Gazipur Sadar upazila on the north, pallabi, cantonment and Badda Thanas on the south, Rupganj upazila on the east and Savar upazila on the west.

Uttara thana was established in 1988. It consists of 2 union parishads, 19 mouzas, 54 villages.

Uttara Thana is located in Dhaka District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Dhaka are 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.

Tomb of Hazrat Kabir Shah.