Brovary Raion Броварський район | |
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| Броварський район (Brovarskyi raion) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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 Brovary Raion after the 2020 raion reform | |
| Coordinates:50°36′49″N30°56′48″E / 50.61361°N 30.94667°E /50.61361; 30.94667 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kyiv Oblast |
| Admin. center | Brovary |
| Subdivisions | 8 hromadas |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 241,777 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
Brovary Raion (Ukrainian:Броварський район) is araion (district) inKyiv Oblast ofUkraine. Itsadministrative center is the town ofBrovary. Its population is241,777 (2022 estimate).[1]
In 1923, Brovary Raion was established with its center inBrovary. In 1930, the raion was reworked, with its center moved toVelyka Dymerka. In 1937, this change was undone, and the center was moved back to Brovary.[2]
Brovary was designated acity 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 ofKyiv Oblast. This slightly decreased the territory of the raion.[3]
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 andZghurivka Raions, as well as the cities ofBerezan and Brovary, which were previously incorporated as acity of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Brovary Raion.[4][5] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was68,688 (2020 est.).[6]
Starting on 1 March 2022, the area of Brovary Raion became an arena of hostilities between the Ukrainian army andRussian occupation forces. Battles were fought on the territory of Baryshivka, Kalyta, and Velyka Dymerka hromadas.[7][8][9] Residents of the surrounding villages were evacuated to Brovary.[10] Three civilians were murdered by the Russian troops in the village of Bohdanivka of Brovary Raion.[11]
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 8hromadas:[5]
| Hromada (Community) | Admin. center | Population (2020) | Transferred/Retained from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baryshivka settlement | Baryshivka | 26,999 | Baryshivka Raion;[12] |
| Berezan urban | Berezan | 21,921 | city of oblast significance of Berezan;[13] |
| Brovary urban | Brovary | 119,573 | city of oblast significance of Brovary;[14] |
| Kalynivka settlement | Kalynivka | 8,468 | Brovary Raion; |
| Kalyta settlement | Kalyta | 10,565 | Brovary Raion; |
| Velyka Dymerka settlement | Velyka Dymerka | 30,237 | Brovary Raion; |
| Zazymia rural | Zazymia | 9,190 | Brovary Raion; |
| Zghurivka settlement | Zghurivka | 15,227 | Zghurivka Raion.[15] |
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas,[16]