| Official Name: | Kotwali Thana |
| Native Name: | কোতোয়ালী থানা |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Settlement Type: | Thana |
| Established Title: | Established as a thana |
| Established Date: | 1976 |
| Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kotwali Thana within Dhaka##Location of Kotwali Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Kotwali Thana within Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Map Caption1: | Expandable map of vicinity of Kotwali Thana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhaka District |
| Population Total: | 62087 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 92667 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.67 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 23 |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 23.7107°N 90.409°W |
Dhaka Kotwali (Bengali: ঢাকা কোতোয়ালী) is the Sadar (Principal) Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dhaka Kotwali is bounded by Bangshal Thana on the north, Keraniganj Upazila on the south, Sutrapur Thana on the east, Chawkbazar Thana on the west. It has total area of 0.67 km2.[3]
According to 2011 census, Kotwali Thana has a population of 62,087 with average household size of 5.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 73.0% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[1]