Gazipur and Tangail districts on the north, Munshiganj and Rajbari districts on the south, Narayanganj district on the east, Manikganj district on the west.

Dhaka district was established in 1772. The district consists of 5 upazilas, 21 thanas, 3 municipalities, 77 union parishads, 1020 mouzas, 1863 villages.

Badda Thana, Cantonment Thana, Demra Thana, Dhamrai Upazila, Dhanmondi Thana, Dohar Upazila, Gulshan Thana, Hazaribagh Thana, Kafrul Thana, Kamrangir Char Thana, Keraniganj Upazila, Khilgaon Thana, Kotwali Thana, Lalbagh Thana, Mirpur Thana, Mohammadpur Thana, Motijheel Thana, Nawabganj Upazila, Pallabi Thana, Ramna Thana, Sabujbagh Thana, Savar Upazila, Shyampur Thana, Sutrapur Thana, Tejgaon Thana, Uttara Thana