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Rakitovo Municipality is located in Pazardzhik Province, in South East Bulgaria. The municipality consists of three settlements: two towns and one village: Rakitovo, Kostandovo and Dorkovo.
The unofficial number of Roma living in Rakitovo is around 4 000. Roma are located in three neighbourhoods in Rakitovo municipality: in the towns of Rakitovo and Kostandovo and in the village of Dorkovo. They are both Bulgarian and Romani speakers.
ROMACT started in March 2020 with the signature of the Letter of agreement.