Waterland
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This article is about Waterland, Netherlands. For other uses, see Waterland (disambiguation).
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| Coordinates: 52°28′N 5°02′E / 52.47°N 5.03°ECoordinates: 52°28′N 5°02′E / 52.47°N 5.03°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| 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 borders of the IJsselmeer.
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[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
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