Its seat is the village of Adamów, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Zamość and 84 km (52 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The gmina covers an area of 110.55 square kilometres (42.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,058 (4,871 in 2013).

During the Second World War, the commune of Adamów was an area of very lively partisan activity.

Bondyrz was pacified three times by the Germans and today has a unique museum of the history of the World Association of Home Army Soldiers.

That date was considered to be the beginning of the Zamość uprising, which lasted until 25 July 1944.