| Gmina Orla | |
| Other Name: | Orla Commune |
| Settlement Type: | Gmina |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland Podlaskie Voivodeship#Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bielsk |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Piotr Selwesiuk |
| Area Total Km2: | 159.68 |
| Population Total: | 3256 |
| Population As Of: | 2007 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Orla |
| Coordinates: | 52.7072°N 23.33°W |
| Seat: | Orla |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 17-106 |
| Area Code: | +48 085 |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | BBI |
| Website: | http://www.orla.pl |
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.[1]
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 159.68km2.
It is located approximately:
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 550mm.
Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:[2]
| Total | Women | Men | |||||
| Unit | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Population | 3,256 | 100 | 1,700 | 52.2 | 1,556 | 47.8 | |
| Population Density (persons/km2) | 20.4 | 10.6 | 9.7 | ||||
Its seat is the village of Orla.
The chief executive of the government is the Mayor (Polish: Wójt).
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.
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
Gmina Orla is bordered by the gminas of Bielsk Podlaski, Boćki, Czyże, Dubicze Cerkiewne and Kleszczele