Map of Mot’a, Ethiopia

Mot’a is a city in Amhara, Ethiopia, with a population of about 59,000. It lies at 11.0833°N, 37.8667°E. Mot’a is about 248 km (154 mi) northwest of Addis Ababa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ādēt, 47 km to the northwest.

Mot’a at a glance

Where is Mot’a?

• The 9th largest city in Amhara on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 28 min on the shortest day to 12 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Mot’a

• Ādēt — 47 km northwest
• T’īs Isat — 54 km northwest
• Bahir Dar — 77 km northwest
• Finote Selam — 78 km southwest
• Bichena — 79 km southeast
• Debre Mark’os — 83 km south
• Mer’āwī — 85 km northwest
• Debre Tabor — 87 km north
• Werota — 94 km north
• Burē — 97 km southwest

Largest cities in Amhara

• Gonder — 466,000
• Bahir Dar — 350,000
• Dessie — 270,400
• Debre Birhan — 146,900
• Debre Mark’os — 140,700
• Kombolcha — 132,100
• Debre Tabor — 125,300
• Weldiya — 104,000
• Finote Selam — 58,400
• Kobo — 56,100

Largest cities in Ethiopia

• Addis Ababa — 3,860,000
• Jijiga — 483,000
• Gonder — 466,000
• Mek'ele — 457,900
• Nazrēt — 456,900
• Awasa — 422,200
• Bahir Dar — 350,000
• Dire Dawa — 343,000
• Dessie — 270,400
• Jimma — 250,900

Map of Ethiopia and all its cities →

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.