Gmina Orla () is a rural gmina () 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.
Gmina Orla is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny PodlaskoâÂÂBiaà Âoruskie (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 .
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 .
Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:
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: PrzewodniczÃÂ cy), the Vice-President (Polish: WiceprzewodniczÃÂ cy) and thirteen councilors.
The following villages are contained within the gmina:
Czechy Zabà Âotne, Dydule, Gredele, Gregorowce, Koszele, Koszki, Krywiatycze, Malinniki, Malinniki-Kolonia, Mikà Âasze, Antonowo-Kolonia, Moskiewce, Oleksze, Orla, Paszkowszczyzna, Pawlinowo, Reduty, Spiczki, Szczyty-DziÃÂcioà Âowo, Szczyty-Nowodwory, Szernie, Topczykaà Ây, Wólka, Wólka Wygonowska
Gmina Orla is bordered by the gminas of Bielsk Podlaski, BoÃÂki, Czyà ¼e, Dubicze Cerkiewne and Kleszczele
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