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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.

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Rakitovo Ракитово
Coat of arms
Rakitovo Location of Rakitovo
Coordinates: 41°59′N 24°05′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Pazardzhik
Government
• Mayor	Georgi Holyanov
Elevation	814 m (2,671 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	8 569
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	4640
Area code(s)	03542

Some Aromanians live in Rakitovo.[2][3]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Rakitovo is twinned with:

• Svetlograd, Russia

References

На других языках

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- [en] Rakitovo

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[ru] Ракитово

Ракитово (болг. Ракитово) — город в южной Болгарии. Находится в Пазарджикской области, входит в общину Ракитово. Население составляет 8 589 человек.

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