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Rakitovo
Ракитово
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Coordinates: 41°59′N 24°05′E / 41.983°N 24.083°E / 41.983; 24.083 | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Pazardzhik |
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• Mayor | Georgi Holyanov |
Elevation | 814 m (2,671 ft) |
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• Total | 7 012 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code |
4640
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Area code | 03542 |
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.
Some Aromanians live in Rakitovo.[2][3]
Rakitovo is twinned with:
Municipalities of Pazardzhik Province
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41°59′N 24°05′E / 41.983°N 24.083°E / 41.983; 24.083