Amaliada (,
Katharevousa: Ἀμαλιάς,
Amalias) is a town and a former
municipality in northwestern
Elis,
West Greece,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. In 2001, the municipal unit had 32,090 inhabitants, of whom 18,261 lived in the town of Amaliada. It is near the archaeological site of
Elis, the
city-state whose territory was the site of the ancient
Olympic Games. It is situated in the plains of Elis, 6 km from the
Ionian Sea. It is 10 km southeast of
Gastouni, 16 km northwest of
Pyrgos and 60 km southwest of
Patras.