Friesland
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Friesland Fryslân |
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| Province of the Netherlands | |||
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| Anthem: "De âlde Friezen" "The Old Frisians" |
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 Location of Friesland in the Netherlands |
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| Coordinates: 53°8′N 5°49′E / 53.133°N 5.817°ECoordinates: 53°8′N 5°49′E / 53.133°N 5.817°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Capital | Leeuwarden (Ljouwert) | ||
| Largest city | Leeuwarden (Ljouwert) | ||
| Government | |||
| • King's Commissioner | Joan Leemhuis-Stout (VVD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 3,349 km2 (1,293 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2,392 km2 (924 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 3rd nationally | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Land | 646,305 | ||
| • Rank | 8th nationally | ||
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 11th nationally | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NL-FY | ||
| Religion (2005) |
Protestant 30% Roman Catholic 6% Muslim 2% |
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| Website | www.fryslan.frl | ||
Friesland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrislɑnt]; official, West Frisian: Fryslân [ˈfrislɔ̃ːn]) or Frisia is a province in the northwest of the Netherlands. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the North Sea. In 2010, the province had a population of 646,000 and a total area of 5,749 km2 (2,220 sq mi).
The capital and seat of the provincial government is the city of Leeuwarden (West Frisian: Ljouwert), a city with 91,817 inhabitants. Since 2016, Joan Leemhuis-Stout is the King's Commissioner in the province. A coalition of the Labour Party, the Christian Democratic Appeal, and the Frisian National Party forms the executive branch. The province is divided into 24 municipalities.
The area of the province was once part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia. The official languages of Friesland are West Lauwers Frisian and Dutch.
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