 The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,791 (out of which the population of Krzyż Wielkopolski amounts to 6,283, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,508).Apart from the town of Krzyż Wielkopolski, Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski contains the villages and settlements of Brzegi, Huta Szklana, Kuźnica Żelichowska, Łokacz Mały, Łokacz Wielki, Lubcz Mały, Lubcz Wielki, Nowe Bielice, Pestkownica, Przesieki, Rzeczyn, Wizany, Zacisze and Żelichowo.Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski is bordered by the gminas of Człopa, Dobiegniew, Drawsko, Drezdenko and Wieleń.