Sibai

city Sibai Сибай flag coat of arms Federal district Volga republic Bashkortostan Urban district Sibai head Chalit Suleimanov Founded 1938 City since 1955 surface 154  km² population 62,763 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 408 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 360  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34775 Post Code 453830-453849 License Plate 02, 102 OKATO 80 443 Website http://www.sibay.ru/ Geographical location Coordinates 52 ° 42 '  N , 58 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 42 '0 "  N , 58 ° 39' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Bashkortostan

List of cities in Russia

Sibai ( Bashkir and Russian Сиба́й ) is one of the larger cities in the south of the Russian republic of Bashkortostan with 62,763 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) .

location

The city is located in the southern Ural Mountains , near the border of Bashkortostan and Chelyabinsk Oblast , and is about 460 km from the republic capital Ufa and 95 km from the city of Magnitogorsk . The closest city is Baimak, 25 km away .

history

Sibai was founded in 1938 and is therefore a relatively young city. Initially it was a workers' settlement that emerged from the village of Starosibayevo and belonged to a copper deposit that was developed nearby . In 1955 Sibai was granted city rights, which is why in 2005 the 50th anniversary of the city was celebrated.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	2,396
1959	28,822
1970	37,656
1979	40.294
1989	47,257
2002	59,082
2010	62,763

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

An important plant in Sibai is the copper and sulfur combine, which processes the copper ore extracted in the vicinity of the city. There are also companies in the wood, light and food industries here.

Sibai is on a road from Ufa to Magnitogorsk and on a railway line that connects the city with Magnitogorsk.

The airport near Sibai is no longer in operation. Air traffic stopped a few years ago.

Web links

Commons : Sibai  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sibai on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)