Aračinovo

Aračinovo
Арачиново
Haraçinë
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 / 42.0264; 21.5617Coordinates: 42°01′35″N 21°33′42″E / 42.0264°N 21.5617°E / 42.0264; 21.5617
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(s) +389-2-XXXXXXX
Car plates SK
Website .

Aračinovo (Macedonian: Арачиново [araˈtʃinɔvɔ] ( listen), 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]

References

  1. ↑ France 24 | Violence mars election day in Macedonia | France 24
  2. ↑ AFP: Deadly gun attack mars Macedonian elections
  3. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 65.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.