Krasnoperekopsk Raion

{{for|a city district in Russia with the same name|Yaroslavl}}

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Krasnoperekopsk Raion ({{langx|uk|Красноперекопський район}}, {{langx|ru|Красноперекопский район}}, {{langx|crh|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, but currently occupied 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): {{Crimea-census2014|24,738|punct=.}}

On 12 May 2016, Ukrainian authorities{{#tag:ref|Since the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 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.{{cite web|last=Gutterman |first=Steve |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSBREA1Q1E820140318 |title=Putin signs Crimea treaty, will not seize other Ukraine regions |publisher=Reuters.com |access-date=26 March 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26248275 |title=Ukraine crisis timeline |publisher=BBC News}}[http://english.cntv.cn/2014/03/28/ARTI1395947928472439.shtml UN General Assembly adopts resolution affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304200543/http://english.cntv.cn/2014/03/28/ARTI1395947928472439.shtml |date=2018-03-04 }}, China Central Television (28 March 2014)|group=nb}} renamed the district to Perekop Raion ({{langx|uk|Перекопський район}}) as part of its decommunization efforts. The renaming is intended to take practical effect upon the Ukrainian recapture of Crimea.[http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1352-viii Верховна Рада України; Постанова від 12.05.2016 № 1352-VIII Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів Автономної Республіки Крим та міста Севастополя] {{in lang|uk}}