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Sibay (; ) is a
town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in the
Republic of Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia between the Volga, Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to th ...
,
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, located on the border between Europe and Asia, on the east slope of the Southern
Urals The Ural Mountains ( ),; , ; , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural (river), Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan.
, in the spurs of Irendyk, from Ufa, the
capital Capital and its variations may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** Capital region, a metropolitan region containing the capital ** List of national capitals * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Econom ...
of the republic. Population:


History

Sibay was granted
urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
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 (; , ''Tüyelec'') is a rural locality (a selo) in Sibay, Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountai ...
), 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 ...
.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 Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in R ...
.


Education

Sibay is home to the following educational facilities: #a branch of
Bashkir State University Bashkir State University (; ) (now Ufa University of Science and Technology) was located in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. Founded in 1909, it was a classical university of Russia. On July 8, 2022, the Ufa University of Science and Technology ...
#a branch of
Bashkir State Agrarian University Bashkir State Agrarian University, BSAU (, ) – one of the oldest agricultural higher education institutions of Russia and a centre of education and research in the Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, s ...
#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 The Bashkirs ( , ) or Bashkorts (, ; , ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group indigenous to Russia. They are concentrated in Bashkortostan, a Republics of Russia, republic of the Russian Federation and in the broader historical region of B ...
: 53.0% #
Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...
: 35.6% #
Tatars Tatars ( )Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary
are a group of Turkic peoples across Eas ...
: 8.3% #other ethnicities: 3.1%


References


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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