Bila Tserkva is a central Ukrainian city. Together with 16 surrounding municipalities, it forms the regional authority of the same name, Bila Tserkva, with a total population of about 220,000. The city is located on the banks of the River Ros, about 85 kilometres southwest of Kiev.

Bila Tserkva was founded in 1032 by the Kiev Grand Duke Yaroslav I as a defensive post against nomadic tribes. The name of the town means “White Church” and probably refers to the medieval Yuriyev Cathedral, which was painted white. 

Major economic sectors are the manufacture of paper and plastic products, the pharmaceutical industry, food processing, machinery and equipment manufacturing, furniture making and creative industries. Important companies are Premiori (tyre manufacturing), Biofarma (pharmaceuticals and medical products) and Mareren (food manufacturing). 

Bila Tserkva is home to the National Agrarian University (BTNAU), a multidisciplinary educational institution with more than 5,500 Ukrainian and foreign students in 19 specialties at the following six faculties: Agro-Biotechnology, Biotechnology, Ecology, Economics, Law and Linguistics, and Veterinary Medicine. BTNAU is also a regional university centre with local vocational colleges. 

Bila Tserkva's cultural landscape is characterised by the Kiev Regional Academic Theatre of Sagsagansky, various museums, architecturally significant monuments, art and cultural festivals, and many parks and gardens with opportunities for leisure activities.

Worth mentioning is the garden complex “Dendrological Park Oleksandriia” on the north-western outskirts of the city, founded at the end of the 18th century as the country estate of the Polish Counts Branytski. Today it is under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The landscape park is an important centre for the Academy's scientific research on the introduction and acclimatisation of plants. The arboretum is located on an area of 297 hectares on the banks of the river Ros.