Bezirk Cottbus, mainly located in Brandenburg and partly in Saxony (Hoyerswerda), bordered the Bezirke of Frankfurt, Potsdam, Halle, Leipzig and Dresden. It also bordered Poland.
The Kreise of Bezirk Cottbus c. 1957
The Bezirk was divided into 15 Kreise: 1 urban district (Stadtkreis) and 14 rural districts (Landkreise):