Rakitovo Municipality

Rakitovo Municipality
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Rakitovo Municipality in Pazardzhik Province
Rakitovo Municipality Location of Rakitovo Municipality in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 41°59′23″N 24°05′12″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Pazardzhik Province
Capital	Rakitovo
Area
• Municipality	246.44 km^2 (95.15 sq mi)
• Urban	166.98 km^2 (64.47 sq mi)
• Rural	69.46 km^2 (26.82 sq mi)
Elevation	1,298 m (4,259 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)
• Municipality	14,479
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code	4640
Area code	03542
ISO 3166 code	РА
Website	rakitovo.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.