Motera

Motera Motera, Ahmedabad
Area in Northwest Ahmedabad
Motera at dusk, as seen southward in 2013
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Coordinates: 23°5′39″N 72°35′46″E / 23.09417°N 72.59611°E / 23.09417; 72.59611
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Ahmedabad
Named for	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.com

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.