Aračinovo (Macedonian: Арачиново [araˈtʃinɔvɔ] (listen), Albanian: Haraçinë) is a village and seat of the municipality of Aračinovo, North Macedonia.

Aračinovo Арачиново Haraçinë
Village
Panorama view of Aračinovo
Aračinovo Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42.0264°N 21.5617°E / 42.0264; 21.5617
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipality	Aračinovo
Elevation	267 m (876 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1045
Area code(s)	+389-2-XXXXXXX
Car plates	SK
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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]

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

Sports

Local football club KF Shkëndija have played in the Macedonian Third League.

References

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[ru] Арачиново