Overijssel

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Overijssel Oaverysel (Dutch Low Saxon)
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Aan de rand van Hollands gouwen [nl]" "On the edge of Holland's provinces"
Location of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Topography map of Overijssel
Country	Netherlands
Capital	Zwolle
Largest city	Enschede
Government
• King's Commissioner	Andries Heidema (CU)
• Council	Provincial Council of Overijssel
Area  (2023)[1]
• Total	3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi)
• Land	3,317 km2 (1,281 sq mi)
• Water	104 km2 (40 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Population  (1 January 2023)[2]
• Total	1,184,333
• Rank	6th
• Density	357/km2 (920/sq mi)
• Rank	7th
GDP [3]
• Total	€47.980 billion
• Per capita	€41,600
ISO 3166 code	NL-OV
Religion (2006)	Protestant 29% Catholic 26% Muslim 2% Others 6% Non-religious 37%
HDI (2018)	0.921[4] very high · 7th
Website	www.overijssel.nl

Overijssel (Dutch: [ˌoːvərˈɛisəl] ^ⓘ, lit. 'Over the IJssel'; Low German: Oaveriessel [ˌɒːvərˈiːsl̩]; German: Oberyssel) is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the Episcopal principality of Utrecht by which it was held until 1528. The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle (pop. 132,441^[5]) and the largest city is Enschede (pop. 161,235). The province had a population of about 1,184,000 as of January 2023. The land mostly consists of grasslands and some forests (including Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park); it also borders a small part of the IJsselmeer to the west.