Utrecht Utrecht Utrecht (; ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation and had a population of in . Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. It lost the status of prince-bishopric but remains the main religious centre in the country. Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the
Central Province (Kenya) Central Province (Kenya) The Central Province () was a region in central Kenya until 2013. It covered an area of and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mt. Kenya ("see maps"). The province had 4,383,743 inhabitants according to the 2009 census. The provincial capital was Nyeri. Central Province was the ancestral home of the Kikuyu people. The climate of Central Province is generally cooler than that of the rest of Kenya, due to the region's higher altitude. Rainfall is fairly reliable, falling in two seasons, one from early March to May (the long rains) and a