Waterland

Waterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It includes the tourist towns of Broek in Waterland and Marken.

Population centres
The municipality of Waterland contains the following city, small towns and villages: • Broek in Waterland

• Ilpendam

• Katwoude

• Marken

• Monnickendam

• Overleek

• Uitdam

• Watergang

• Zuiderwoude

Topography
Map of the municipality of Waterland, 2013.

Local government
The municipal council of Waterland consists of 17 seats, which at the 2022 election divided as follows:

Notable people

 * Pieter Floriszoon (1602 or 1606 in Monnickendam–1658) a Dutch Vice Admiral in the Battle of the Sound
 * Alexander Johan Berman (1828 in Zierikzee–1886) the Dutch Reformed minister of Watergang
 * Pieter Groenhart (1894 in Ilpendam – 1965) a Dutch lichenologist, researched tropical Asian lichens
 * Wim Polak (1924–1999) a Dutch politician, lived in Ilpendam, Mayor of Amsterdam 1977/1983
 * Peter Spier (1927–2017) a Dutch-American illustrator and writer of children's books, grew up in Broek in Waterland
 * Michaël Zeeman (1958 in Marken – 2009) a Dutch journalist, author, editor, columnist and literary critic
 * Sita (born 1980 in Ilpendam) aka Sita Maria Vermeulen, a Dutch pop singer

Sport

 * Jurjaan Koolen (1938 in Monnickendam–2020) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
 * Marko Klok (born 1968 in Monnickendam) a volleyball player, silver medallist in the 1992 Summer Olympics
 * Annette Gerritsen (born 1985 in Ilpendam) a Dutch former speed skater, silver medallist at the 2010 Winter Olympics