Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion is a raion

Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...

 (district

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

) in Kiev Oblast

Kiev Oblast

Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...

 of Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. Its administrative center is Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

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History

The raion was established in 1962. It borders with Borodianka Raion and Vyshhorod Raion to the north, with Vasylkiv Raion and Obukhiv Raion to the south, to the west it has borders with Makariv Raion, and to the north there is a border with the city of Kiev. The territory of the raion is located the city of Irpin

Irpin

Irpin , or Irpen is a city located on the Irpin River in Kiev Oblast of northern Ukraine. The city's population is 40,275 ....

 that has a special status in the Kiev Oblast

Kiev Oblast

Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...

 since 1962. The city of Irpin also has under its subordination three other settlements that classify as urban: Vorzel

Vorzel

Vorzel is a town in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. Together with Hostomel and Kotsiubynske it is subordinated to the city council of Irpin.It is home to Scripture Union's International Youth Camp....

, Gostomel, and Kotsiubynske

Kotsiubynske

Kotsiubynske is a town in the Kiev Oblast of Ukraine, subordered to city of Irpin. The town is located inside the Kiev Oblast and close to the city of Kiev....

. In 2007 the town of Bucha

Bucha, Ukraine

Bucha is a city in Ukraine's Kiev Oblast. Population: 28,533 of inhabitants .Bucha was assigned city status on February 9, 2006...

received the same status of the oblast subordination as Irpin.