Sviatoshynskyi District

Sviatoshynskyi District is situated in the western region of Kyiv and shares borders with four other districts: Podilskyi, Obolonskyi, Solomianskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi. Additionally, it is adjacent to Bucha Raion, which is administratively part of Kyiv Oblast.

The district was formed in 2001, following the renaming of the previous Leningrad District on April 27, 2001. The name Sviatoshyn reflects the historical neighborhood that commemorates Prince Mykola Sviatosha from the 12th century.

Sviatoshynskyi District encompasses several neighborhoods, including Sviatoshyn, Borshchahivka, Akademmistechko, Aviamistechko, Bilychi, Bratska Borshchahivka, Berkovets, Nyvky 4, Novobilichi, Katerynivka, Zhovtneve, Mykilska Borshchahivka, Pivdenna Borshchahivka, Mykhailivska Borshchahivka, Peremoha, and Galagany.

The population of Sviatoshynskyi District has shown growth over the years, with recorded figures of 315,410 in 2001, increasing to 327,970 in 2008, and reaching 342,544 by 2020.

The district is equipped with a variety of healthcare services, including 5 adult and 5 children's polyclinics, a children's clinical hospital, a maternity hospital, and 5 hospitals and dispensaries. For sports, residents have access to 5 stadiums, the Nauka sports complex, 4 children's sports schools, and numerous sports clubs. The TEMP Stadium Sports Complex serves as the main sports center, with reconstruction efforts initiated in 2017 and additional fields completed by June 2019.

Sviatoshynskyi District is notable for being the only administrative-territorial unit within Kyiv that includes the village of Kotsiubynske, which is an enclave of the city of Irpin, located in Kyiv Oblast.