Place:Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, United States

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NameWetumpka
Alt namesOuitumkissource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1024235
Wetumkasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1024235
Whittumkesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1024235
Witumpkasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1024235
TypeCity
Coordinates32.541°N 86.208°W
Located inElmore, Alabama, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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Wetumpka is a city in and the county seat of Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,220. In the early 21st century Elmore County became one of the fastest-growing counties in the state. The city is considered part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Area.

Wetumpka identifies as "The City of Natural Beauty". Among the notable landmarks are the Wetumpka crater and the Jasmine Hill Gardens, with a full-sized replica of the Temple of Hera of Olympia, Greece. Historic downtown Wetumpka developed on both sides of the Coosa River. It was near Fort Toulouse, built by French colonists in 1717, when they had claimed this territory for the king.

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