SOUTH HOLLAND

This article is about the province of the Netherlands. For the town in the United States, see South Holland, Illinois, and for the district of Lincolnshire, see South Holland, England

Introduction

South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. It is one of the most densely populated and industrial of the provinces. Neighbouring provinces are Zeeland to the southwest, Noord Brabant to the southeast, Gelderland to the east, Utrecht to the northeast and Noord-Holland to the north.

It contains the major cities of The Hague (Den Haag or s-Gravenhage) (the seat of government of the country and the seat of the International Court of Justice) and Rotterdam. Leiden, Delft and Gouda have town centers with many 17th-century buildings.

Rivers and other bodies of water include Nieuwe Maas, Nieuwe Waterweg, Oude Maas, Haringvliet, Hollands Diep.

Municipalities

South Holland is divided into 91 municipalities) (here with shopping evenings in brackets, and links to maps):

Alblasserdam [1]
Albrandswaard [1]
Alkemade (Roelofarendsveen: fr) [1]
Alphen aan den Rijn (fr) [1]
Barendrecht [1]
Bergambacht [1]
Bergschenhoek [1]
Berkel en Rodenrijs [1]
Bernisse [1]
Binnenmaas
Bleiswijk [1]
Bodegraven [1]
Boskoop [1]
Brielle [1]
Capelle aan den IJssel [1]
Cromstrijen [1]
De Lier
Delft (fr) [1]
Den Haag - including Scheveningen (th)
Dirksland [1]
Dordrecht [1]
Giessenlanden [1]
Goedereede [1]
Gorinchem [1]
Gouda [1]
Graafstroom
's-Gravendeel
's-Gravenzande
Hardinxveld-Giessendam [1]
Hellevoetsluis [1]
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht [1]
Hillegom (th) [1]
Jacobswoude [1]
Katwijk (th, except Hoornes and Rijnsoever: fr) [1]
Korendijk [1]
Krimpen aan den IJssel [1]
Leerdam [1]
Leiden (th, except Merenwijk: fr) [1]
Leiderdorp (fr) [[1]
Leidschendam-Voorburg [1]
Liemeer [1]
Liesveld
Lisse (th) [1]
Maasland
Maassluis [1]
Middelharnis [1]
Monster
Moordrecht [1]
Naaldwijk
Nederlek [1]
Nieuw-Lekkerland [1]
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel [1]
Nieuwkoop [1]
Noordwijk (th) [1]
Noordwijkerhout (fr) [1]
Oegstgeest (fr) [1]
Oostflakkee [1]
Oud-Beijerland [1]
Ouderkerk [1]
Papendrecht [1]
Pijnacker-Nootdorp (Nootdorp: fr)
Reeuwijk [1]
Ridderkerk [1]
Rijnsburg (fr) [1]
Rijnwoude [1]
Rijswijk [1]
Rotterdam - including Hoek van Holland (fr)
Rozenburg [1]
Sassenheim (th)
Schiedam [1]
Schipluiden
Schoonhoven [1]
Sliedrecht [1]
Spijkenisse [1]
Strijen [1]
Ter Aar [1]
Valkenburg (fr)
Vlaardingen [1]
Vlist [1]
Voorhout (fr)
Voorschoten (fr) [1]
Waddinxveen [1]
Warmond
Wassenaar [1]
Wateringen
Westvoorne [1]
Zederik [1]
Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle [1]
Zoetermeer (th) [1]
Zoeterwoude [1]
Zwijndrecht - including Heerjansdam [1], [1]

On 1 January 2004 the municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen will be merged to a new municipality Westland, and Maasland and Schipluiden to another one, Midden-Delfland.

Islands

(from north to south and from west to east, with municipalities)

Rozenburg
- Rozenburg [1]
- part of Rotterdam (Botlek [1], Europoort [1], Maasvlakte [1])
IJsselmonde
- part of Rotterdam
- Albrandswaard [1]
- Barendrecht [1]
- Ridderkerk [1]
- Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht [1]
- Zwijndrecht [1], [1]
Voorne-Putten
- Westvoorne [1]
- Brielle [1]
- Hellevoetsluis [1]
- Bernisse [1]
- Spijkenisse [1]
Hoeksche Waard (the six municipalities are possibly merged in 2005 or 2006)
- Oud-Beijerland [1]
- Binnenmaas
- 's-Gravendeel
- part of Korendijk [1]
- Cromstrijen [1]
- Strijen [1]
Eiland van Dordrecht [1]
- Dordrecht
Goeree-Overflakkee [1]
- Goedereede
- Dirksland
- Middelharnis
- Oostflakkee.
Tiengemeten
- part of Korendijk [1]

External links

Official site
Basic information
Province maps showing subdivision in municipalities:

These maps are not quite up-to-date: Heerjansdam has merged into Zwijndrecht.

South Holland, Illinois

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

South Holland is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 22,147. South Holland also serves as the seat of Thornton Township.

Geography

South Holland is located at 41°35'51" North, 87°35'57" West (41.597472, -87.599097)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²). 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.27% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 22,147 people, 7,663 households, and 6,007 families residing in the village. The population density is 1,174.6/km² (3,042.1/mi²). There are 7,825 housing units at an average density of 415.0/km² (1,074.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 45.04% White, 50.81% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.93% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 3.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 7,663 households out of which 33.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% are married couples living together, 12.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% are non-families. 19.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.82 and the average family size is 3.24.

In the village the population is spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village is $60,246, and the median income for a family is $67,451. Males have a median income of $46,582 versus $35,557 for females. The per capita income for the village is $24,977. 4.6% of the population and 2.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.9% are under the age of 18 and 4.2% are 65 or older.

Website

South Holland Official Website

1. South Holland, IL (village, FIPS 70850)
Location: 41.59750 N, 87.60117 W
Population (1990): 22105 (7546 housing units)
Area: 18.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 60473
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SOUTH HOLLAND

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
south holland illinois	106
south holland	21
south holland dodge	4
saturn of south holland	4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SOUTH HOLLAND

Language		Translations for "SOUTH HOLLAND"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Dutch		Koninklijke Zuid-Hollandsche Maatschappij tot Redding van Schipbreukelingen (Royal South Holland Sea Rescue Institution), Koninklijke Noord- en Zuid-Hollandse Redding-Maatschappij (Royal North and South Holland Sea Rescue Institution). (various references)

Pig Latin		outhsay ollandhay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SOUTH HOLLAND

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	Words within the letters "a-d-h-h-l-l-n-o-o-s-t-u"
	-3 letters: aunthoods, lotusland, southland.
	-4 letters: aunthood, handouts, holdouts, hollands, outlands, shalloon, thallous, thousand.
	-5 letters: astound, dahoons, daltons, halloos, halloth, handout, holdout, holland, holloas, houdahs, hulloas, latosol, nullahs, outland, outsold, sandlot, shallot, thallus, toluols, unhoods, unloads.
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SOUTH HOLLAND

Specialty Definition: South Holland

Introduction

Municipalities

Islands

See also

External links

South Holland, Illinois

Geography

Demographics

Website

Cities: SOUTH HOLLAND

Frequency of Internet Keywords: SOUTH HOLLAND

south holland illinois

south holland

south holland dodge

saturn of south holland

Modern Translation: SOUTH HOLLAND

Dutch

Pig Latin

Anagrams: SOUTH HOLLAND

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