The gmina covers an area of 251.55 square kilometres (97.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 24,089 (out of which the population of Żnin amounts to 14,052, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,037).
Villages
Apart from the town of Żnin, Gmina Żnin contains the villages and settlements of: