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A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in the Netherlands between the national government and the local municipalities, having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance. The most populous province is South Holland, with over 3.5 million inhabitants as of 2009. With approximately 381,000 inhabitants, Zeeland has the smallest population. Gelderland is the largest province in terms of area at 5,136 km2, while Utrecht is the smallest at 1,449 km2. In total about 13,000 people had a job working for a provincial administration in 2009.〔(IPO: did you know... )〕 The provinces of the Netherlands are joined in the Association of Provinces of the Netherlands (IPO). This organisation promotes the common interests of the provinces in the national government of The Netherlands in The Hague and within the EU in Brussels. ==Politics and governance== (詳細はStates-Provincial (''Provinciale Staten'') is the provincial parliament elected every four years. The number of members varies between 39 and 55 (as of 2015), depending on the number of inhabitants of the province.〔(Provinciale Staten )〕 Being a member is a part-time job. The main task of the States-Provincial is to scrutinise the work of the provincial government. *The Provincial Executive (''Gedeputeerde Staten'') is a college elected from among the members of the States-Provincial and charged with most executive tasks. Each province has between three and seven deputies, each having their own portfolio. The task of the Provincial Executive is the overall management of the province. *The King's Commissioner (''Commissaris van de Koning'') is a single person appointed by the Crown who presides over the States-Provincial as well as over the Provincial Executive. The Commissioner is appointed for a term of six years, after which reappointment for another term is possible. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Provinces of the Netherlands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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