Orla, Podlaskie Voivodeship
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| Coordinates: 52°42′26″N 23°19′48″E / 52.70722°N 23.33000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Gmina | Orla |
| Population | 1,100 |
Orla [ˈɔrla] (Belarusian: Орля, Podlachian: Vôrla) is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Orla. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Bielsk Podlaski and 47 km (29 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
The village has a population of 1,100.
It is in 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.[2]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141
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52°42′26″N 23°19′48″E / 52.70722°N 23.33000°E
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