About Motta town
Motta is a town in the north western part of Ethiopia, It is located in the Misraq Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region on the secondary road that links Dejen with Bahir Dar overlooking the Abay River, 1500-4000 meters above sea level, Motta is divided into 6 kebeles, The land area of the town is 15,999,800 kare meter (1599.98 hectare), with a population size of 137,410, the climate is humid with an average of 14 - 20 degrees (C) also with 1,100-1,189 mm. One local landmark is "the Broken Bridge", a stone footbridge built by foreign stoneworkers during the reign of Emperor Fasilides.
The Town was founded in 1747 E.C. When we look at the name of the "Motta", we find two major historical chapters. the first is that the name originated from the monk called "Aba Motsa" who lived in the area. the second and the most acclaimed origin of the name is that it was named Motta because princess Welete Israel, empress Mintiwab's daughter died in gondar after building saint George's church in motta, the amharic translation of the word of death is "mot" and the name "Motta" refers to the princess' death.
