| Katwoude | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Waterland - Katwoude.png |
| Map Caption1: | The statistical district of Katwoude in the municipality of Waterland.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waterland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -1.0 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.03 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 335 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 1145 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0299 |
| Coordinates: | 52.4667°N 8°W |
Katwoude is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 2 km north of Monnickendam.
The village was first mentioned in 1310 as "lant van Kattwoude". Even though there is a cat in the shield dating from 1566, it is not related to the animal.[3] The name of the village refers to a swamp forest (-woude) that grew on kattige soil. This refers to the poor, lumpy peat soil around Katwoude.[4]
Katwoude was home to 182 people in 1840. It used to be a separate municipality between 1817 and 1991, when it became part of Waterland. Katwoude used to share a mayor with Monnickendam.[5]
The hamlet Zedde is part of Katwoude.