Ouder-Amstel

Ouder-Amstel is a municipality in the Netherlands on the river Amstel, in the province of North Holland. It is 5 km south of the centre of Amsterdam.

Population centres
The municipality of Ouder-Amstel consists of the towns and villages of Duivendrecht, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Waver.

Topography
Map of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, June 2015

Local government
The municipal council of Ouder-Amstel consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal election divided as follows: • Ouder-Amstel Anders - 3 seats

• VVD - 3 seats

• Natuurlijk Belang - 3 seats

• D66 - 2 seats

• PvdA - 2 seats

• GroenLinks - 2 seats

Radio station
The local radio station for Duivendrecht is Jamm fm 104.9 Smooth & Funky.

Notable people

 * Gijsbrecht IV of Amstel (ca.1235–ca.1303) a powerful lord and member of the Van Aemstel family.
 * Wim Eijk (born 1953 in Duivendrecht) a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal and Archbishop of Utrecht
 * Femke Wolting (born 1970 in Ouder-Amstel) a Dutch independent new media producer
 * Meindert Klem (born 1987 in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel) a rower, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics