Utrecht (province)

Province of Utrecht Provincie Utrecht (Dutch)
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Langs de Vecht en d'oude Rijnstroom
Location of Utrecht in the Netherlands
Topography map of Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°6′12″N 5°10′45″E / 52.10333°N 5.17917°E / 52.10333; 5.17917
Country	Netherlands
Capital (and largest city)	Utrecht
Government
• King's Commissioner	Hans Oosters (PvdA)
• Council	Provincial Council of Utrecht
Area  (2023)[1]
• Total	1,560 km2 (600 sq mi)
• Land	1,484 km2 (573 sq mi)
• Water	76 km2 (29 sq mi)
• Rank	12th
Population  (1 January 2023)[2]
• Total	1,387,643
• Rank	5th
• Density	935/km2 (2,420/sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
GDP [3]
• Total	€81.305 billion
• Per capita	€62,800
ISO 3166 code	NL-UT
HDI (2019)	0.966[4] very high · 1st of 12
Website	www.provincie-utrecht.nl

Utrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈytrɛxt] ^ⓘ), officially the Province of Utrecht (Dutch: Provincie Utrecht), is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north-east, the province of Gelderland in the east and south-east, the province of South Holland in the west and south-west and the province of North Holland in the north-west and north. The province of Utrecht has a population of about 1,388,000^[2] as of January 2023. With a land area of approximately 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi), it is the second smallest province in the country. Apart from its eponymous capital, major cities and towns in the province are Amersfoort, Houten, IJsselstein, Nieuwegein, Veenendaal and Zeist. The busiest railway station in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal, is located in the province of Utrecht.^[5]