MUNICIPAL PROFILE 2018 PEJË/PEĆ REGION
JUNIK MUNICIPAL PROFILE 2018 JUNIK The OSCE regional centre Pejë/Peć covers six (6) municipalities, including Junik, and has teams working in all of them.
AREA AND POPULATION 77 km² area Junik municipality is located in western Kosovo. It covers an area of approximately 77 km2 and includes Junik town and two (2) 2 villages villages, Jasiq/Jasić and Gjocaj/Đocaj. According to the 2011 Kosovo Population and Housing Census, the total population is 6,084 population 6,084.
Ethnic composition Junik was not a separate municipality in 1981 and 1991 and therefore data from the censuses conducted in these years are 1.Kosovo Albanians 6,069 not available. 2.Other 4 3.Not specified 11 According to the UNHCR statistics, there are no registered returns in the municipality. (source: Kosovo Agency of Statistics)
GOVERNING STRUCTURES AND POLITICAL OVERVIEW The total number of voters in Junik municipality registered for the municipal elections held in October 2017 was 5,5901, including out- of-Kosovo voters. The voter turnout was 48.64% or 2,719 voters (source: Central Election Commission).
The 2017 municipal assembly election results were as follows: The current seat distribution is as follows:
43.43% AAK Alliance for Future of Kosovo 7 seats 31.72% LDK Democratic League of Kosovo 5 seats 15.32% Vetëvendosje! (Self-Determination) Movement 2 seats 9.53% PDK Democratic Party of Kosovo 1 seat
1. The overall population figure presented above is taken from the 2011 census (or authoritative estimates where the census figure is not available), whereas the voters list is a reflection of all people with a civil registration entry in the municipality. In some cases, the voters list figure is higher than, or similar to the overall population number due to insufficient updating of the civil registry or a significant proportion of people registered in the municipality but actually living elsewhere or abroad. JUNIK
MUNICIPAL PROFILE 2018 LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC SERVICES Infrastructure The municipal assembly has 15 seats distributed among four (4) political parties, all members are Kosovo Albanian; six (6) are The overall status of infrastructure in the municipality is women. The Municipal Assembly Chairperson is Muharrem assessed as good. Most of the main roads that connect villages Krasniqi (AAK). with the urban centre are asphalted. There are ongoing works to improve the sewage, irrigation, water supply and electrical systems in the municipality (source: municipal directorate of urbanism EXECUTIVE cadastre and environment).
Health Structure of municipal executive and the executive's political affiliations. The municipality has one (1) main health centre, with 31 The municipality is headed by Mayor Agron Kuqi (AAK), re- employees including doctors, nurses and support staff; 18 elected for his third term as mayor with 57.9% of votes in the first women and 13 men. round of the 2017 municipal elections. In the 2013 municipal All communities have access to health care facilities (source: elections, Mayor Kuqi won with 62.46% in the second round. municipal directorate of health and social welfare). Deputy Mayor is Faik Tofaj (AAK).
There are seven (7) municipal departments. Two (2) departments Education are run by women directors: budget and finance (AAK) and general administration (AAK), five (5) departments are run by There is one (1) primary school and one (1) secondary school in men directors: urbanism, cadastre and environment (AAK); Junik municipality with a total of 850 students and 56 teachers education, culture, youth and sports (PDK); health and social (source: municipal directorate of education, culture, youth and sports). welfare (AAK); public services, inspection and emergency (AAK); and economic development (AAK). In the previous mandate (2013-2017), two (2) directors were women (source: municipal RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL SITES website). Junik has two (2) mosques, both damaged during the 1999 JUDICIARY conflict and reconstructed in its aftermath and one (1) tekke (source: directorate of urbanism cadastre and environment and religious communities' representatives). There are no courts in Junik. The Deçan/Dečane branch of the Pejë/Peć Basic Court covers the municipality (source: Pejë/Peć Basic A total of 20 architectural sites in Junik municipality are included Court). in the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport list of sites under permanent/temporary protection. Pejë/Peć Basic Prosecutor's Office covers the municipality.
SECURITY PRESENCE KEY FACTS In Junik there are: Kosovo Police station in Junik has 25 police officers, all are Kosovo Albanian; 24 men and one (1) woman (source: Pejë/Peć • 15 seats in the municipal assembly Regional Police Station). distributed among 4 political entities As for the international military presence, Italian KFOR covers the area (source: KFOR/Multi National Battle Group West). • 25 police officers
• No courts physically present in the ECONOMY € municipality The economy of Junik municipality is predominantly based on agriculture and small trade businesses. Currently, there are • 56 teachers in 1 primary and 1 secondary approximately 100 businesses registered in the municipality. school The municipal administration is the largest single employer in the municipality (source: municipal directorate of economic development).