NUTS statistical regions of the Netherlands explained

In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of the Netherlands (NL), the three levels are:

LevelSubdivisions
NUTS 1Lands (Dutch; Flemish: Landsdelen)4
NUTS 2Provinces (Dutch; Flemish: Provincies)12
NUTS 3COROP regions (Dutch; Flemish: COROP-regio's)40

NUTS codes

NUTS 1CodeNUTS 2CodeNUTS 3Code
North NetherlandsNL1GroningenNL11East GroningenNL111
Delfzijl and surroundingsNL112
Rest of GroningenNL113
FrieslandNL12North FrieslandNL124
South West FrieslandNL125
South East FrieslandNL126
DrentheNL13North DrentheNL131
South East DrentheNL132
South West DrentheNL133
East NetherlandsNL2OverijsselNL21North OverijsselNL211
South West OverijsselNL212
TwenteNL213
GelderlandNL22VeluweNL221
South West GelderlandNL224
AchterhoekNL225
Arnhem & NijmegenNL226
FlevolandNL23FlevolandNL230
West NetherlandsNL3UtrechtNL31UtrechtNL310
North HollandNL32Kop van North HollandNL321
Alkmaar and surroundingsNL328
IJmondNL323
Haarlem agglomerationNL324
ZaanstreekNL325
Greater AmsterdamNL329
Het Gooi and VechtstreekNL327
South HollandNL33Leiden and BollenstreekNL337
The HagueNL332
Delft and WestlandNL333
East South HollandNL33B
RijnmondNL33C
South South HollandNL33A
ZeelandNL34Zeelandic FlandersNL341
Overig ZeelandNL342
South NetherlandsNL4North BrabantNL41West North BrabantNL411
Mid North BrabantNL412
North-East North BrabantNL413
South-East North BrabantNL414
LimburgNL42North LimburgNL421
Mid LimburgNL422
South LimburgNL423

Local administrative units

See also: Local administrative unit.

Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:

LevelSubdivisions
LAU 1— (same as NUTS 3)40
LAU 2Municipalities (Dutch; Flemish: Gemeenten)342

The LAU codes of the Netherlands can be downloaded here:

See also

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