Map of Gay, Russia

Gay is a city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 41,619. It lies at 51.4666°N, 58.4552°E. Gay is about 1,448 km (900 mi) east of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Orsk, 30 km to the south.

Gay at a glance

Where is Gay?

• The 7th largest city in Orenburg Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 50 min on the shortest day to 16 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gay

• Orsk — 30 km south
• Novotroitsk — 31 km south
• Sibay — 140 km north
• Aktobe — 158 km southwest, Kazakhstan
• Zhitikara — 205 km northeast, Kazakhstan
• Magnitogorsk — 221 km north
• Kumertau — 233 km northwest
• Orenburg — 234 km west
• Meleuz — 239 km northwest
• Salavat — 274 km northwest

Largest cities in Orenburg Oblast

• Orenburg — 564,773
• Orsk — 246,836
• Novotroitsk — 106,186
• Buzuluk — 87,714
• Krasnaya Glinka — 85,566
• Buguruslan — 53,511

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.