Aračinovo
Арачиново Haraçinë | |
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Village | |
 Panorama view of Aračinovo | |
  Aračinovo Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′35″N 21°33′50″E / 42.02639°N 21.56389°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Skopje |
| Municipality |  Aračinovo |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 7,991 |
| 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, North Macedonia.
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2001: Битката за Арачиново - 2001: Battle for Arachinovo
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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]
On the 2nd of December, 2022, during a routine traffic stop, а driver was asked to show his documents, to which the driver didn't comply and proceeded to call an Armed group. Said group proceeded to chase the Police officers out of Aračinovo and into the Gazi Baba police station.[3][4][5]
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 7.991 inhabitants.[6] Ethnic groups in the village include:[6]
- Albanians 7.777
- Macedonians 4
| Year | Macedonian | Albanian | Turks | Romani | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | Others | Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 594 | 6.677 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 7.315 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 7.777 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 210 | 7.991 |
Sports
Local football club KF Shkëndija have played in the Macedonian Third League.
References
- ^ "France 24 | Violence mars election day in Macedonia | France 24". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ AFP: Deadly gun attack mars Macedonian elections
- ^ "Armed group in Arachinovo chased away the police because they stopped a person who was driving a vehicle without valid documents?!".
- ^ "Стоилковски: Тежок скандал - Криминалци избркале полицајци од полициска станица во Арачиново".
- ^ "Стоилковски: Тежок скандал- Криминалци избркале полицајци од полициска станица во Арачиново, Спасовски оставка веднаш".
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
This page was last edited on 9 March 2024, at 19:32