Gmina Orla
Gmina Orla Orla Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Gmina Orla | |
| Coordinates (Orla): 52°42′26″N 23°19′48″E / 52.70722°N 23.33000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Seat | Orla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Selwesiuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159.68 km2 (61.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 3,256 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17-106 |
| Area code | +48 085 |
| Car plates | BBI |
| Website | http://www.orla.pl |
Gmina Orla [ˈɔrla] (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]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:[2]
| Total | Women | Men | ||||
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| 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
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Its seat is the village of Orla.
Executive branch
[edit]The chief executive of the government is the Mayor (Polish: Wójt).
Legislative branch
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Gmina Orla is bordered by the gminas of Bielsk Podlaski, Boćki, Czyże, Dubicze Cerkiewne and Kleszczele
References
[edit]- ^ Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division" (in Polish). 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01.
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