Pola, officially the Municipality of Pola (), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people. It is from Calapan.
It is known as the heritage town of Oriental Mindoro for its vast ancestral homes and heritage houses which were built during the Spanish era.
Its name was derived from the color of the soil in the locality, which is reddish clay. In Tagalog, this is called "pula". This name persisted until the Spaniards arrived and embraced it as the name of the town. The Poblacion is located at the estuary of the Casiligan River, surrounded by abundant green mountain ranges and rocky hills to the west, Hence, the people are given a conducive refuge for agriculture, fishing, and nipa weaving.
The town recently gained national attention because of an oil spill that occurred on February 28, 2023, after the MT Princess Empress sank off the coast of neighboring town Naujan; Pola is one of the worst affected municipalities by the oil spill.
Pola is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
The Pola Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.