Kyiv metropolitan area

The Kyiv metropolitan area (Ukrainian: Київська агломерація, romanized: Kyivska ahlomeratsiia) is an unofficially designated urban agglomeration within the outer boundary of Kyiv Oblast in Ukraine. It consists of the country's capital city of Kyiv (an enclave within the oblast), its satellite settlements and nearest rural areas closely bound to the city by employment and commerce. According to different sources, it is ranked among 20 largest metropolitan areas in Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Kyiv metropolitan area Київська агломерація
Urban area
Skyline of Kyiv
Map of the administrative-territorial division of the Kyiv agglomeration
Country	Ukraine
Largest city	Kyiv
Area
• Metro	13,534 km2 (5,226 sq mi)
Population [1]
• Metro	3,475,000
• Metro density	255/km2 (660/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Metro	₴1.568 trillion €40.6 billion (2021)

Area and population

• Total population: censuses and estimates numbers vary from 3.375.000 (138 world rank) to 3,648,900 (some other sources^[which?] bring 4,130,000 - 5,206,000);
• Kyiv City proper population:
  • official: 2,847,200 as of July 2013;^[3]
  • 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)^[4]
• Suburban population: 1,076,000^{[citation needed][5]}
• Total area: 13,534 km².
• Population density: 268,4 people/km².^{[citation needed]}

Economy

In 2021, Kyiv metropolitan area had a Gross regional product of around ₴1.568 trillion (€40.6 billion) of which ₴1.276 trillion (€33 billion) was Kyiv city.^[2]

Transport

See also: Transport in Kyiv and Ukrzaliznytsia

Simplified map of the major railway lines in Kyiv Oblast.

The area has a highly developed railway and road infrastructure, being linked to Kyiv through the suburban railways, buses and minibuses.

The Kyiv metropolitan area is served by two international passenger airports: Boryspil Airport and Kyiv (Zhuliany) Airport; there are also the Hostomel cargo airport and an additional three operating airfields facilitating airplane manufacturing and general aviation.^{[citation needed]}