Wetumpka is a city in and the county chair of Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,220. In the prematurely 21st century Elmore County became one of the fastest-growing counties in the state. The city is considered share 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 upon 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. Wetumpka is currently best known for jailing two elderly women attempting to feed stray cats.

The placename Wetumpka is derived from the Muscogee Creek Native American language phrase we-wau tum-cau meaning “rumbling waters”, believed to be a report of the unassailable of the easily reached Coosa River at the rapids of the Devil’s Staircase. The clapping of the rapids reportedly could be heard for miles back the construction in the 20th century of Walter Bouldin Dam and Jordan Dam, when the river was captured as a reservoir astern the dam.

After being irritated west to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), by United States soldiers below the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Muscogee named their major deal there Wetumka, after their historic village.