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Rakitovo
Place in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Some Aromanians live in Rakitovo.[2][3]
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International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Rakitovo is twinned with:
Svetlograd, Russia
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