Rakitovo
Place in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Serbian village, see Rakitovo (Jagodina).
Rakitovo (Bulgarian: Ракитово [rɐˈkitovo]) is a town in the Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria. As of 2005[update] the population was 8,952. It is located in the northern part of the Rhodopi mountains[1] at 12 km to the east of Velingrad and 7 km to the southwest of the Batak Reservoir. There is timber industry in the town. People from the region grow crops, lavender, potatoes and barley.
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Rakitovo
Ракитово | |
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Coordinates: 41°59′N 24°05′E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Pazardzhik |
Government | |
• Mayor | Georgi Holyanov |
Elevation | 814 m (2,671 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 7 012 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 4640 |
Area code | 03542 |
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Some Aromanians live in Rakitovo.[2][3]