Aračinovo
| Aračinovo / Arachinovo Арачиново Haraçina | |
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| Village | |
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Panorama view of Aračinovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′35″N 21°33′42″E / 42.0264°N 21.5617°ECoordinates: 42°01′35″N 21°33′42″E / 42.0264°N 21.5617°E | |
| Country | Republic of Macedonia |
| Municipality | Aračinovo |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 7,315 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Area code(s) | +389-2-XXXXXXX |
Aračinovo (Macedonian: Арачиново [araˈtʃinɔvɔ], Albanian: Haraçina) is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, west of Skopje. It is the seat of Aračinovo Municipality. Aračinovo is one of the larger villages in Republic of Macedonia with a population of about 7,000.
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]
References
| Inhabited places in Aračinovo Municipality |  | |
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| village(s): Aračinovo | Grušino | Mojanci | Orlanci | ||