Gaysky District

Gaysky District
Гайский район
Lake Kuporosnoye, a protected area of Russia in Gaysky District
Location of Gaysky District in Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 51°28′N 58°27′E / 51.467°N 58.450°E / 51.467; 58.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOrenburg Oblast
Established7 December 1934
Administrative centerGay
Area
  Total
2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population
  Total
10,331
  Density3.6/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions8 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities33 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asGaysky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID53713000
Websitehttp://mo-gai.orb.ru/
Population of Gaysky District
2010 Census10,331
2002 Census12,188
1989 Census12,811
1979 Census51,486

Gaysky District (Russian: Га́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,900 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Gay which is not administratively a part of the district. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 10,331.