Boryspil
Boryspil
Бориспіль | |
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Coordinates: 50°21′N 30°57′E / 50.350°N 30.950°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
Raion | Boryspil Raion |
Hromada | Boryspil urban hromada |
First mentioned | 1015 |
Area | |
• Total | 37.01 km2 (14.29 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 64,117 |
Area code | +380 4595 |
Website | http://www.boryspil.osp-ua.info/ |
Boryspil (Ukrainian: Бориспіль, Russian: Борисполь, romanized: Borispol) is a city and the administrative center of Boryspil Raion in Kyiv Oblast (region) in northern and central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Boryspil urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The population was estimated as 64,117 (2022 estimate).[2]
Name
Official sources state that the city derives its name from Prince Boris, of
History
The settlement is first mentioned in 1015 in connection with the internecine wars of 1015–1019,
After the
On 14 January 1752 the
On 2 June 1920 at the Battle of Boryspil Polish-Ukrainian Army defeated the Red Army.
Later in 1920 in the town was established the
The town suffered greatly during the Soviet organized Holodomor when between 1 January 1933 to 1 January 1934 only by official data perished 5,739 among which 266 were infants (less than a year old).
During
In 1956 Boryspil was officially granted the
Prior to the country-wide administrative reform of 17 July 2020, Boryspil was incorporated as a city of oblast significance, and was not part of Boryspil Raion, even though the administrative centre of the raion was located there.
Geography
Climate
Climate data for Boryspil (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.6 (1.13) |
30.5 (1.20) |
31.2 (1.23) |
42.2 (1.66) |
54.9 (2.16) |
74.8 (2.94) |
70.1 (2.76) |
55.0 (2.17) |
58.2 (2.29) |
35.4 (1.39) |
41.4 (1.63) |
37.5 (1.48) |
559.8 (22.04) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 89.8 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
82.7 | 80.3 | 75.3 | 66.4 | 63.2 | 69.4 | 70.2 | 69.1 | 74.3 | 78.2 | 84.6 | 85.0 | 74.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 52.3 | 74.1 | 135.4 | 184.7 | 277.1 | 276.8 | 290.9 | 271.2 | 177.8 | 126.2 | 50.3 | 43.8 | 1,960.6 |
Source: World Meteorological Organization[7] |
Infrastructure
Around the city detours the main European route E40, particularly the Kyiv–Kharkiv highway (part of the national M 03 route). Along M 03 between Kyiv and Boryspil International Airport stretches a modernized motorway.
In the city also starts another national highway H 08 which connects Boryspil with Zaporizhzhia.
Sports
It also hosts
Press
- "Trudova Slava" newspaper (since 1930)
- "Visti" newspaper (since 2000)
Notable people
People born in Boryspil
- Ukrainian National Anthem
- Vitalii Sediuk (b.1988), prankster and former television reporter
- Okhrim Sudomora (1889-1968), graphic and poster artist, illustrator of Ukrainian literary and children's books
Gallery
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Entrance to Boryspil from Kyiv-Boryspil motorway
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A street intersection in downtown Boryspil
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A multi-storey apartment block in Boryspil
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Boryspil Airport
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Boryspil Airport, Terminal F
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A church in Boryspil
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A park in Boryspil
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Old school building
See also
- Battle of Boryspil (1920)
References
- ^ "Бориспольская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Бориспіль - сайт міста :: Історія міста Бориспіль". Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- History of cities and villages in Ukrainian SSR.
- ^ "City of Hopkins, Minnesota: Sister City: Boryspil, Ukraine". Hopkinsmn.com. 2011-09-27. Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ^ "Бориспіль - сайт міста :: Історія міста Бориспіль". Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
External links
- "Visti" newspaper website (in Ukrainian)