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South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland&_160;(helpยทinfo)) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam. See the article on the "Geography of the Netherlands" for a more detailed explanation of the geography of this province in the context of the Netherlands as a whole. The province's major towns include many of the most famous of the old towns of Holland, including Rotterdam, The Hague, Dordrecht, Leiden, Delft and Gouda. South Holland is the most densely populated and industrialised of the Dutch provinces. Most of its inhabitants live in a conurbation (centred on Rotterdam) that is the southern wing of the Randstad. To accommodate its growing population, several new towns have been created around Zoetermeer, Capelle aan den IJssel, Hellevoetsluis and Spijkenisse. The province is strategically located on the North Sea at the river delta of the Rhine and the Meuse. Other important rivers and bodies of water in this water-rich province include the Nieuwe Maas, Nieuwe Waterweg, Oude Maas, Haringvliet, Hollands Diep, Oude Rijn and Hollandse IJssel. The southern part of the province of South Holland consists of a number of islands lying in this Rhine-Meuse river delta. The most notable island is Goeree-Overflakkee, which geographically and in other ways is close to Zeeland.
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