Kowale (Polish pronunciation: [kɔˈvalɛ], German: Cawallen, [ˈkavalən]) is a district in Wrocław located in the north-eastern part of the city.

Heinrich Adamy, in his work on local names in Silesia published in 1888 in Breslau, lists the Polish form Kowalowice as the original recorded name of the locality, giving its meaning as Schmiededorf ('smith village').

[2] The name was phonetically Germanized to Cawallen, losing its original meaning.

Initially a village, the settlement was incorporated into Breslau (today's Wrocław) in 1928.

[3] In 1991, after reforms in the administrative division of Wrocław, Kowale became one of the city's 48 districts.