Aračinovo Municipality ( , ) is a municipality in the northern part of
North Macedonia
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Aračinovo
Aračinovo ( , ) is a village and seat of the Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipality of Aračinovo Municipality, Aračinovo, North Macedonia.
History
During the 2001 Macedonia conflict, it was occupied by ethnic Albanian insurgents.
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'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is located in the
Skopje Statistical Region
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.
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
Kumanovo ( ; ) is a municipality located in the northern part of North Macedonia. ''Kumanovo'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. The Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.
Geography
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to the east. The municipality is
rural
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, meaning that all the inhabited places within it are
villages
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. The number of inhabited places in Aračinovo Municipality is 4.
Demographics
The 1994 national census recorded 9,960 inhabitants, while the 2021 North Macedonia census recorded 12,676 inhabitants.
The ethnic structure of the municipality in 2021 was: 12,353 (97.45%)
Albanians
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and 2.55% others.
Inhabited places
There are 4 inhabited places in this municipality.
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aracinovo Municipality
Municipalities of North Macedonia
Skopje Statistical Region