Brovary

Brovary Бровари
Skyline of Brovary
Flag Coat of arms
Brovary Map of Ukraine with Brovary
Coordinates: 50°30′00″N 30°46′00″E / 50.50000°N 30.76667°E / 50.50000; 30.76667
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kiev Oblast
Raion	Brovarskyi Raion
Government
• Mayor	Temporary Absent
Population (2013)
• Total	98 250
• Density	2,534/km2 (6,560/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	07400—07409
Area code(s)	+380 4594
Website	http://www.brovary.kiev.ua/

Brovary (Ukrainian: Бровари, Polish: Browary; before 1969 known as Brovari) is a city in Kiev Oblast (Region) in northern Ukraine, an eastern suburb of the country's capital, Kiev. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance. It also serves as the administrative centre of Brovary Raion (district), though it does not belong to the raion. Population: 98,250 (2013 est.).

Brovary is a historic town, first mentioned in 1630. Its name, translated from Ukrainian, means "brewers". The city also houses a railway station. International ill-fame came to the city in 2000 after one of its apartment blocks was hit by a stray surface-to-surface missile launched from a neighbouring army shooting range in Honcharivs'ke. Three people were killed.

Today, Brovary is Ukraine's shoe-making capital with dozens of such companies located here. At Brovary, there is also a broadcasting centre for long and shortwaves. The longwave transmitter, which works on 207 kHz, uses as its antenna two 259.6 m (852 ft) tall guyed mast radiators each equipped with a cage antenna at their lower part. Brovary is also an important sport centre of Ukraine. Several world and Olympic champions were born and/or began their career here. Ukraine's national mint facility is located in Brovary.

Brovary is a district centre in Kyiv region. It is situated 20 kilometers from the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. Brovary district lies in the areas of mixed forests. The climate here is moderately continental with the middle temperature -6 C in January and +19 C in July.