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Rakitovo
Ракитово | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Rakitovo Location of Rakitovo | |
| Coordinates: 41°59′N 24°05′E / 41.983°N 24.083°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 |
Rakitovo (Bulgarian: Ракитово [rɐˈkitovo]) is a town in the Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria. As of 2005[update] the population is 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.
Some Aromanians live in Rakitovo.[2][3]
