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Bordered on the south by the Posen district, to the west by Brandenburg, to the north by West Prussia (German: Westpreußen) and to the east by Congress Poland (in borders of Russia).
Bromberg district had a larger percentage of German settlers, and was therefore more Protestant, then avarage for Province of Posen. However, the majority of population were Poles and Catholics. Initially, there were sizeable Jewish minority, that number diminish over years due to Ostflucht.
{| border=1 cellspacing=1 bgcolor="#F4F4DB"
|Kreis ("County")
|\'Polish spelling'
|1905 Pop
|Polish
|German
|Jewish
|Origin
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|City of Bromberg
| Bydgoszcz
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|16%
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|Bromberg
| Bydgoszcz
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|38%
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|Czarnikau
| Czarniko~w
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|27%
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|Filehne
| Wielen~
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|28%
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|Gnesen
| Gniezno
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|67%
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|Hohensalza
| Inowrocl~aw
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|7%
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|Kolmar
| Chodziez~
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|18%
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|Mogilno
| Mogilno
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|76%
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|Schubin
| Szubin
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|56%
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|Strelno
| Strzelno
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|82%
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|Wirsitz
| Wyrzysk
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|47%
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|Witkowo
| Witkowo
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|83%
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|Wongrowitz
| Wa~growiec
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|77%
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|Znin
| Znin
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|77%
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Divisions
Note: Prussian provinces were subdivided into units called "Kreise" (singular "Kreis", abreviated "Kr.", English circle), which were similar to large counties in US terms. Cities would have their own "Stadtkreis" (English: municipal county) and the surrounding rural area would be named for the city, but referred to as a "Landkreis" (English: rural county). In the case of Posen, the Landkreis was split into two: Landkreis Posen West, and Landkreis Posen East. (Data is from Prussian censuses, during a period state-sponsored 'germanization', and includes military garrissons.) The district was originally divided into several larger Kreise, which were later divided into the final 13 Kreise, the larger ones spinning off smaller units.