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.
Rakitovo Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
.png) Location of Rakitovo Municipality in Pazardzhik Province | |
  Rakitovo Municipality Location of Rakitovo Municipality in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 41°59′23″N 24°05′12″E / 41.98972°N 24.08667°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Pazardzhik Province |
| Capital | Rakitovo |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 246.44 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) | |
• Municipality | 14,479 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 4640 |
| Area code | 03542 |
| ISO 3166 code | РА |
| Website | rakitovo.info |
Demography
editEthnic 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
editTowns
editVillages
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.