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'''Krasnoperekopsk Raion''' ({{lang-uk|Красноперекопський район}}, {{lang-ru|Красноперекопский район}}, {{lang-crh|Krasnoperekopsk rayonı}}) is one of the 25 districts of the [[Crimea|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): {{Crimea-census2014|24,738|punct=.}}

On 12 May 2016, Ukrainian authorities{{#tag:ref|Since the [[2014 Crimean crisis]], the status of the Crimea and of the city of Sevastopol is [[Political status of Crimea|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 cities of Russia|federal city]] within the [[Crimean Federal District]].<ref name="Reuters">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Ukraine crisis timeline BBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26248275 |title=Ukraine crisis timeline |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref name="CCTV UNR C=U">[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)</ref>|group=nb}} renamed the district to '''PerekopskyPerekop Raion''' ({{lang-uk|Перекопський район}}) as part of its [[Decommunization in Ukraine|decommunization efforts]]. The renaming will be in effect when Ukraine take back control of Crimea.<ref name=zakon>[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}}</ref>