Motera
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Motera
Motera, Ahmedabad | |
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Area in Northwest Ahmedabad | |
 Motera at dusk, as seen southward in 2013 | |
  Motera Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India  Motera Motera (Gujarat)  Motera Motera (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°5′39″N 72°35′46″E / 23.09417°N 72.59611°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Ahmedabad |
| Named after | Motera village |
| Government | |
| • Type | Civic authority |
| • Body | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 21,150 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ 01 |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Motera is a neighbourhood in the northwestern part of the metropolis of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It lies west of the Sabarmati River. It falls under the West Zone of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and under the Gandhinagar South constituency of Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and under the Gandhinagar constituency of the Lok Sabha. The chief attraction in Motera is the world's largest sports stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium. The stadium is the venue for the international cricket matches held in Ahmedabad. In 2015, old stadium was demolished and new stadium was built which got the honour of world's largest stadium.
It was earlier a part of the Gandhinagar district. January 2008 onwards, it is in the limits of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in the Daskroi Taluka. It is included in the West Zone as per AMC, though it is the northernmost and the closest to the twin city and the capital of the Gujarat state, Gandhinagar. Motera is on the opposite bank of Sabarmati River.
