| Brovary Raion | |
| Native Name: | Броварський район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Official Name: | Ukrainian: Броварський район |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Brovary Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Brovary Raion |
| Image Map1: | Brovarskiy rayon 2020.jpg |
| Map Caption1: | Brovary Raion after the 2020 raion reform |
| Coordinates: | 50.6136°N 30.9467°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts: | 8 hromadas |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Brovary |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 241777 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +02:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +03:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal index |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 |
Brovary Raion is a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Brovary. Its population is
In 1923, Brovary Raion was established with its center in Brovary. In 1930, the raion was reworked, with its center moved to Velyka Dymerka. In 1937, this change was undone, and the center was moved back to Brovary.[1]
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. This slightly decreased the territory of the raion.[2]
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 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.[3] [4] 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.[5] [6] [7] Residents of the surrounding villages were evacuated to Brovary.[8] Three civilians were murdered by the Russian troops in the village of Bohdanivka of Brovary Raion.[9]
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 8 hromadas:[4]
| Hromada (Community) | Admin. center | Population (2020) | Transferred/Retained from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26,999 | Baryshivka Raion;[10] | |||
| 21,921 | city of oblast significance of Berezan;[11] | |||
| 119,573 | city of oblast significance of Brovary;[12] | |||
| 8,468 | Brovary Raion; | |||
| 10,565 | Brovary Raion; | |||
| 30,237 | Brovary Raion; | |||
| 9,190 | Brovary Raion; | |||
| 15,227 | Zghurivka Raion.[13] |
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas,[14]