Rakitovo
Ракитово7,749 people live in Rakitovo (NSI, 2025)
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Type of placeOfficial register
Town1Local officeNo mayoralty of its own
Rakitovo municipality1MunicipalityObshtina
Rakitovo1RegionOblast
Pazardzhik1AltitudeHeight band
700–999 m1People living hereNSI · 2025
7,7492People living here in 2021NSI
7,8142Change since 2002NSI figures · our calculation
−8%2People in the whole Pazardzhik districtAll places in the district together, not this place · 2021
227,6253Transport
PazardzhikRegional centre · straight line
30.9 km6RakitovoThis is the municipal centre
—1KostandovoNearby town · straight line
4.3 km6DorkovoNearby village · straight line
7.1 km6VelingradNearby town · straight line
8.9 km6Health
Hospital (multi-profile)Nearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line · МБАЛ ВЕЛИМЕД ЕООД · clinics without an NHIF contract are not on this list
Velingrad · 8.9 km7DentistIn Rakitovo · NHIF contract list
Yes, 37PharmacyIn Rakitovo · NHIF contract list
Yes, 37Medical laboratoryNearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line
Velingrad · 8.9 km7Family & schools
Nothing confirmed yet — see Not yet available for where this will come from.
Investment nearby
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Contacts
EmergencyPolice, ambulance, fire · any phone, free
1125Being verified
We have these, but haven't confirmed them with an official source yet. Starred (*) items are estimates.
EU-funded projects listing this place4*
* estimate as per ИСУН / EU funds open data, October 2026 — matched by region, municipality and place name (the source has no place code), so check before relying on it. Titles are shown as published, mostly in Bulgarian. Amounts are not shown because the file does not state the currency.Show the projects
- Подобряване на енергийната ефективност на "ТРАНС ТУПАРОВ" ЕООДIn progress · 2026–2027 · European Regional Development Fund · BG16RFPR001-2.004-0091
- Енергийна ефективност и използване на енергия от възобновяеми източници в предприятието ПЕЙЧИНОВ ООДIn progress · 2026–2027 · European Regional Development Fund · BG16RFPR001-2.004-0538
- Енергийна ефективност и използване на енергия от възобновяеми източници в Ем Джи груп БГ ЕООД.In progress · 2026–2027 · European Regional Development Fund · BG16RFPR001-2.004-0378
- Повишаване на качеството на предоставяни услуги в ДЕЙМОС ЕООДIn progress · 2025–2026 · European Regional Development Fund · BG16RFPR001-1.004-2184
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Coming from official sources. Each item will only appear here once we have it from the source named. Until then, ask the mayoralty — and always visit before you decide.
Train station or stopNRIC — railway network statement
GP (family doctor)NHIF — list of general practitioners
Medical imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI)Not in the NHIF contract lists — official source still to be found
Schools and nurseriesMinistry of Education — register of institutions
SunshineEuropean Commission — PVGIS solar data
Mayoralty phone and addressMunicipality — official website
House pricesNo official village-level source exists — we will say so rather than guess
Nearest shops and railway stopAn official source — not yet available
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Other places in Rakitovo municipality (2)
- NSI — EKATTE register of settlements (dated 5 January 2026). Government source.
- NSI — Infostat, population by settlements and sex (2002–2025) (dated 11 October 2026). Government source.
- NSI — Census 2021, district population (dated 2021). Government source.
- GeoNames gazetteer (map position only). Map position only (CC BY 4.0).
- European Commission, Civil Protection — Bulgaria — 112 in Bulgaria. Calls are answered in Bulgarian, English, French and German.
- Distances worked out by Home-Villa (straight line, from S01 centres and S10 positions).
- NHIF — registers of contracted providers (hospitals, dentists, laboratories, pharmacies) (dated 11 October 2026). Government source.
- ИСУН / UMIS — EU funds open data (projects) (dated 12 October 2026). Government source.