Vyshhorod 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 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

) 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 ...

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. Its

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is the city of

Vyshhorod Vyshhorod ( uk, Ви́шгород) is a city in Kyiv Oblast (region) in central Ukraine, situated immediately north of Kyiv city, the national capital, and part of the Kyiv metropolitan area. It is on the right (western) bank of the Dnieper r ...

. It has a population of 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 Vyshhorod Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions,

Ivankiv Ivankiv ( uk, Іва́нків ) is an urban-type settlement in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is situated on the left bank of the Teteriv River. Ivankiv hosts the administration of Ivankiv settlement hromada, one of the h ...

and Poliske Raions, as well as the cities of

Slavutych Slavutych ( uk, Славу́тич) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, purpose-built for the evacuated personnel of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after the 1986 disaster that occurred near the city of Pripyat. Geographically l ...

and Vyshhorod, which were previously incorporated as cities of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Vyshhorod Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was

Description

The raion was created on April 12, 1973, from territories of

Ivankiv Raion Ivankiv Raion () was a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Ivankiv. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the numbe ...

and

Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion () was a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, adjacent to the city of Kyiv which served as the administrative center for the raion. The city of Kyiv itself did not belong to the raion. The raion was abolished on 18 J ...

. The raion is located around the

Kyiv Reservoir The Kyiv Cistern ( uk, Київське водосховище, translit=Kyyivs’ke vodoskhovyshche), locally the Kyiv Sea, is a large Reservoir (water), water reservoir located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Kyiv, whi ...

. Its administrative center is at the southern edge of the territory. Before 2020, the raion bordered four other raions of

and two other regions of Ukraine – the city of

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and

Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast ( uk, Черні́гівська о́бласть, translit=Chernihivska oblast; also referred to as Chernihivshchyna, uk, Черні́гівщина, translit=Chernihivshchyna) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. T ...

. To the north and northwest from the raion

was located which also included territory of the former

Chernobyl Raion The Chernobyl Raion (russian: Чернобыльский район, translit=Chernobyl'skiy rayon) or Chornobyl Raion ( uk, Чорнобильський район, translit=Chornobylskyi raion) was one of 26 administrative raions (districts) o ...

, to the west there was

Borodianka Raion Borodianka Raion () was a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Borodianka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the ...

, to the southwest Vyshhorod Raion bordered with

, to the south with

Obolon Raion Obolonskyi District ( uk, Оболонський район, ''Obolons'kyi raion'') is an urban district of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Obolonskyi District encompasses territories far beyond of its historical neighborhood sharing the same name. I ...

of the city of

, to the southeast with

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, while to the east and northeast it bordered

Kozelets Raion Kozelets Raion ( uk, Козелецький район, ) was one of the 22 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located at the urban-type settlement of Kozelets. Its popul ...

. Former

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's private residence Mezhyhirya is located near the village of

Novi Petrivtsi Novi Petrivtsi ( uk, Нові Петрівці, Russian language, Russian: Новые Петровцы) is a large village#Ukraine, village located just north of Kyiv, in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Today it is the administrative seat ...

.Янукович заявляет, что он - законный владелец резиденции «Межгорье» ''Yanukovych said that he - the rightful owner of the residence Mezhyhirya''

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(7 August 2009)Yanukovych’s smooth ride to Mezhyhirya mansion

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(19 August 2010)

Subdivisions

Current

After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 7

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s: * Dymer settlement hromada 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 ...

Dymer Dymer may refer to: * Dymer, Poland * Dymer, Kyiv Oblast Dymer ( uk, Димер, russian: Ды́мер) is an urban-type settlement in Vyshhorod Raion of Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine with a population of It hosts the administration of Dyme ...

; *

Ivankiv settlement hromada Ivankiv ( uk, Іва́нків ) is an urban-type settlement in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast (oblast, province) of Ukraine. It is situated on the left bank of the Teteriv River. Ivankiv hosts the administration of Ivankiv settlement hromada, one o ...

with the administration in the urban-type settlement of

, transferred from Ivankiv Raion; * Petrivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of

; * Pirnove rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Pirnove; * Poliske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Krasiatychi, transferred from Poliske Raion; *

Slavutych urban hromada Slavutych ( uk, Славу́тич) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, purpose-built for the evacuated personnel of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after the 1986 disaster that occurred near the city of Pripyat. Geographically l ...

with the administration in the city of

, transferred from the city of oblast significance of Slavutych; *

Vyshhorod urban hromada Vyshhorod ( uk, Ви́шгород) is a city in Kyiv Oblast (region) in central Ukraine, situated immediately north of Kyiv city, the national capital, and part of the Kyiv metropolitan area. It is on the right (western) bank of the Dnieper ri ...

with the administration in the city of Vyshhorod.

Before 2020

Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas, * Dymer settlement hromada with the administration in Dymer; * Petrivtsi rural hromada with the administration in Novi Petrivtsi; * Pirnove rural hromada with the administration in Pirnove; * Vyshhorod urban hromada with the administration in Vyshhorod.

Notable people

* Hanna Veres, textile artist Vyshgorodskyi

References

External links

Official Site Вишгородської райдержадміністрації

Oficial Site Вишгородської районної ради

Official Invest Portal Vyshhorod Raion
{{Authority control Raions of Kyiv Oblast Kyiv metropolitan area 1973 establishments in Ukraine