 The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 10,435 (out of which the population of Pilawa amounts to 4,196, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,239).The gmina contains part of the protected area called Masovian Landscape Park.Apart from the town of Pilawa, Gmina Pilawa contains the villages and settlements of Gocław, Jaźwiny, Kalonka, Lipówki, Łucznica, Niesadna, Niesadna-Przecinka, Puznówka, Trąbki, Wygoda and Żelazna.