Kiev metropolitan area
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Area and population
- Total population: censuses and estimates numbers vary from 3.375.000 [1] (138 world rank) to 3,648,900 (some other sources[which?] bring 4,130,000 - 5,206,000);
- Kiev City proper population:
- official: 2,847,200 as of July 2013;[2]
- 2,611,300 as of the 2001 Ukrainian census
- at least 3.5 million, according to the 2007 estimates based on the amount of bakery products sold in the city (thus including temporary visitors and commuters)[3]
- Suburban population: 1,076,000[citation needed][4]
- Total area: 13,534 km².
- Population density: 268,4 people/km².
Consisting urban settlements and administrative subdivisions
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The metropolitan area includes the following cities: Kiev, Berezan, Boryspil, Brovary, Vasylkiv, Irpin, Rzhyschiv, and Fastiv.[citation needed] The city of Kiev also creates a very close conurbation with such cities as Irpin-Bucha, Brovary, Vyshhorod, and Vyshneve, while cities Boyarka and Boryspil are located in close vicinity. The town of Kotsiubynske is located within the city limits of Kiev, while being subordinate to the city council of Irpin.
The agglomeration stretches over some 11 raions of Kiev Oblast: Baryshivka,[dubious ] Boryspil, Borodianka, Brovary, Fastiv, Kaharlyk,[dubious ] Kiev-Sviatoshyn, Makariv, Obukhiv, Vasylkiv and Vyshhorod.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
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The area has a highly developed railway and road infrastructure, being linked to Kiev through the suburban railways, buses and minibuses.
Kiev metropolitan area is served by two international passenger airports: Boryspil Airport and Kyiv (Zhuliany) Airport; there are also the Gostomel cargo airport and additional three operating airfields facilitating airplane manufacturing and general aviation.
Environment
According to the UN 2011 evaluation, there were no risks of natural disasters in the Kiev metropolitan area[5]
References
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External links
- Алфьоров М.А. Урбанізаційні процеси в Україні в 1945-1991 рр: Монографія/ М.А.Алфьоров – Донецьк: Донецьке відділення НТШ ім. Шевченка, ТОВ «Східний видавничий дім» 2012. – 552 с. (Ukrainian)
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