Aračinovo
Aračinovo
Арачиново Haraçinë | |
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Village | |
 Panorama view of Aračinovo | |
  Aračinovo Location within Republic of Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′35″N 21°33′42″E / 42.0264°N 21.5617°E | |
| Country | Republic of Macedonia |
| Municipality | Aračinovo municipality |
| Statistical region | Skopje Statistical Region |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 7,315 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1045 |
| Area code | +389-2-XXXXXXX |
| Car plates | SK |
| Website | . |
Aračinovo (Macedonian: Арачиново [araˈtʃinɔvɔ] , Albanian: Haraçinë) is a village and seat of the municipality of Aračinovo, Republic of Macedonia. Aračinovo is one of the largest villages in Republic of Macedonia with a population of about 7,000.
History
During the 2001 Macedonia conflict, it was occupied by ethnic Albanian insurgents. Later, during violence of the 2008 parliamentary election, a gunman in Aračinovo opened fire on security police.[1] One person was killed and several people were wounded.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 7315 inhabitants. [3] Ethnic groups in the village include: [3]
- Albanians 6677
- Macedonians 594
- Serbs 10
- Vlachs 1
- Bosniaks 2
- Others 31
References
- ^ France 24 | Violence mars election day in Macedonia | France 24
- ^ AFP: Deadly gun attack mars Macedonian elections
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 65.
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