It is composed of six villages: Oanțu, Pângărați, Pângărăcior, Poiana, Preluca, and Stejaru.

In Stejaru village there is the Dimitrie Leonida hydroelectric power plant, which is fed from Lake Izvorul Muntelui by a tunnel dug through Botoșanu Mountain.

The Pângărați forest reserve [ro] is located north of Poiana village, at an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft); the yew that grow there are protected.

The Bacău–Bicaz CFR railway also passes through the commune, which is served by the Pângărați station and the Stejaru passenger stop.

The Pângărați Monastery [ro], which currently houses 36 monks, was built in 1560 by ktitor Alexandru Lăpușneanu, ruler of Moldavia.