Bataysk

Bataysk (English) Батайск (Russian)
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Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
Bataysk Location of Bataysk in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 47°10′N 39°44′E / 47.167°N 39.733°E / 47.167; 39.733Coordinates: 47°10′N 39°44′E / 47.167°N 39.733°E / 47.167; 39.733
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of May 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	Bataysk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Bataysk Urban Okrug
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Urban okrug	Bataysk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Bataysk Urban Okrug
Mayor	Valery Putilin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	111,843 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010	141st
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1769
City status since	1938
Postal code(s)	346880-346884, 346886-346889, 346892-349894
Dialing code(s)	+7 86354
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Bataysk (Russian: Бата́йск) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) southwest of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 111,843 (2010 Census);107,438 (2002 Census);91,930 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1769, and was granted town status in 1938.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Bataysk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.

Bataysk has gained international attention since unveiling a "monument that shows a man's hand gripping a nubile female breast", which officials say "will bring family happiness to men who touch it".

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