Junik Junik / Juniku Јуник | |
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) Location of the municipality of Junik within Kosovo | |
)  Junik Location of Junik within Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′34″N 20°16′39″E / 42.47611°N 20.27750°E | |
| Country | Kosovo[a] |
| District | District of Gjakova |
| Municipality | Junik Municipality |
| Municipality | 2008 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Agron Kuqi (AAK) |
| Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 6,053 |
| • Municipal | 6,084 |
| Time zone | UTC1 |
| Postal code | 50000 |
| Area code(s) | +381 390 |
| Website | kk |
Junik (Albanian: Junik, Juniku; Serbian: Јуник, romanized: Junik) is a town located in Junik Municipality in the Gjakova District in western Kosovo[a]. According to the 2011 census, the town of Junik has 6,053 inhabitants, while the municipality has 6,084 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 6,425 inhabitants.
It is located between Deçan and Gjakova along Kosovo's mountainous border with Albania. It is populated with ethnic Albanians. Junik is the hometown of several prominent people including former heavyweight European boxing champion Luan Krasniqi and poet Din Mehmeti.
Notable people
- Luan Krasniqi
- Rexhep Goçi
- Robin Krasniqi
- Edmond Hoxha
- Din Mehmeti
- Ali Jasiqi, a writer
See also
- District of Gjakova
- Neutral Zone of Junik
Notes
- ^ a b Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.