Zuiderwoude is a village in the municipality of Waterland, province of North Holland, Netherlands.

It lies about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the municipal administrative centre Monnickendam.

[1] The village has been known under various names throughout history: Zuderwout (1340), Zuderwoude (1342), Zuiderwoude (1352), Suyderwoude (1358), Zuyrwoude (1494), Zuider woude (1573), Suyderwoudt (1745).

[2] In 1628, Zuiderwoude formed a heerlijkheid with neighbouring Uitdam, until both villages became part of the municipality of Broek in Waterland in 1811.

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