AraÄinovo
Aračinovo ( Macedonian Арачиново; Albanian Haraçina or Haraçinë ) is a village and seat of the municipality, which covers not only the main town or the villages Grusino, Mojanci and Orlanci. The village is situated in the north of Macedonia, only about two kilometers northeast of the capital Skopje.
Geography
Aračinovo is on a slope between 225-360 m above sea level. Through the settlement area flow a few small streams that originate in the northern hill country. To the east, south and west of the village close to many fields for agricultural development.
Neighboring villages in the north Mojanci, northeast Orlanci, in the southeast Ajvatovci, in the Ilinden south, the southwest is the municipal area of the capital and to the northwest Brnjarci.
Population
The municipality of Aračinovo counted according to the last census from 2002, just 11,992 inhabitants, of which 7,315 lived in the village proper Aračinovo.
Ethnic composition
Of the 11,992 residents in the community were 10,879 Albanians, 987 Macedonians, 65 Bosniaks, 13 Serbs and 48 belonged to other ethnic groups to.
In the village were Aračinovo of the 7,315 inhabitants 6,677 Albanians, 594 Macedonians and 44 belonged to other ethnic groups to.
Religions
Aračinovo is a Muslim embossed village. 10,925 residents of the municipality and 6,678 of the village are Muslim. The Orthodox Christianity is one in the town of 1007 and in the village of 609 trailers.
History
Aračinovo was one of the centers of the Albanian uprising in Macedonia in 2001. Ethnic Albanian guerrillas controlled a long time the city and fought with the Macedonian army in fights.
Economy
The local agriculture employs many employed workers, because the Vardar valley, in which the northern side Aračinovo is located, is here very fruitful. There are cultivated maize and wheat in particular. In the nearby capital, many have found work, primarily in the commercial, industrial, trade and services.
Traffic
About a kilometer south-west - to the old main road Skopje - Kumanovo - is the entrance to the northern bypass of Skopje the M4 motorway. About 20 kilometers southeast of Aračinovo is the international airport of Skopje, which is the largest in the country.
Policy
The mayor of the municipality is Bastri Bajrami from the New Democracy, which is their only mayor in Aračinovo.
Local government
The municipal area covers 31.3 square kilometers. The municipality belongs to the statistical region of Skopje.
Others
Radio Haraçina is the local radio station of the village.