Waterland

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Waterland
The village Marken
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Waterland
Coordinates: 52°28′N 5°02′E / 52.47°N 5.03°E / 52.47; 5.03
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Area (2006)
- Total	115.64 km2 (44.6 sq mi)
- Land	52.10 km2 (20.1 sq mi)
- Water	63.54 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	17,166
- Density	329/km2 (852.1/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.waterland.nl

Waterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located north of Amsterdam, on the borders of the IJsselmeer.

Contents 1 Population centres 2 Local government 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Waterland

• Map of the municipality Waterland

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