Kara is a city in northern Togo, situated in Kara Region, 413 km north of the capital Lomé. Kara is the capital of the Kara region and, according to the 2010 census, had a population of 94,878. The Kara River flows through the city and is their main resource of water. Originally known as Lama-Kara, the city developed from the village of this name that still exists into an administrative centre.