Chakaria upazila on the north, bay of bengal and Ramu upazila on the south, Ramu upazila on the east, Maheshkhali upazila, Maheshkhali channel and Bay of Bengal on the west.

Cox's Bazar thana was established in 1854 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 10 union parishads, 1 municipality, 37 mouzas and 140 villages.

Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila is located in Cox's Bazar District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Cox's Bazar are Chakaria Upazila, Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila, Kutubdia Upazila, Maheshkhali Upazila, Ramu Upazila, Teknaf Upazila, Ukhia Upazila.

Cox's Bazar Buddhist Pagoda, Agvamedha Buddhist Keyang, single-domed mosque at Jhilangja union belonging to the twelfth century.