North Netherlands

North Netherlands (Dutch: Noord-Nederland) is a subdivision of Netherlands as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the four classified NUTS-1 statistical regions of Netherlands. The region incorporates the northern parts of the country, and encompasses an area of 11,389 km2 (4,397 sq mi) and had a population of over 1.83 million inhabitants. The region has a long coastline along the North Sea to the west and shares an international border with Belgium to the south. It incorporates three provinces –Drenthe, Friesland, and Groningen. It encompasses the urban agglomeration of the capital Amsterdam.

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