Gay, Orenburg Oblast

Gay
Гай
Interactive map of Gay
Gay
Location of Gay
Gay
Gay (Orenburg Oblast)
Coordinates: 51°28′04″N 58°26′35″E / 51.46778°N 58.44306°E / 51.46778; 58.44306
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOrenburg Oblast
Founded1958
Town status since1979
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 • Total
38,301
 • Estimate 
(1 January 2024)
32,363 (−15.5%)
 • Subordinated toTown of Gay
 • Capital ofGaysky District, Town of Gai
 • Urban okrugGaysky Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofGaysky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal codes
462631, 462633–462635
OKTMO ID53713000001
Websitewww.gy.orb.ru
Population
2010 Census38,301
2002 Census41,621
1989 Census41,668
1979 Census35,700

Gay, or Gai (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 and close to the border with Kazakhstan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 38,301.