Gay, or Gai (Гай) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located 230 km east of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 38,301.

History

Gay was founded in 1958 as an industrial settlement. The town was granted Urban-type settlement status in 1965 and town status in 1979.

Administrative and municipal status

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.

Coat of arms

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

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