History
The raion was established in 1962. It borders with Borodianka Raion and Vyshhorod Raion to the north, with Vasylkiv Raion and Obukhiv Raion to the south, to the west it has borders with Makariv Raion, and to the north there is a border with the city of Kiev. The territory of the raion is located the city of Irpin that has a special status in the Kiev Oblast since 1962. The city of Irpin also has under its subordination three other settlements that classify as urban: Vorzel, Gostomel, and Kotsiubynske. In 2007 the town of Bucha received the same status of the oblast subordination as Irpin.
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