Rakovski
Раковски | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Rakovski,_Military_Monument.jpg) Military monument | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Rakovski-flag.png) Flag &sq=&lang=&file=File:Rakovski-coat-of-arms.jpg) Coat of arms | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bulgaria_location_map.svg)  Rakovski Location of Rakovski | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′N 24°58′E / 42.300°N 24.967°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Plovdiv |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pavel Gugzherov |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (Census 2021)[1] | |
| • City | 14,679 |
| • Urban | 25,326 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 4150 |
| Area code | 03151 |
Rakovski (Bulgarian: Раковски [rɐˈkɔfski]) is a town in southern Bulgaria, in the historical region of Thrace. It is located in the Plovdiv Province. The town is also the centre of the Rakovski Municipality. Rakovski was founded in 1966 with the merging of three villages — General Nikolaevo, Sekirovo, and Parchevich. The new town was named after the prominent Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski.