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Aračinovo Municipality

Aračinovo Municipality
Општина Арачиново
Komuna e Haraçinës
Rural municipality
Flag of Aračinovo Municipality
Flag
Official logo of Aračinovo Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Aračinovo Municipality
Country  Macedonia
Region Skopje Statistical Region
Municipal seat Aračinovo
Government
 • Mayor Brahim Ajvazi (DUI)
Area
 • Total 31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 11,597
 • Density 370.51/km2 (959.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Area code(s) 02
car plates SK

Aračinovo Municipality (Macedonian: Општина Арачиново [araˈtʃinɔvɔ], Albanian: Haraçina) is a municipality in northern part of Republic of 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 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 1994 national census recorded 9,960 inhabitants, while the last national census of 2002 recorded 11,597 inhabitants.

The ethnic structure of the municipality is the following: 10,879 (93.8%) are Albanians, 596 (5.1%) are Macedonians, and 1.1% other.

The municipality is rural, meaning that all the inhabited places within it are villages. The number of the inhabited places in Aračinovo Municipality is 4.

Coordinates: 42°02′N 21°34′E / 42.04°N 21.57°E / 42.04; 21.57


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