Watergang

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caption = The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Watergang in the municipality of Waterland.

Watergang (Audio|Watergang.ogg |pronunciation, literally "watercourse") is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It forms part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies about seven km (four mi) south of the city of Purmerend, on the east bank of the Noordhollandsch Kanaal.

In 2001, the village of Watergang had 217 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.08 km², and contained 83 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.] The wider statistical area of Watergang has a population of around 420.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Waterland" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/W/2004-waterland.htm] .]

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