Berdychiv Territorial Community

The Berdychiv community, located in the heart of the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine, is a vibrant and dynamic area known for its rich history, cultural heritage, and strategic geographical location. With a population of around 77,000 residents, Berdychiv combines the charm of a historic town with the opportunities of a growing economic hub.

Berdychiv - Time to feel

Berdychiv Territorial Community

76.6 thousand people.

Population

82.89 sq. km.

Community area

3

Settlements
42 239
34 323
Gender ratio
12 737
42 910
20 910
Age groups
Location
  • Berdychiv boasts a prime geographical position in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine, making it an attractive hub for investment. The community is located in the northern part of the right bank of Ukraine.
  • Located just 40 kilometers from the Zhytomyr and 180 from the capital city, well-connected by major highways and railways.  It borders with Vinnytsia region.
  • It is located 600 kilometers away from the active combat zone.

Human capital and social infrastructure

  • 3 colleges provide professional training for specialists (more than 2,000 students in technical, educational and medical fields)
  • 3 technical vocational education institutions (more than 600 students of various specialties: turner, painter, electric welder, plasterer, tailor, cutter, etc.)
  • Communal Enterprise “Berdychiv City Hospital” (170 doctors and about 7,000 patients treated)
  • 15 schools of general secondary education and 11 kindergartens

NATURAL RESOURCES

Water resources

  • The Hnylopyat River flows through the community that is the main waterway of the community.
  • The total length of the river is 99 km and the catchment area is 1,410 sq. km.
  • The river is used for household needs and recreation.

Soils

  • The most common soils are powerful low-humus black soil (chernozem). Carbonate and leached varieties occur in combination with it.
  • A smaller area is occupied by light gray, dark gray, and podzolic black soils.
  • Average soil fertility is 45-66 points.

BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE

Storage facilities

  • There are 9 private office centers in Berdychiv city, where it is possible to rent premises for various purposes for a shop, hairdresser and other activities.
  • The community has several private storage facilities (category "C") where it is possible to rent space for various purposes.
  • An elevator complex for receiving, storing and shipping grain is also located in the community.

Transport infrastructure

  • The international highway M21 Vystavychi - Mohyliv-Podilskyi and highways to Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Liubar, Khmilnyk, and Bila Tserkva pass through the city.
  • Berdychiv has an important railway junction-station of 2nd class.
  • The city has an extensive passenger transport system with 15 city bus routes.
  • The community has private sewage treatment facilities.
  • The community has an extensive network of delivery service branches.

CULTURAL HERITAGE

Monastery of the Order of the Barefoot Carmelites

The church of the monastery houses the miraculous Icon of the Mother of God of Berdychiv (about 18,000 believers make pilgrimages to it annually)

Musical and dramatic theater on Yevropeyska str.

The theater is located in a historic building (built in 1908), which has the status of an architectural monument of local importance.

The Jewish cemetery

Here is the tomb of Levi Yitzhak Ben Meir, the most famous Hasidic tzaddik. The tomb is a place of mass pilgrimage from people all over the world (50 thousand believers annually).

LOCAL BUSINESS

Industry

The major place in the structure of community's industry takes processing industry, which accounts to 94.7%, including:
  • 39.4% food and beverage production (“Berdychiv Brewery Plant” LLC, “Three Bears” (Try Vedmedi) LLC, “Miasovyta” LLC, and others);
  • 20.4% textile production, production of clothing, leather, leather goods and other materials (PrJSC “Berdychiv Clothing Factory”, JV LLC “Rif-1” and others);
  • 13.0% mechanical engineering (Berdychiv Machine Building Plant “Progress” JSC) and wood products manufacturing (“Dniprowood” PJSC).

Small business

  • More than 4,300 individual entrepreneurs (the number of individual entrepreneurs increased by 695 people in  2023)
  • Small businesses provide more than 95% of community services.
Industry structure of small business:

56.6%

Trade

13.2%

Services

5.9%

Production