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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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  (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]