| Rakovica | |
| Official Name: | Municipality of Rakovica Općina Rakovica |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
| Pushpin Label: | Rakovica |
| Coordinates: | 45.0167°N 15.65°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Croatia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Continental Croatia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rakovica, Croatia |
| Leader Title: | Municipal mayor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 256.4 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 2.1 |
| Elevation M: | 350 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 2230 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 247 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 47245 |
| Area Code: | (+385) 47 |
Rakovica is a village and a municipality in south-central Croatia, in the region of Kordun south of Karlovac and Slunj, and north of the Plitvice Lakes. Rakovica is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[2]
Rakovica achieved some prominence in Croatian history in October 1871, when several members of the Croatian Party of Rights led by Eugen Kvaternik disavowed the official party position advocating a political solution to the issue of Croatia within the Habsburg monarchy and instead launched a revolt in the village.
The total municipality population is 2,387 (2011), while the village itself has 310 residents. According to that census, 94.8% (2,262) are Croats and 3.2% (77) are ethnic Serbs.
According to the 2011 census, the municipality or Rakovica consists of the following settlements:
Due to proximity of Plitvice Lakes, one of the main fields of income is tourism. One of its sights are the Caves of Barać which were reopened for visitors in 2004.