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Gelderland

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Gelderland
Banner o Gelderland
Banner
Coat of airms o Gelderland
Coat airms
Anthem: "Ons Gelderland"
"Our Gelderland"
Location o Gelderland in the Netherlands
Location o Gelderland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°04′N 5°57′E / 52.06°N 5.95°E / 52.06; 5.95Coordinates: 52°04′N 5°57′E / 52.06°N 5.95°E / 52.06; 5.95
KintraNetherlands
CaipitalArnhem
Lairgest ceetyNijmegen
Govrenment
 • Keeng's CommissionerJohn Berends (CDA)
Area
 • Tot4,971.76 km2 (1,919.61 sq mi)
 • Water164.75 km2 (63.61 sq mi)
Area rank1
Population
 (1 Januar 2015)
 • Tot2,026,578
 • Rank4t
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Density rank6t
ISO 3166 codeNL-GE
Releegion (1999)31% Protestant, 29% Catholic
HDI (2017)0.918[1]
very high · 6th
Websitewww.gelderland.nl

Gelderland (Guelders) is a province o the Netherlands. Its caipital city is Arnhem.[2] Ither important ceities is Nijmegen an Apeldoorn that's baith mair muckle nor Arnhem. Guelder's girst maks it the lairgest province o the Netherlands.[3] In 2005 Gelderland haed 1 970 865 indwallers, 31% Protestant, 29% Catholic.

References

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  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org (in Inglis). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. "Gelderland | province, Netherlands | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 28 Januar 2023.
  3. "Gelderland". www.gelderland.nl (in Inglis). Retrieved 28 Januar 2023.