| Botha | |
| Official Name: | Hamlet of Botha |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 7 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | County of Stettler No. 6 |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | County of Stettler No. 6 Council |
| Established Title: | Founded[1] |
| Established Date: | 1909 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[2] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | September 5, 1911 |
| Established Title3: | Dissolved[3] |
| Established Date3: | September 1, 2017 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 180 |
| Population Density Km2: | 166 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 52.3061°N -112.5273°W |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 12 Highway 850 |
Botha is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Stettler No. 6. It is located approximately 88km (55miles) east of Red Deer and 13km (08miles) east of Stettler.
The community was founded in 1909 around the train station named after Louis Botha.[1] Botha then incorporated as a village on September 5, 1911.[2] It dissolved from village status 106 years later on September 1, 2017, becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Botha had a population of 180 living in 70 of its 78 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 204. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Botha had a population of 204 living in 80 of its 81 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 175. With a land area of 1.1km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]
Botha School is part of Clearview Public Schools.[6]