Waterland

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Waterland
Municipality
The village Marken

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Location of Waterland
Coordinates: 52°28′N 5°02′E / 52.47°N 5.03°E / 52.47; 5.03Coordinates: 52°28′N 5°02′E / 52.47°N 5.03°E / 52.47; 5.03
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Government
Area(2006)
 • Total 115.64 km2 (44.65 sq mi)
 • Land 52.10 km2 (20.12 sq mi)
 • Water 63.54 km2 (24.53 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
 • Total 17,166
 • Density 329/km2 (850/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.waterland.nl

Waterland ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer.

Population centres

The municipality of Waterland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Broek in Waterland, Ilpendam, Katwoude, Marken, Monnickendam, Overleek, Uitdam, Watergang, Zuiderwoude.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Waterland, 2013.

Local government

The municipal council of Waterland consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • CDA - 5 seats
  • GroenLinks - 3 seats
  • Waterland95 - 3 seats
  • Algemeen Belang - 2 seats
  • PvdA - 2 seats
  • VVD - 2 seats

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