Waterland
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| Waterland | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Municipality | 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) | |
| - Municipality | 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.
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[edit] Population centres
The municipality of Waterland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Broek in Waterland, Holysloot, 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
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