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Gai, Orenburg Oblast

Gay (in English)
Гай (Russian)
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Map of Russia - Orenburg Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Orenburg Oblast in Russia
Gay is located in Orenburg Oblast
Gay
Gay
Location of Gay in Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 51°25′N 58°29′E / 51.417°N 58.483°E / 51.417; 58.483Coordinates: 51°25′N 58°29′E / 51.417°N 58.483°E / 51.417; 58.483
Gay Coat of Arms.png
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of December 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Orenburg Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Town of Gay
Administrative center of Gaysky District, Town of Gay
Municipal status (as of June 2015)
Urban okrug Gaysky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Gaysky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 38,301 inhabitants
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded 1958
Town status since 1979
Postal code(s) 462631, 462633–462635
Official website
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Gay population
2010 Census 38,301
2002 Census 41,621
1989 Census 41,668
1979 Census 35,700

Gay (Russian: Гай; IPA: [ɡaj]) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located 230 kilometers (140 mi) east of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 38,301.

It was founded in 1958 as an industrial settlement.Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1965, and town status in 1979.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gay serves as the administrative center of Gaysky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Kalinovka), incorporated separately as the Town of Gay—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Gay and of Gaysky District are incorporated as Gaysky Urban Okrug. Prior to June 1, 2015, the Town of Gay was incorporated as Gay Urban Okrug, separately from Gaysky Municipal District.

The coat of arms of Gay states: "Remember the Past. Believe in the Future."


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