 The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 10,706.Gmina Poronin contains the villages and settlements of Bustryk, Małe Ciche, Murzasichle, Nowe Bystre, Suche and Ząb.Gmina Poronin is bordered by the town of Zakopane and by the gminas of Biały Dunajec, Bukowina Tatrzańska, Czarny Dunajec and Kościelisko.