| Namaka | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Namaka |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southern Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 5 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Wheatland County, Alberta |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Wheatland County, Alberta Council |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.31 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 72 |
| Population Density Km2: | 229.5 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 50.9586°N -113.2925°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 403, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Namaka is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located approximately south of Highway 1 and east of Calgary. Its name means "near the water" in Blackfoot. The first school was built in 1909.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Namaka had a population of 72 living in 25 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 85. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
As a designated place in the 2016 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 from its 2011 population of 71. With a land area of 0.13km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]