Nordwestmecklenburg

Nordwestmecklenburg
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
CapitalWismar
Government
  District admin.Tino Schomann (CDU)
Area
  Total
2,117 km2 (817 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total
157,160
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNWM, GDB, GVM, WIS
Wismar: HWI
Websitenordwestmecklenburg.de

Nordwestmecklenburg (Northwestern Mecklenburg) is a Kreis (district) in the north-western part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea and borders on Schleswig-Holstein to the west. Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Rostock, Ludwigslust-Parchim and the district-free city Schwerin, and the district Lauenburg and the district-free city Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein. The district seat is the town Wismar.