title: Gmina Orla
text: # Gmina Orla
  
  Gmina Orla (Belarusian: Гміна Орля) is a rural gmina (Polish: gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.
  
  It is one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Gmina Orla is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko–Białoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równina Bielska (English: Bielska Plain).
  
  The Orlanka River, a tributary of the Narew River, passes through Gmina Orla.
  
  The Gmina covers an area of 159.68 square kilometres (61.7 sq mi).
  
  ### Location
  
  It is located approximately:
  
  * 165 kilometres (102.5 mi) northeast of Warsaw, the capital of Poland
  * 47 kilometres (29.2 mi) south of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
  * 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of Bielsk Podlaski, the seat of Bielsk County
  
  ### Climate
  
  The region has a continental climate which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters. The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds 550 millimetres (21.7 in).
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:
  
  | | Total | Total | Women | Women | Men | Men |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Unit | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
  | Population | 3,256 | 100 | 1,700 | 52.2 | 1,556 | 47.8 |
  | Population Density (persons/km²) | 20.4 | 20.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
  
  ## Municipal government
  
  Its seat is the village of Orla.
  
  ### Executive branch
  
  The chief executive of the government is the Mayor (Polish: Wójt).
  
  ### Legislative branch
  
  The legislative portion of the government is the City Council (Polish: Rada) comprising the President (Polish: Przewodniczący), the Vice-President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczący) and thirteen councilors.
  
  ### Villages
  
  The following villages are contained within the gmina:
  
  Czechy Zabłotne, Dydule, Gredele, Gregorowce, Koszele, Koszki, Krywiatycze, Malinniki, Malinniki-Kolonia, Mikłasze, Antonowo-Kolonia, Moskiewce, Oleksze, Orla, Paszkowszczyzna, Pawlinowo, Reduty, Spiczki, Szczyty-Dzięciołowo, Szczyty-Nowodwory, Szernie, Topczykały, Wólka, Wólka Wygonowska
  
  ### Neighbouring political subdivisions
  
  Gmina Orla is bordered by the gminas of Bielsk Podlaski, Boćki, Czyże, Dubicze Cerkiewne and Kleszczele
  
  