Krasnoperekopsk

 ( Cities In Crimea ) 

Krasnoperekopsk () or Yany Kapu (; ) 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:

It is located on the southern part of the Perekop Isthmus, on the shore of the , and about 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).

---

History The city was founded as Bromzavod () in 1932 as an industrial settlement for the bromine factory constructed near the (Crimean Tatar name: Tuzla gölü, Тузла голю, Lake Tuzla, "Salty lake"). In 1936, the settlement became known as Krasno-Perekopsk (Красно-Перекопск) in honor of the Bolshevik-siding forces who stormed Perekop in 1920. КРАСНОПЕРЕКОПСЬК, a Soviet-era article In 1964, the name was changed to Krasnoperekopsk, and in 1966, it received the city status.

On 12 May 2016, Ukrainian authorities renamed the city Yany Kapu as part of its decommunization efforts. The renaming was originally intended to come into effect in the event that Ukraine regains Crimea, but the law was edited on 23 August 2023 to come into effect the next day. Верховна Рада України; Постанова від 12.05.2016 № 1352-VIII Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів Автономної Республіки Крим та міста Севастополя

---

Economy

• , a major manufacturer of sodium carbonate Soda Plant website
• , manufactures bromine and bromine-based non-organic and organic compounds

---

Demographics

+ 2001 Ukrainian Census
Russians	16,561	52.9%
Ukrainians	13,602	43.5%
Crimean Tatars	1,121	3.6%
Total:	31,284	100%

---

Geography

---

Climate Krasnoperekopsk's climate is mostly dry and hot in the summer, and mild in the winter. The average temperature ranges from in January, to in July. The average precipitation is per year.

---

International relations

---

Twin towns – Sister cities Krasnoperekopsk is twinned with:

• Dzerzhinsky, Russia
• Busto Garolfo, Italy

---

Notable people

• Serhiy Ferenchak (1984-2021), Ukrainian football player

---

Notes

---

External links

• Official website
• Registration card at Verkhovna Rada
• Krasnoperekopsk travel Guide in Russian

Post Comment