Boiarka Боярка | |
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 One of the older homes on Kreshchatyk street | |
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  Boiarka  Boiarka | |
| Coordinates:50°19′45″N30°17′19″E / 50.32917°N 30.28861°E /50.32917; 30.28861 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Fastiv Raion |
| Hromada | Boiarka urban hromada |
| Established | 16th century |
| Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 34,394 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 08150-08157 |
| Area code | +380 4598 |
| Website | www |
Boiarka orBoyarka (Ukrainian:Боярка,IPA:[ˈbɔjɐrkɐ]ⓘ) is a city inFastiv Raion ofKyiv Oblast (region) ofUkraine, about 20 km southwest fromKyiv. It hosts the administration ofBoiarka urban hromada, one of thehromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:34,394 (2022 estimate).[2] The population 40,019.[3]
There are traces of an oldKievan Rus' settlement, including the remains of an ancient cemetery. The railway reached the town in the 1860s, after which it became a favourite resort for artists and writers, including the composerMykola Lysenko and the writerSholom Aleichem. The fictionaldacha settlement of Boyberik, where events of Aleichem's tales ofTevye the Milkman (later adapted asFiddler on the Roof) take place, is based on Boiarka.[4]
Until 18 July 2020, Boiarka belonged toKyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split betweenBucha, Fastiv, andObukhiv Raions, with Boiarka being transferred to Fastiv Raion.[5][6]
During theRussian invasion of Ukraine, Russian shelling struck the suburbs of Boiarka during theBattle of Kyiv.
The Kyiv Oblastorphanage is located in Boiarka.[7]
The town is also the location of the BoiarkaMetrological Centre, owned by the companyNaftogaz, which providescalibration services forgas-flow meters.[8]
During the years 2005 to 2007, the town hosted the now-defunct football club,FC Inter Boiarka.
Boiarka has a team calledFC Inter Boiarka, that in 2001 was also coached byYukhym Shkolnykov.
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