Waterland is a municipality in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, in the province of North Holland

North Holland

North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...

. It is located north of Amsterdam, on the borders of the IJsselmeer

IJsselmeer

IJsselmeer is a shallow artificial lake of 1100 km² in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m. The IJsselmeer is the largest lake in Western Europe....

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Population centres

The municipality of Waterland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Broek in Waterland

Broek in Waterland

Broek in Waterland is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland with about 2350 inhabitants. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and is situated about 8 km south of Purmerend and 8 km northeast of Amsterdam. In the 17th and 18th century, the town was a popular residence for...

, Ilpendam

Ilpendam

Ilpendam is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies about 4 km south of Purmerend.-History:The man standing highlighted at center on Rembrandts Night Watch painting is Frans Banning Cocq...

, Katwoude

Katwoude

Katwoude is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 2 km north of Monnickendam....

, Marken

Marken

Marken is a peninsula in the IJsselmeer, the Netherlands, located in the municipality Waterland in the province North Holland. It is an island, which nowadays is connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway. Also, Marken is a well-known tourist attraction, well-known for its characteristic...

, Monnickendam, Overleek

Overleek

Overleek is a small village in North Holland, in the municipality of Waterland, close to Monnickendam....

, Uitdam

Uitdam

Uitdam is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 12 km northeast of Amsterdam.The statistical area "Uitdam" has a population of around 160....

, Watergang

Watergang

Watergang is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Waterland, North Holland, about seven km north of Amsterdam, on the east bank of the Noordhollandsch Kanaal....

, Zuiderwoude

Zuiderwoude

Zuiderwoude is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies about 2 km south of Monnickendam.The statistical area "Zuiderwoude" has a population of around 260....

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Local government

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

• CDA
  Christian Democratic Appeal
  The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
  
   - 5 seats
• GroenLinks - 3 seats
• Waterland95 - 3 seats
• Algemeen Belang - 2 seats
• PvdA
  Labour Party (Netherlands)
  The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...
  
   - 2 seats
• VVD
  People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
  The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
  
  - 2 seats

External links

• Map of the municipality Waterland