ments ▁in ▁the ▁Vic ero yal ty ▁of ▁Peru ▁Category : 1 8 2 0 s ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Vic ero yal ty ▁of ▁Peru ▁Category : 1 8 2 0 s ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Empire ▁Ch il oe ▁Ch il oe ▁Category : Ch ilo é ▁Arch ip el ago ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁Chile an ▁people ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁Chile an ▁people ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Chile an ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁There ▁are ▁twelve ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁( ), ▁representing ▁the ▁administrative ▁layer ▁between ▁the ▁national ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁municipal ities , ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁matters ▁of ▁sub n ational ▁or ▁regional ▁importance . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁popul ous ▁province ▁is ▁South ▁Holland , ▁with ▁just ▁over ▁ 3 . 7 ▁million ▁inhabitants ▁as ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁most ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁province ▁with ▁ 1 , 3 1 7 / km 2 . ▁With ▁ 3 8 3 , 6 8 9 ▁inhabitants , ▁Ze eland ▁has ▁the ▁smallest ▁population . ▁However ▁Dr ent he ▁is ▁the ▁least ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁province ▁with ▁ 1 8 8 / km 2 . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁area , ▁F ries land ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁province ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁If ▁water ▁is ▁ex cluded , ▁Gel der land ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁province ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁area ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁province ▁of ▁U