Rakitovo Municipality

Municipality in Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
Coat of arms of Rakitovo Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Rakitovo Municipality in Pazardzhik Province
Location of Rakitovo Municipality in Pazardzhik Province
41°59′23″N 24°05′12″E / 41.98972°N 24.08667°E / 41.98972; 24.08667Country BulgariaProvincePazardzhik ProvinceCapitalRakitovoArea
 • Municipality246.44 km2 (95.15 sq mi) • Urban
166.98 km2 (64.47 sq mi) • Rural
69.46 km2 (26.82 sq mi)Elevation
1,298 m (4,259 ft)Population
 (31 December 2018)
 • Municipality14,479 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)Postal code
4640
Area code03542ISO 3166 codeРАWebsiterakitovo.info

Rakitovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Ракитово) is a municipality in the Pazardzhik Province of Bulgaria. The municipality consists of three settlements: two towns and one village.

Demography

Ethnic composition of Rakitovo Municipality

  Bulgarians (54.66%)
  Turks (0.26%)
  Gypsies/Romani (15.75%)
  No identification (28.96%)
  Other (0.35%)

At the 2011 census, the population of Rakitovo was 15,064. Most of the inhabitants (54.66%) were Bulgarians, and there was a significant minority of Gypsies/Romani (15.75%).[1][2] 28.96% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.

Communities

Towns

  • Rakitovo
  • Kostandovo

Villages

  • Dorkovo

References

  1. ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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Bulgaria Municipality of Rakitovo
Capital: Rakitovo
Villages
  • Dorkovo
  • Kostandovo (town)
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Culture
Notable people