Amel is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon province of Liège, and is part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium . On January 1, 2013, the municipality of Amel had a total population of 5,466. The total area is 125.15 km² which gives a population density of 44 inhabitants per km².There are eighteen villages in Amel: Amel, Born, Deidenberg, Eibertingen, Halenfeld, Heppenbach, Hepscheid, Herresbach Iveldingen, Medell, Meyerode, Mirfeld, Möderscheid, Montenau, Schoppen, Stephanshof, Valender and Wereth.The name Amel is of Celtic origin and means water. The river Amblève flows through the municipality.