title: Rakity, Rubtsovsky District, Altai Krai
text: # Rakity, Rubtsovsky District, Altai Krai
  
  Rakity (Russian: Ракиты) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Rakitovsky Selsoviet of Rubtsovsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 1,029 in 2016. There are 9 streets.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Rakity is located 39 km west of Rubtsovsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Bolshaya Shelkovka is the nearest rural locality.
  
  