Gay, Russia
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Coordinates: 51°28′N 58°27′E / 51.467°N 58.45°E
Gay (Russian: Гай; IPA: [ˈɡaj]) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located 230 kilometers (140 mi) east of Orenburg. It serves as the administrative center of Gaysky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population: 38,302 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 41,621 (2002 Census);[2] 41,668 (1989 Census).[3]
It was founded in 1958 as an industrial settlement.[4] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1965, and town status in 1979.
The coat of arms of Gay states: "Remember the Past. Believe in the Future."
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- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. pp. 102. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- В. Г. Альтов. "Города Оренбургской области" (V. G. Altov. Cities and towns of Orenburg Oblast). Chelyabinsk, Yuzhno-Uralskoye Publishing, 1974.
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