Wateringen
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Wateringen is a town in the Dutch
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...

 province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 5 km southwest of The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

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Until 2004 it was a separate municipality and covered an area of 8.93 km².

The former municipality of Wateringen also included the town Kwintsheul
Kwintsheul
Kwintsheul is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 7 km southwest of The Hague....

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The village of "Wateringen" has a population of around 10,860.
The statistical area "Wateringen", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 13,880.
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