Krasnoperekopsk Raion
Krasnoperekopsk rayonı
Karkinit Bay, Krasnoperekopsky District
Karkinit Bay, Krasnoperekopsky District
Flag of Krasnoperekopsk Raion
Official seal of Krasnoperekopsk Raion
Raion location within Crimea
Country Ukraine
RepublicCrimea
CapitalKrasnoperekopsk
Subdivisions
List
  • 0 cities
  • 0 towns
  • 38 villages
Area
  Total1,231 km2 (475 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total24,738
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Dialing code+380-6565

Krasnoperekopsk Raion (Ukrainian: Красноперекопський район, Russian: Красноперекопский район, Crimean Tatar: Krasnoperekopsk rayonı) is one of the 25 districts of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. It is situated in the northern part of the republic. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Krasnoperekopsk. The latter is not a part of the raion (district) and incorporated separately as a town of regional significance. Population (without Krasnoperekopsk): 24,738 (2014 Census).[1]

On 12 May 2016, Ukrainian authorities[nb 1] renamed the district to Perekop Raion (Ukrainian: Перекопський район) as part of its decommunization efforts. The renaming will be in effect when Ukraine take back control of Crimea.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic makeup of the Raion according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:[6]

2001 Ukrainian Census
NationalityInhabitantsPercentage
Ukrainians 13,822 43.4%
Russians 10,587 33,2%
Crimean Tatars 5,477 17.2%
Belarusians 397 1.2%
Others 775 2.4%
Total: 31,058 100%
In July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada approved an administrative reform in Crimea

2020 Ukrainian Administrative Reform

In July 2020, Ukraine conducted an administrative reform throughout its de jure territory. This included Crimea, which was at the time occupied by Russia, and is still ongoing as of October 2023. Crimea was reorganized from 14 raions and 11 municipalities into 10 raions, with municipalities abolished altogether. The territory of Perekop Raion was expanded to also include the territories of Armiansk Municipality, Yani Qapu Municipality, and Rozdolne Raion, but has not yet been implemented due to the ongoing Russian occupation.[7]

Notes

  1. Since the 2014 Crimean crisis, the status of the Crimea and of the city of Sevastopol is under dispute between Russia and Ukraine; Ukraine and the majority of the international community considers the Crimea and Sevastopol an integral part of Ukraine, while Russia, on the other hand, considers the Crimea and Sevastopol an integral part of Russia, with Sevastopol functioning as a federal city within the Crimean Federal District.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. Gutterman, Steve. "Putin signs Crimea treaty, will not seize other Ukraine regions". Reuters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. "Ukraine crisis timeline". BBC News.
  4. UN General Assembly adopts resolution affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity Archived 2018-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, China Central Television (28 March 2014)
  5. Верховна Рада України; Постанова від 12.05.2016 № 1352-VIII Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів Автономної Республіки Крим та міста Севастополя (in Ukrainian)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20140410223909/http://sf.ukrstat.gov.ua/
  7. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-10-16.

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