Yahotyn

Yahotyn (Ukrainian: Яготин) is a city in Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Yahotyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In 2001, population was 23,659. The current population is 18,995 (2022 estimate).

Yahotyn
Яготин
Yahotyn
Yahotyn
Coordinates: 50°15′25″N 31°46′54″E
CountryUkraine
OblastKyiv Oblast
RaionBoryspil Raion
Founded1552
Area
  Total57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total18,995
  Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Zip code
07700 — 07705
Area code+380 4575
Websitehttp://www.yagotin-city.com.ua/

Until 18 July 2020, Yahotyn was the administrative center of Yahotyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Yahotyn Raion was merged into Boryspil Raion.

The village of Dvirkivshchyna in Boryspil Raion is birthplace to famous football player Andriy Shevchenko, who attended sports-school in Yahotyn.

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