Chakaria upazila on the north, cox's bazar sadar upazila and the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chakaria and Cox's Bazar sadar upazilas on the east, Kutubdia upazila and the Bay of Bengal on the west.

Maheshkhali thana was turned into an upazila in 1982. It consists of 7 union parishads, 25 mouzas and 170 villages.

Maheshkhali 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.

adinath temple.