Junik

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Junik
Junik / Juniku
Јуник
Town
Kulla e Brahim Hoxhës, Junik.jpg
Official logo of Junik
Emblem
Location of the municipality of Junik within Kosovo
Location of the municipality of Junik within Kosovo
Junik is located in Kosovo
Junik
Junik
Location of Junik within Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°28′34″N 20°16′39″E / 42.47611°N 20.27750°E / 42.47611; 20.27750Coordinates: 42°28′34″N 20°16′39″E / 42.47611°N 20.27750°E / 42.47611; 20.27750
CountryKosovo[a]
DistrictDistrict of Gjakova
MunicipalityJunik Municipality
Municipality2008
Government
 • MayorRuzhdi Shehu (LDK)
Elevation
517 m (1,696 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
6,053
 • Municipal
6,084
Time zoneUTC1
Postal code
50000
Area code(s)+381 390
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/junik

Junik (Albanian: Junik, definite Albanian form: 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.

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  1. ^ a b The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

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