Aračinovo Municipality

Aračinovo Municipality (Macedonian: Арачиново [araˈtʃinɔvɔ] ⓘ, Albanian: Komuna e Haraçinës) is a municipality in the northern part of North Macedonia. Aračinovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.

Aračinovo Municipality
Општина Арачиново
Komuna e Haraçinës
Rural municipality
Flag of Aračinovo Municipality
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Official logo of Aračinovo Municipality
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Location of Aračinovo Municipality
Country North Macedonia
Region Skopje
Municipal seatAračinovo
Government
 • MayorRidvan Ibraimi (DUI)
Area
 • Total31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total12,676
 • Density370.51/km2 (959.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code02
car platesSK
WebsiteOfficial Website

Geography

Aračinovo Municipality borders with Lipkovo Municipality to the north, the City of Skopje to the west, Petrovec Municipality to the south and Kumanovo Municipality to the east. The municipality is rural, meaning that all the inhabited places within it are villages. The number of the inhabited places in Aračinovo Municipality is 5.

Demographics

The 1994 national census recorded 9,960 inhabitants, while the last national census of 2021 recorded 12,676 inhabitants.

The ethnic structure of the municipality in 2021 was: 12,353 (97.45%) Albanians and 2.55% others.

Demographics of Aračinovo Municipality
Census yearPopulation
19949,960
200211,992
2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 11,597 100 12,676 100
Albanians 10,879 93.8 12,353 97.45
Macedonians 596 5.1 7 0.06
Others 122 1.1 6 0.05
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources n/a n/a 310 2.45


Inhabited places

There are 4 inhabited places in this municipality.

Inhabited Places TotalMacedoniansAlbaniansTurksRomaAromaniansSerbsBosniansOthers
Aračinovo Municipality12,676712,353----4312
Aračinovo7.99147.777-----210
Grušino8832854-----27
Mojanci2.91212.865-----46
Orlanci890-857----429

References

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