Kyiv metropolitan area

The Kyiv metropolitan area (, ) is an unofficially-designated urban agglomeration in Ukraine within the Kyiv Oblast, consisting of the country's capital city of Kyiv, 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.
Consisting urban settlements and administrative subdivisions.
The metropolitan area includes the following cities: Kyiv, Berezan, Boryspil, Brovary, Vasylkiv, Irpin, Rzhyschiv, and Fastiv. The city of Kyiv also creates a very close conurbation with such cities as Irpin-Bucha, Brovary, Vyshhorod, and Vyshneve, while cities Boyarka and Boryspil are located in close vicinity. The town of Kotsiubynske is located within the city limits of Kyiv, while being subordinate to the city council of Irpin.
The agglomeration stretches over some 11 raions of Kyiv Oblast: Baryshivka, Boryspil, Borodianka, Brovary, Fastiv, Kaharlyk, Kyiv-Sviatoshyn, Makariv, Obukhiv, Vasylkiv and Vyshhorod.
Economy and infrastructure.
Transport.
The area has a highly developed railway and road infrastructure, being linked to Kyiv through the suburban railways, buses and minibuses.
Kyiv metropolitan area is served by two international passenger airports: Boryspil Airport and Kyiv (Zhuliany) Airport; there are also the Gostomel cargo airport and additional three operating airfields facilitating airplane manufacturing and general aviation.
Environment.
According to the UN 2011 evaluation, there were no risks of natural disasters in the Kyiv metropolitan area