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Friesland

ProvinceNL-FR

Province of Netherlands.

EuropeCapital: LeeuwardenLanguage: Dutch
Population
664K
Metros tracked
2
313K in metros (47%)
Composite score
2.9
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
ISO 3166-2: NL-FR
At a glance
Established
1814
Demonym
Frisian
Area
5,749 km²
Population density
116 /km²
Highest point
Vuurboetsduin (45 m (148 ft))
Human Development Index
0.931 (2023)
Rank in Netherlands
10th of 12 by composite score
Area rank
1st of 12 by area
Largest tracked metro
Leeuwarden

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Friesland metro footprint

2 metros
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

2 tracked metros

#1022Leeuwarden★ Capital
1.6
182KEmerging Metro
#1142Heerenveen
1.3
131KEmerging Metro