Sibay
Сибай
Town
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 • BashkirСибай
In Sibay
In Sibay
Flag of Sibay
Flag
Coat of arms of Sibay
Coat of arms
Location of Sibay
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Sibay is located in Russia
Sibay
Sibay
Location of Sibay
Sibay is located in Bashkortostan
Sibay
Sibay
Sibay (Bashkortostan)
Coordinates: 52°42′N 58°39′E / 52.700°N 58.650°E / 52.700; 58.650
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBashkortostan[1]
Founded1840sEdit this on Wikidata
Town status sinceNovember 21, 1955
Government
 • HeadKhalit Suleymanov
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total62,763
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
61,266 (−2.4%)
 • Rank254th in 2010
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Sibay[1]
 • Capital oftown of republic significance of Sibay[1]
 • Urban okrugSibay Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofSibay Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
453830–453833, 453837–453840, 453849
Dialing code(s)+7 34775
OKTMO ID80743000001
Town DayAugust 18
Websitesibay-rb.ru

Sibay (Russian: Сиба́й; Bashkir: Сибай) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the border between Europe and Asia, on the east slope of the Southern Urals, in the spurs of Irendyk, 464 kilometers (288 mi) from Ufa, the capital of the republic. Population: 62,763 (2010 Census);[2] 59,082 (2002 Census);[7] 47,257 (1989 Census).[8]

History

Sibay was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938.[citation needed] On November 21, 1955, it was granted town status.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the territory of Tuyalyassky Selsoviet (which comprises the selo of Tuyalyas), incorporated as the town of republic significance of Sibay—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Sibay is incorporated as Sibay Urban Okrug.[4]

Economy

Sibay quarry

Sibay is well-known for possessing the deepest open-cast mine in Russia: its colossal copper-zinc quarry is almost 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide and 500 meters (1,600 ft) deep.

The town is served by the Sibay Airport.

Education

Sibay is home to the following educational facilities:

  1. a branch of Bashkir State University
  2. a branch of Bashkir State Agrarian University
  3. a branch of Ufa Art College
  4. a branch of Ufa College of Radio Electronics
  5. Sibay medical school
  6. Sibay Trade and Economic College
  7. Sibay Teachers College
  8. Sibay Polytechnic College

Demographics

Sibay's ethnic composition, as of the 2010 Census, is as follows:[citation needed]

  1. Bashkirs: 53.0%
  2. Russians: 35.6%
  3. Tatars: 8.3%
  4. other ethnicities: 3.1%

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Resolution #391
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Law #162-z
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ 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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources

External links

Administrative divisions of Bashkortostan
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