| Kotli Sattian Tehsil | |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Murree |
| Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kotli Sattian |
| Subdivision Type4: | Towns |
| Subdivision Name4: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Union councils |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Total: | 119,312 |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 47260 |
Kotli Sattian (Urdu: کوٹلی ستیاں) is a Tehsil (subdivision) of Murree District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] Its name is derived from the mountain town of Kotli and the Satti tribe. This subdivision is geographically a part of the Murree and Kahuta hills. It was declared a subdivision in 1990 by breaking up 40 villages out of both subdivisions.
The population of the villages comprising Kotli Sattian town (tehsil) was 83,255 in 1981, while the 1998 census shows the figure at 81,524, a decrease of 0.12 percent. According to the census of 2017, the population is 119,312. The historical tribes of this territory is the Janjuas, Dhaniyals, Kethwal, Dhond Abbasi and Satti. Satti tribe is in majority as compare to other tribes living in Kotli Sattian.
Kotli Sattian is a Tehsil of Murree district which is located in the Pir Panjal Range bordering with Kashmir. Before 1990, It was a part of Tehsil Murree. In establishing this tehsil, some areas of Kahuta tehsil were also included in it. It is 50 km away from Islamabad on the banks of Jehlum River. Most front areas of AJK are District. Bagh, Rawalakot and Pallandri. The Jehlum River separates Mallot Sattian, Badnian, Begal, Thoon and Chijana with Kashmir.