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 c ...
(
district
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) in
Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv Oblast (, ), also called Kyivshchyna (, ), is an Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, which is administered as a city with special sta ...
of
Ukraine
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. Its
administrative center
An administrative centre 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 the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the town of
Brovary
Brovary (, ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Kyiv Oblast, northern Ukraine, situated to the east of the capital Kyiv and part of the Kyiv metropolitan area. It serves as the administrative centre of Brovary Raion. Brovary hosts t ...
. Its population is
History
In 1923, Brovary Raion was established with its center in
Brovary
Brovary (, ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Kyiv Oblast, northern Ukraine, situated to the east of the capital Kyiv and part of the Kyiv metropolitan area. It serves as the administrative centre of Brovary Raion. Brovary hosts t ...
. In 1930, the raion was reworked, with its center moved to
Velyka Dymerka
Velyka Dymerka () is a rural settlement in Brovary Raion (district) of Kyiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. Velyka Dymerka hosts the administration of Velyka Dymerka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement is one ...
. In 1937, this change was undone, and the center was moved back to Brovary.
Brovary was designated a
city of oblast significance in 1972 - meaning that while Brovary still served as the administrative center of Brovary Raion, it was no longer subordinated to it, instead being directly subordinated to the government of
Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv Oblast (, ), also called Kyivshchyna (, ), is an Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, which is administered as a city with special sta ...
. This slightly decreased the territory of the raion.
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 (; ) is a rural settlement in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Baryshivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2001, population was 11,178.
History
Until 18 July 2020, Baryshivka was ...
and
Zghurivka Raion
Zghurivka Raion () was a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Zghurivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the n ...
s, 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
Starting on 1 March 2022, the area of 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.
Subdivisions
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 8
hromada
In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...
s:
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.
References
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Raions of Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv metropolitan area
1923 establishments in Ukraine