uttara thana on the north, kafrul and gulshan thanas on the south, badda and Uttara thanas on the east and pallabi and Kafrul thanas on the west.

Cantonment thana, under Dhaka City Corporation, was established in 1976. It consists of one ward and 13 mouzas.

Cantonment 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.