Kotwali (Chittagong) and Chandgaon thanas and Boalkhali upazila on the north, Chandanaish and Anwara upazilas on the south, Rangunia and Chandanaish upazilas on the east, Double Mooring and Bandar (Chittagong) thanas on the west.

Patiya thana was established in 1845 and was turned into an upazila in 1984. The upazila consists of one municipality, 9 wards, 25 union parishads, 120 mouzas and 124 villages.

Patiya Upazila is located in Chittagong District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Chittagong are Anwara Upazila, Bandar (Chittagong Port) Thana, Banshkhali Upazila, Boalkhali Upazila, Chandanaish Upazila, Chandgaon Thana, Double Mooring Thana, Fatikchhari Upazila, Hathazari Upazila, Kotwali Thana, Lohagara Upazila, Mirsharai Upazila, Pahartali Thana, Panchlaish Thana, Patiya Upazila, Rangunia Upazila, Raozan Upazila, Sandwip Upazila, Satkania Upazila, Sitakunda Upazila.

Musa Khan Mosque (Hulaina,1658), Kura Katni Mosque (Harin Khain,1806), Kala Mosque (Kachuai, sixteenth century), Mazar of Syed Kutub (Barolia), Buddhist Monastery (Haidgaon), Buddha Padochinha Temple (Unainpura), Bura Gosai's Mandir and Jagannath Temple.