Junik
Coordinates: Template:Xb 42°28′34″N 20°16′39″E / 42.47611°N 20.27750°E
Junik
Junik / Juniku Јуник | |
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Coordinates: Template:Xb 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 | +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
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