- Boryspil
Infobox City
official_name = Boryspil
native_name = Бориспіль
settlement_type = Town
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Ukraine
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subdivision_type1 = Oblast
region_type_local = Raion
subdivision_name1 = Kiev
region_link = Kiev Oblast
region_name_local = Boryspilsky Raion
population_total = 55000
population_as_of = 2005
area_total_km2 = 37.01
established_date = 1015
established_title = First mentioned
elevation_m =
latd = 50| latm = 21
latNS = N
longd = 30
longm = 57
longEW = E
website = http://www.boryspil.osp-ua.info/|Boryspil ( _uk. Бориспіль, translit. "Boryspil’", _ru. Борисполь; also referred to as Borispol) is a city located in the
Kiev Oblast (province) in northernUkraine . Serving as the administrative center of theBoryspilskyi Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast.The current estimated population is around 53,400 (as of
2004 ).Although known as a settlement since at least
1154 and known under the modern name since1590 , it was not until1956 that the place was received a city status. Currently the town is home to the country's main airport,Boryspil International Airport (international code KBP) and some minor industry.Ruslan Bidnenko , aFC Dynamo Kiev football player, was born in the city.ee also
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Battle of Boryspil External links
* [http://boryspillive.at.ua website of the city of Boryspil]
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