Limburg | |
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Province o the Netherlands | |
Anthem: "Limburg mijn Vaderland" "Limburg My Fatherland" | |
![]() Location o Limburg in the Netherlands | |
Coordinates: 51°13′N 5°56′E / 51.217°N 5.933°ECoordinates: 51°13′N 5°56′E / 51.217°N 5.933°E | |
Kintra | Netherlands |
Inclusion | 1839 |
Caipital | Maastricht |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor[1] | Theo Bovens (CDA) |
Area | |
• Laund | 2,153 km2 (831 sq mi) |
• Water | 56 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Area rank | 9t naitionally |
Population (2006) | |
• Laund | 1,131,938 |
• Rank | 6t naitionally |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 4t naitionally |
ISO 3166 code | NL-LI |
Releegion (2003) | Roman Catholic 78% Protestant 2% Ithers 5% Irreleegion 15% |
Website | www.limburg.nl |
Limburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪmbʏrx] ( listen); Dutch an Limburgish: (Nederlands-)Limburg; French: Limbourg) is the soothrenmaist o the 12 provinces o the Netherlands.