Krasnoperekopsk

Infobox Settlement

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = UKR
subdivision_type1 =Territory
subdivision_name1 =Crimea
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Krasnoperekopsk
other_name = Красноперекопськ
Красноперекопск
Krasnoperekopsk
image_shield = Krasnoperekopsk-COA.gif


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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Krasnoperekopsk within the Crimea, Ukraine
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latd=45 |latm=58 |lats=3 |latNS=N
longd=33 |longm=48 |longs=1 |longEW=E
elevation_m = 5
area_total_km2 = 22
population_total = 31284|population_footnotes=
population_as_of= 2001
population_density_km2 = 1404.6
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postal_code = 96000 — 96005
|area_code=+380-6565
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Krasnoperekopsk ( _uk. Красноперекопськ, _ru. Красноперекопск, _cr. Krasnoperekopsk) is a city in Crimea, Ukraine which is located on the southern part of the Perekop Isthmus, on the shore of the Stare lake, and about convert|124|km|mi from the Crimean capital, Simferopol. It lies on the Dzhankoy-Kherson railroad line (one of the two railroad lines connecting the Crimea and the rest of the continent).

The city was founded in 1932 as an industrial settlement for a nearby factory that produced Bromine. In 1966, Krasnoperekopsk received the status of a city.

The city of Krasnoperekopsk should not be confused with the historic Crimean city of Perekop, which was destroyed in 1920 during the Russian Civil War, and which is located in a 25km range to the north of Krasnoperekopsk.

Demographics

Climate

Krasnoperekopsk's climate is mostly dry and hot in the summer, and mild in the winter. The average temperature ranges from convert|-2.4|°C|F in January, to convert|23.3|°C|F in July. The average precipitation is convert|336|mm|in|abbr=on per year.

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