Namaka | |
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| Coordinates:50°57′31″N113°17′33″W / 50.95861°N 113.29250°W /50.95861; -113.29250 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 5 |
| Municipal district | Wheatland County, Alberta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Wheatland County, Alberta Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 72 |
| • Density | 229.5/km2 (594/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403,587, 825 |
Namaka is ahamlet insouthern Alberta, Canada withinWheatland County.[2] It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south ofHighway 1 and 55 kilometres (34 mi) east ofCalgary. Its name means "near the water" in Blackfoot. The first school was built in 1909.[3]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Namaka had a population of 72 living in 25 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of-15.3% from its 2016 population of 85. With a land area of 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of232.3/km2 (601.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Namaka had a population of 50 living in 21 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of-29.6% from its 2011 population of 71. With a land area of 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi), it had a population density of384.6/km2 (996.1/sq mi) in 2016.[11]
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