Lunavada or Lunawada is a taluka and city in the Mahisagar, former Panchmahal District, in the Northern part of Gujarat state of India. Lunawada is the administrative headquarters of the Mahisagar district. Lunawada was formally a Taluka, administrative subdivision, in the Panchmahal district up to 15 August 2013. The name Lunawada is derived from Luneshwar Mahadev, a temple of Lord Shiva.