Sibay

Town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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);^[6] 47,257 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

BashkirСибай

CountryRussia

Founded1840s

Elevation

360 m (1,180 ft)

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Sibay Сибай
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• Bashkir	Сибай
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Coordinates: 52°42′N 58°39′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bashkortostan^[1]
Founded	1840s
Town status since	November 21, 1955
Government
• Head	Khalit Suleymanov
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[2]
• Total	62,763
• Estimate (2021)	56,514 (−10%)
• Rank	254th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Sibay^[1]
• Capital of	town of republic significance of Sibay^[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Sibay Urban Okrug^[3]
• Capital of	Sibay Urban Okrug^[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 ^[4])
Postal codes^[5]	453830–453833, 453837–453840, 453849
Dialing code	+7 34775
OKTMO ID	80743000001
Town Day	August 18
Website	sibay-rb.ru

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.^[3]

Economy

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:

a branch of Bashkir State University
a branch of Bashkir State Agrarian University
a branch of Ufa Art College
a branch of Ufa College of Radio Electronics
Sibay medical school
Sibay Trade and Economic College
Sibay Teachers College
Sibay Polytechnic College

Demographics

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

Bashkirs: 53.0%
Russians: 35.6%
Tatars: 8.3%
other ethnicities: 3.1%

References

Notes

[1]
Resolution #391
[2]
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]
Law #162-z
[4]
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
[5]
Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
[6]
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).
[7]
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

Правительство Республики Башкортостан. Постановление №391 от 29 декабря 2006 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан», в ред. Постановления №61 от 26 февраля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан». Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Собрания – Курултая, Президента и Правительства Республики Башкортостан", №5 (251), ст. 239, 12 марта 2007 г. (Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Resolution #391 of December 29, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Resolution #61 of February 26, 2013 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan. ).
Государственное Собрание —Курултай Республики Башкортостан. Закон №162-з от 17 декабря 2004 г. «О границах, статусе и административных центрах муниципальных образований в Республике Башкортостан», в ред. Закона №572-з от 17 июля 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 2 Закона Республики Башкортостан "О границах, статусе и административных центрах муниципальных образований в Республике Башкортостан"». Вступил в силу в соответствии со статьёй 33. Опубликован: "Республика Башкортостан", №52 (25785), 22 марта 2005 г. (State Assembly of Bashkortostan—El Kurultai. Law #162-z of December 17, 2004 On the Borders, Status, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Law #572-z of July 17, 2012 On Amending Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Bashkortostan "On the Borders, Status, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Bashkortostan". Effective as of the date established in accordance with the provisions of Article 33.).