Poel is an island in the Baltic Sea, located in the Bay of Wismar on the German coast. Administratively it is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, consisting of Kirchdorf, the main town, and the smaller Timmendorf, Fährdorf, Kaltenhof, Vorwerk and Gollwitz. It covers an area of 36.02 km² and has 2873 citizens.