Brovary Raion () is a
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
(
district
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) in
Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv Oblast ( uk, Ки́ївська о́бласть, translit=Kyïvska oblast), also called Kyivshchyna ( uk, Ки́ївщина), is an oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, w ...
of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the town of
Brovary
Brovary ( uk, Бровари, , yi, בראָוואַר, Brovar) is a city in Kyiv Oblast (Region) in northern Ukraine, an eastern suburb of the country's capital, Kyiv. It is the administrative centre of Brovary Raion (district). Brovar ...
. Population: .
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Brovary Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions,
Baryshivka
Baryshivka ( uk, Бáришівка, russian: Бáрышевка) is an urban-type settlement in Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Baryshivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . In 200 ...
and
Zghurivka Raions, as well as the cities of
Berezan and Brovary, which were previously incorporated as a
city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Brovary Raion.
The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Subdivisions
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 8
hromadas:
*
Baryshivka settlement hromada
Baryshivka ( uk, Бáришівка, russian: Бáрышевка) is an urban-type settlement in Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Baryshivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . In 20 ...
with the administration in the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
of
Baryshivka
Baryshivka ( uk, Бáришівка, russian: Бáрышевка) is an urban-type settlement in Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Baryshivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . In 200 ...
, transferred from Baryshivka Raion;
*
Berezan urban hromada Berezan may refer to:
* Berezan, Kyiv Oblast, a city in Ukraine
* Berezan Island, an island in the Black Sea
* Berezan' Runestone, discovered in 1905
* Berezan Estuary
Berezan Estuary, or Berezanskyi Liman ( uk, Березанський лим ...
with the administration in the city of
Berezan, transferred from the city of oblast significance of Berezan;
*
Brovary urban hromada
Brovary ( uk, Бровари, , yi, בראָוואַר, Brovar) is a city in Kyiv Oblast (Region) in northern Ukraine, an eastern suburb of the country's capital, Kyiv. It is the administrative centre of Brovary Raion (district). Brovary ...
, with the administration in the city of
Brovary
Brovary ( uk, Бровари, , yi, בראָוואַר, Brovar) is a city in Kyiv Oblast (Region) in northern Ukraine, an eastern suburb of the country's capital, Kyiv. It is the administrative centre of Brovary Raion (district). Brovar ...
, transferred from the city of oblast significance of Brovary;
*
Kalynivka settlement htomada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Kalynivka, retained from Brovary Raion;
*
Kalyta settlement hromada
Kalyta ( uk, Калита) is an urban-type settlement in Brovary Raion (district) of Kyiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kalyta settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Kalyta's population was 4 ...
with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Kalyta
Kalyta ( uk, Калита) is an urban-type settlement in Brovary Raion (district) of Kyiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kalyta settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Kalyta's population was 4 ...
, retained from Brovary Raion;
*
Velyka Dymerka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Velyka Dymerka
Velyka Dymerka ( uk, Велика Димерка) is an urban-type settlement in Brovary Raion (district) of Kyiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. It was founded in 1552 as a village, and it retained that status until it was upgraded to that ...
, retained from Brovary Raion;
*
Zazymia rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Zazymia, retained from Brovary Raion;
*
Zghurivka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Zghurivka, transferred from Zghurivka Raion.
Before 2020
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas,
* Kalynivka settlement hromada with the administration in Kalynivka;
* Kalyta settlement hromada with the administration in Kalyta;
* Velyka Dymerka settlement hromada with the administration in Velyka Dymerka;
* Zazymia rural hromada with the administration in Zazymia.
History
Starting on 1 March 2022, the area of a Brovary Raion became an arena of hostilities between the Ukrainian army and
Russian occupation forces. Battles were fought on the territory of Baryshivka, Kalyta, and Velyka Dymerka hromadas. Residents of the surrounding villages were evacuated to Brovary. Three civilians were murdered by the Russian troops in the village of Bohdanivka of Brovary Raion.
References
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Raions of Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv metropolitan area
1923 establishments in Ukraine