Krasnoperekopsk

Krasnoperekopsk
Красноперекопск · Яни Капу
Yañı Qapu
Krasnoperekopsk railway station
Krasnoperekopsk
Location of Krasnoperekopsk within Crimea
Krasnoperekopsk
Krasnoperekopsk (Ukraine)
Krasnoperekopsk
Krasnoperekopsk (Black Sea)
Coordinates: 45°58′3″N 33°48′1″E / 45.96750°N 33.80028°E / 45.96750; 33.80028
Country Ukraine (occupied by Russia)
Autonomous republicCrimea (de jure)
RaionPerekop Raion (de jure)
Federal subjectCrimea (de facto)
MunicipalityKrasnoperekopsk Municipality (de facto)
Area
  Total
22 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
26 268
  Density1,395.45/km2 (3,614.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
96000–96005
Area code+7-36565

Krasnoperekopsk (Russian: Красноперекопск) or Yany Kapu (Ukrainian: Яни Капу; Crimean Tatar: Yañı Qapu) is a city in Crimea. Following the 2014 annexation of Crimea, it was incorporated into Russia's Republic of Crimea. However, a majority of countries recognises the territory as part of Ukraine within the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. It is the administrative center of Krasnoperekopsk Raion. Administratively is not a part of the raion (district) and is incorporated separately as a town of regional significance. Population: 26,268 (2014 Census).

It is located on the southern part of the Perekop Isthmus, on the shore of the Stare Lake, and about 124 kilometres (77 mi) from the Crimean capital, Simferopol. It lies on the Dzhankoi-Kherson railroad line (one of the two railroad lines connecting the Crimea and the rest of the continent).