South Holland ( ) is a
province in the midwestern
Netherlands. It has a population of just over 3.6 million (as of 2015) and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. Situated on the
North Sea in the west of the Netherlands, South Holland covers an area of , of which is water. It borders
North Holland to the north,
Utrecht and
Gelderland to the east, and
North Brabant and
Zeeland to the south. The provincial capital is
The Hague, while its largest city is
Rotterdam.