Sibay (russian: Сиба́й; ba, Сибай) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Republic of Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
border between Europe and Asia
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, on the east slope of the Southern
Urals
The Ural Mountains ( ; rus, Ура́льские го́ры, r=Uralskiye gory, p=ʊˈralʲskʲɪjə ˈɡorɨ; ba, Урал тауҙары) or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through European ...
, in the spurs of Irendyk, from
Ufa
Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...
, the
capital
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of the republic. Population:
History
Sibay was granted
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
status in 1938. On November 21, 1955, it was granted town status.
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
Tuyalyas (russian: Туяляс; ba, Төйәләҫ, ''Töyäläś'') is a rural locality (a selo) in Sibay, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 1,075 as of 2010. There are 9 streets.
Geography
Tuyalyas is located 19 km north of Sibay
...
), incorporated as the
town of republic significance of Sibay—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
.
[Resolution #391] As a
municipal division, the town of republic significance of Sibay is incorporated as Sibay Urban Okrug.
[Law #162-z]
Economy
Sibay is well-known for possessing the deepest open-cast mine in Russia: its colossal copper-zinc quarry is almost wide and deep.
The town is served by the
Sibay Airport
Sibay Airport is an airport in Russia located 5 km east of Sibay. It has a simple utilitarian layout.
History
Airport started in 1955 with rapid development of the city. It services a mining town (the open pit mine is in this town). Ne ...
.
Education
Sibay is home to the following educational facilities:
#a branch of
Bashkir State University
, ba, Башҡорт дәүләт университеты
, other_name = BashSU
, former_name = Ufa Teacher Institute
(1909–1919)
People's Education Institute
(1919–1923)
Practic Institute
(1923–1929)
Temiryazev Bashkir Pedag ...
#a branch of
Bashkir State Agrarian University
Bashkir State Agrarian University, BSAU (russian: Башкирский государственный аграрный университет), – one of the oldest agricultural higher education institutions of Russia and a centre of education ...
#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:
#
Bashkirs
, native_name_lang = bak
, flag = File:Bashkirs of Baymak rayon.jpg
, flag_caption = Bashkirs of Baymak in traditional dress
, image =
, caption =
, population = approx. 2 million
, popplace ...
: 53.0%
#
Russians
, native_name_lang = ru
, image =
, caption =
, population =
, popplace =
118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate)
, region1 =
, pop1 ...
: 35.6%
#
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different : 8.3%
#other ethnicities: 3.1%
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of SibayUnofficial website of Sibay
*Mojgorod.ru
{{Use mdy dates, date=September 2011
Cities and towns in Bashkortostan
Populated places established in 1938