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The Netherlands is divided into 12 administrative regions, called [[province|provinces]], each under a [[Governor]], who is called ''Commissaris van de Koninging,'' (Commissionair of the Queen.)

*[[GelderlandFriesland]] - eastnorth central, south of Overijsselwest; capital: [[ArnhemLeeuwarden]]

*[[UtrechtGronigen Province|UtrechtGronigen]] - centralnorth east; capital: [[UtrechtGroningen (city)|UtrechtGronigen]]

*[[North HollandDrenthe]] - (''Noord-Holland'')south of northwestGroningen; capital: [[HaarlemAssen]]

*[[South HollandOverijssel]] - (''Zuid-Holland'') westeast central, south of North HollandDrenthe; capital: [[The HagueZwolle]]('''s-Gravenhage'' or ''Den Haag'')

*[[ZeelandFlevoland]] - southwestcentral, north of Utrecht; capital: [[MiddelburgLelystad]]

*[[North BrabantGelderland]] - east central, south centralof Overijssel; capital: [[%27s-Hertogenbosch|'s-HertogenboschArnhem]] (or ''Den Bosch")

*[[LimburgUtrecht (Netherlands)Province|LimburgUtrecht]] - southeastcentral; capital: [[MaastrichtUtrecht (city)|Utrecht]].

*[[North Holland]] - (''Noord-Holland'') northwest; capital [[Haarlem]]

*[[South Holland]] - (''Zuid-Holland'') west central, south of North Holland; capital [[The Hague]] ('''s-Gravenhage'' or ''Den Haag'')

*[[Zeeland]] - southwest; capital [[Middelburg]]

*[[North Brabant]] - south central; capital [[%27s-Hertogenbosch|'s-Hertogenbosch]] (or ''Den Bosch'')

*[[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] - southeast; capital [[Maastricht]].

All provinces are divided into [[municipality|municipalities]] (''gemeenten''), together 467; see [[Municipalities in the Netherlands]], and also [[Cities of the Netherlands]].