In 1858,
a sugar plant was built here. in
Kievsky Uyezd of
Kiev Governorate of the
Russian Empire. In the 1930s a dairy plant was built here
Urban-type settlement from 1956 until 1971, town since 1971. there were several food industry enterprises. In 2011 a
security checkpoint "Kaharlyk" was built here. In January 2013, population was 13,758 people. In 2014, a dystopian novel
Kaharlyk was published depicting a fictional town in a dystopian future under Russian occupation. In May 2020, the
2020 Kaharlyk police rape gained widespread media attention across Ukraine, spurring protests. Until 18 July 2020, Kaharlyk served as an administrative center of
Kaharlyk 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 Kaharlyk Raion was merged into Obukhiv Raion. == Transport ==