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There are twelve provinces (Dutch: provincies [proːˈvɪnsis] ⓘ or provinciën [proːˈvɪnsijə(n)] ⓘ; sing. provincie [ˌproːˈvɪnsi] ⓘ) of the Netherlands representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local governments, with responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance.
The first level of subdivision consists of 12 provinces. [1] The second level of subdivision consists of 342 municipalities. The country is also subdivided into 21 water districts, governed by a water board (waterschap or hoogheemraadschap), each having authority in matters concerning water management.
Only a few streets remained widened. The new city hall was built on the almost completely demolished Waterlooplein. Meanwhile, large private organizations, such as Stadsherstel Amsterdam, were founded to restore the entire city centre. Although the success of this struggle is visible today, efforts for further restoration are still ongoing. [66]
Vojvodina, an autonomous province; Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (claimed but administered by the partially recognized independent Republic of Kosovo) 150 municipalities (opština) 24 cities (grada) Seychelles: Unitary 26 districts: Sierra Leone: Unitary 4 provinces 1 area: 14 districts: 149 chiefdoms: Singapore: Unitary 5 ...
The subregions (Dutch: streek or landstreek (plural: (land)streken), literally translating to a combination of 'land/country area/region') are non-administrative area in the Netherlands that can be demarcated on grounds of cohesion with regards to culture or landscape.
Amsterdam is the 5th-busiest tourist destination in Europe, with more than 4.2 million international visitors. [182] Since the enlargement of the EU, large numbers of migrant workers have arrived in the Netherlands from Central and Eastern Europe.
OECD Europe countries; European countries that are a part of the OECD: ... the concentration of the wealth/economic productivity of Europe in a banana-shaped band ...
The Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (Dutch: Metropoolregio Amsterdam) is the city region around the city of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.It lies in the Noordvleugel (English: "North Wing") of the larger polycentric Randstad metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam as well as 36 further municipalities within the two provinces of North Holland and Flevoland, [5] with a ...