 The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,157 (out of which the population of Pogorzela amounts to 1,974, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,183).Apart from the town of Pogorzela, Gmina Pogorzela contains the villages and settlements of Bielawy Pogorzelskie, Bułaków, Dobrapomoc, Elżbietków, Głuchów, Głuchówek, Gumienice, Józefów Ochelski, Kaczagórka, Kromolice, Łukaszew, Małgów, Międzyborze, Nowiny, Ochla, Paradów, Stawy, Taczanówko and Wziąchów.Gmina Pogorzela is bordered by the gminas of Borek Wielkopolski, Kobylin, Koźmin Wielkopolski, Krotoszyn, Pępowo and Piaski.