Gmina Orla is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County

Bielsk County

Bielsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bielsk Podlaski, which...

, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...

. It is located in north-eastern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

.

Geography

Gmina Orla ' is located in the geographical region of Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko–Białoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równina Bielska (English: Bielska Plain).

The Orlanka

Orlanka

The Orlanka or Orlanka River, in eastern Poland, is a tributary of the Narew River.-Geography:The Orlanka flows through the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Białoruskie located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland.The drainage area is contained within the...

 River, a tributary of the Narew

Narew

The Narew River , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a left tributary of the Vistula river...

 River, passes through Gmina Orla.

The Gmina covers an area of 159.68 square kilometres (61.7 sq mi).

Location

It is located approximately: northeast of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, the capital of Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 south of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...

 southeast of Bielsk Podlaski

Bielsk Podlaski

-Roads and Highways:Bielsk Podlaski is at the intersection of two National Road and a Voivodeship Road:* National Road 19 - Kuźnica Białystoka Border Crossing - Kuźnica - Białystok - Bielsk Podlaski - Siemiatycze - Międzyrzec Podlaski - Kock - Lubartów - Lublin - Kraśnik - Janów Lubelski - Nisko...

, the seat of Bielsk County

Bielsk County

Bielsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bielsk Podlaski, which...

Climate

The region has a continental climate

Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby...

 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		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

Municipal government

Its seat is the village of Orla

Orla

Orla may refer to:*Orla , a female given name of Irish origin*Orla, Texas*Orla, Jharkhand *Orla, Podlaskie Voivodeship *Orla, Krotoszyn County in Greater Poland Voivodeship...

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

Rada

Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....

 (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

Dydule

Dydule is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Gredele

Gredele

Gredele is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Gregorowce

Gregorowce

Gregorowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Koszele

Koszele, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Koszele is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Bielsk Podlaski and south of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Koszki

Koszki

Koszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Orla, south of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Krywiatycze

Krywiatycze

Krywiatycze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Orla, south-east of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

,
Malinniki

Malinniki

Malinniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south-east of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Malinniki-Kolonia

Malinniki-Kolonia

Malinniki-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south-east of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Mikłasze, Antonowo-Kolonia

Antonowo-Kolonia

Antonowo-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Orla, south-east of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Moskiewce

Moskiewce

Moskiewce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Oleksze

Oleksze

Oleksze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

,
Orla

Orla, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Orla is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Orla. It lies approximately south-east of Bielsk Podlaski and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Paszkowszczyzna, Pawlinowo

Pawlinowo

Pawlinowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Reduty

Reduty

Reduty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Orla, south-east of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Spiczki

Spiczki

Spiczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Orla, south-east of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

,
Szczyty-Dzięciołowo, Szczyty-Nowodwory

Szczyty-Nowodwory

Szczyty-Nowodwory is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Orla, east of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Szernie

Szernie

Szernie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south-east of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Topczykały, Wólka

Wólka, Bielsk County

Wólka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Orla, south-east of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Wólka Wygonowska

Wólka Wygonowska

Wólka Wygonowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orla, south of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

Neighbouring political subdivisions

Gmina Orla is bordered by the gminas of Bielsk Podlaski

Gmina Bielsk Podlaski

Gmina Bielsk Podlaski is a rural gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.-Rivers:Five rivers pass through the Gmina:* The Narew River, a tributary of the Bug River...

, Boćki

Gmina Bocki

Gmina Boćki is a rural gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Geography:...

, Czyże

Gmina Czyze

Gmina Czyże is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Czyże, which lies approximately north-west of Hajnówka and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Dubicze Cerkiewne

Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne

Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...

 and Kleszczele

Gmina Kleszczele

Gmina Kleszczele is an urban-rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...