Waterland

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 centresThe municipality of Waterland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Broek in Waterland, Ilpendam, Katwoude, Marken, Monnickendam, Overleek, Uitdam, Watergang, Zuiderwoude.TopographyDutch Topographic map of the municipality of Waterland, 2013.Local governmentThe 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