The district is bounded by ( from the west and clockwise ) the districts of Emsland , Cloppenburg , Vechta and Diepholz , the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ( districts of Minden-Lübbecke , Herford , Gütersloh , Warendorf and Steinfurt ) and the City of Osnabrück .
It is near the districts of Emsland , Cloppenburg , Vechta and Diepholz , the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ( districts of Minden-Lübbecke , Herford , Gütersloh , Warendorf and Steinfurt ) and the City of Osnabrück .