Amara is a town in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in Bărăgan on the shores of Lake Amara, at 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) north of the county capital, Slobozia. Amara was elevated to town status in 2004.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	7,627	—
2011	7,345	−3.7%
2021	6,805	−7.4%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, Amara had a total of 7,080 residents, 3507 males and 3573 females. Ten years later, at the 2021 census, the total population had dropped to 6,805.

Natives

• Tudorița Chidu (born 1967), middle-distance runner