Dombay
Домбай
Resort settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • Karachay-BalkarДоммай
View of Dombay in summer
View of Dombay in summer
Location of Dombay
Map
Dombay is located in Russia
Dombay
Dombay
Location of Dombay
Dombay is located in Karachay-Cherkessia
Dombay
Dombay
Dombay (Karachay-Cherkessia)
Coordinates: 43°18′N 41°38′E / 43.300°N 41.633°E / 43.300; 41.633
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKarachay-Cherkessia[1]
Urban-type settlement status since1965
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total657
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
650 (−1.1%)
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Karachayevsk[1]
 • Urban okrugKarachayevsky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
369241
OKTMO ID91705000056
Dombay population
2010 Census657[2]
2002 Census403[7]
1989 Census1,601[8]
1979 Census1,730[9]

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]

Geography

Dombay is situated within the Teberda Nature Reserve (zapovednik) and is a tourist destination.

History

Urban-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.[10][11][12][13] After the incident made international headlines, Russian authorities called for tougher safety laws.[14]

Administrative and municipal status

Within 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.[4]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #84-RZ
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Law #9-RZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Fatal Zorb accident at ski resort". 3 News NZ. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  11. ^ "Man in Plastic Ball Dies on Russian Ski Slope". The New York Times. January 11, 2013.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Rus'Zorbing' Death Brings Call For Safety Rules; Fatal Ride Captured On Video". NPR. January 9, 2013.
  14. ^ "Russia probes Zorb death". 3 News NZ. January 10, 2013.

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