Waterland

Waterland

Waterland

Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands


Waterland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərlɑnt] ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It is well-known for comprising the touristy towns of Broek in Waterland and Marken.

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Population centres

The municipality of Waterland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and districts:

Topography

Topographic map of the municipality of Waterland, 2013.

Local government

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

  • Waterland95 – 3 seats
  • Algemeen Belang – 2 seats

Notable people

Wim Polak, 1982
Sita Vermeulen, 2011

Sport


References

  1. "College van burgemeester & wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Waterland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 1141GV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. IMDb Database retrieved 13 April 2020

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