It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the Baltic Sea, the district-free city Rostock and the districts Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Ludwigslust-Parchim.

[2] Rostock District was established by merging the former districts of Bad Doberan and Güstrow as part of the local government reform of September 2011.

[2] The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011.

There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Rostock district, including: 1.

This Rostock district location article is a stub.