The village of Pomos is built next to the sea, at an altitude of 10 meters. Roughly two and a half kilometres to the south-eastern side of the village the altitude reaches the 600 meters (locally known as Hill Top), and also at a distance of roughly 5 kilometres South East of Pomos, very near to its administrative limits, Lorovounos is found, at an altitude of 670 meters.
The village of Pomos receives an annual rainfall of around 440 millimetres and the region is cultivated with citrus fruits, bananas, almond trees, avocado, walnut trees, olive trees, some vegetables and pistachio-nuts. In the region there are many uncultivated areas that are covered by natural vegetation such as pines and thyme. The southern side of the village is included in the government owned forest of Paphos.
As far as transportation is concerned, the village of Pomos is found next to the coastal road of Polis-Xeros. Via the road, the village of Pomos is connected in the North Eastern side with the village Pachyammos (5 Km) and in the South Western side with the village New Dimmata (5 km) and via this village with the village Polis (20 km). On the north side of the village at a distance of 2 kilometres the Cape of Pomos which took its name from the village is found. The road from the town of Polis up to Pomos is considered to be one of the most scenic in Cyprus.
The coastal position of the village contributed to the growth of fishery in the area.
Pomos has a fishing harbour which houses the fishing boats of the region and provides fresh fish daily to the local restaurants.
In the 1881 the residents of village numbered 183 but 100 years later the numbers had increased to 543. In the last head count that took place in 2001 the residents of the community numbered 568.
The village existed with the same name during the medieval years and in old maps it is marked as Pomo. However in some writings it is called Pwmos because the name of the village is considered to be of ancient Greek origin, from the word altar or "Vwmos".
It is thought that this may be because a temple to a goddess (possibly Aphrodite) existed in the region and that it housed a famous altar.
In the region of the village is an archaeological area which dates back to pre-history that still has not been investigated and studied completely. There is also a theory that in the same region existed the legendary Cypriot ancient city of Kallinousa. That however is not confirmed in ancient literary sources and has not been supported by archaeological research.
The region of Pomos is thought to be connected with the arrival of Agia Eleni during the 14th AC century, when the mother of Constantine the Great visited Cyprus. Once again there are no certain explicit clues, except the fact that near Pomos there was also another settlement (of the Byzantine years and the years of domination of the Franks), that was named Agia Eleni. This settlement is found in the north side of Pomos. It was destroyed during the period of the Ottoman domination.
In the village, the Virgin Mary is honoured. Indeed, in the region there is a small monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary the Chrysopateritsa . The monastery is found roughly 5 kilometres North West of the current settlement.