTom, Delta Lloyd Group, Booking.com and Philips. Randstad Holding has its headquarters in Diemen while KPMG and KLM operate from Amstelveen.