Waterland
Waterland | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 The village Marken | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Waterland | |
| 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 | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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 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.
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
References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
External links
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