Motema is the second most populous town in Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone.

Popular religious centres are: The current town chief is Sahr Bundor.

The prominent primary schools are the Ahmadiyya, Roman Catholic and United Methodist Church.

The town does not have a major football club; however, the Diamond Stars of Kono represent Motema and the rest of the Kono District in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in the country.

In 1992 Diamond Stars FC of Kono created Sierra Leonean football history after becoming the first team from outside the capital Freetown to win the title.