Location
Motta town is located in Amhara National Regional State, East Gojam Zone, Motta Wereda at a distance of 371 km from Addis Ababa and 120 km from Bahirdar, seat of the regional government. Its astronomical location is 11º 04’ East Latitude and 37º 52’ North Longitude.

 Foundation
Motta town was founded in 1754.

 Population
According to the projection of Central Statistical Authority, the population of the town in 2013 was 33,500. Out of this 17060 (51%) were males and 16440 (49%) females.