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); 59,082 (2002 census); 47,257 (1989 Soviet census).
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History
Sibay was granted urban-type settlement 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), incorporated as the town of republic significance of Sibay—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Sibay is incorporated as Sibay Urban Okrug.
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:
Bashkirs: 53.0%
Russians: 35.6%
Tatars: 8.3%
other ethnicities: 3.1%