Dombay, Karachay-Cherkess Republic
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Dombay (Russian: Домба́й; Karachay-Balkar: Доммай, Dommay) is an urban locality (a resort settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 657.[2]
Dombay
Домбай | |
|---|---|
Resort settlement[1] | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Karachay-Balkar | Доммай |
 View of Dombay in summer | |
Location of Dombay  | |
  Dombay Location of Dombay  Dombay Dombay (Karachay-Cherkessia) | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′N 41°38′E / 43.300°N 41.633°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkessia[1] |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1965 |
| Elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 657 |
| • Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Karachayevsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Karachayevsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 369241 |
| OKTMO ID | 91705000056 |
| 2010 Census | 657[2] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 403[6] |
| 1989 Census | 1,601[7] |
| 1979 Census | 1,730[8] |
Geography
editDombay is situated within the Teberda Nature Reserve (zapovednik) and is a tourist destination.
History
editUrban-type settlement status was granted to Dombay in 1965.[citation needed]
In January 2013, the ski resort made international headlines when a man died from a broken neck and another was badly injured when a Zorb rolled out of control down a mountain, hitting rocks and eventually coming to a stop 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) away on a frozen lake in Dombay.[9][10][11][12] After the incident made international headlines, Russian authorities called for tougher safety laws.[13]
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, the resort settlement of Dombay is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Dombay is a part of Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.[3]
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e Law #84-RZ
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Law #9-RZ
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
- ^ "Fatal Zorb accident at ski resort". 3 News NZ. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Man in Plastic Ball Dies on Russian Ski Slope". The New York Times. January 11, 2013.
- ^ "VIDEO: Zorb death at Russian ski resort". 3 News NZ. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Rus'Zorbing' Death Brings Call For Safety Rules; Fatal Ride Captured On Video". NPR. January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Russia probes Zorb death". 3 News NZ. January 10, 2013.
Sources
edit- Народное Собрание (Парламент) Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Закон №84-РЗ от 24 февраля 2004 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Карачаево-Черкесской Республики», в ред. Закона №34-РЗ от 5 июля 2011 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Карачаево-Черкесской Республики в связи с изменением наименования должности высшего должностного лица Карачаево-Черкесской Республики». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "День Республики", №36-37 (16431), 28 февраля 2004 г. (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Law #84-RZ of February 24, 2004 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, as amended by the Law #34-RZ of July 5, 2011 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic Due to the Change of the Title of the Top Executive Position of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Народное Собрание (Парламент) Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Закон №9-РЗ от 12 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ Карачаевского муниципального образования и наделении его статусом городского округа», в ред. Закона №35-РЗ от 24 июля 2009 г «О внесении изменения в статью 1 Закона Карачаево-Черкесской Республики "Об установлении границ Карачаевского муниципального образования и наделении его статусом городского округа"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "День Республики", №6–7 (16621), 18 января 2005 г. (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Law #9-RZ of January 12, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of Karachayevskoye Municipal Formation and on Granting It Urban Okrug Status, as amended by the Law #35-RZ of July 24, 2009 On Amending Article 1 of the Law of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic "On Establishing the Borders of Karachayevskoye Municipal Formation and on Granting It Urban Okrug Status". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).