Răchitoasa is a commune located in Bacău County within the Western Moldavia region of Romania. It serves as an administrative division composed of fifteen distinct villages.
The constituent villages that make up the commune include Barcana, Bucșa, Buda, Burdusaci, Dănăila, Dumbrava, Farcașa, Fundătura Răchitoasa, Hăghiac, Magazia, Movilița, Oprișești, Putini, Răchitoasa, and Tochilea.