Luník IX
Luník IX | |
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Borough | |
Luník IX in December 2020 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within Košice | |
Luník IX Location in Košice Region Luník IX Location in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′45″N 21°13′25″E / 48.69583°N 21.22361°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice |
| District | Košice II |
| Housing estate | 1979 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 7,185 |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Roma | 56.6% |
| • Slovak | 32.6% |
| • Hungarian | 1.2% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| • Unreported | 9.4% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Roman Catholic | 63.4% |
| • Assemblies of God | 10.6% |
| • Old Catholic | 1.8% |
| • Greek Catholic | 1.4% |
| • Lutheran | 1.3% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| • Non-religious | 2.2% |
| • Unreported | 16.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 040 11 |
| Area code | +421-55 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | KE |
Luník IX is a borough (city ward) in the city of Košice, Slovakia, in the Košice II district. It is located in the western-central part of the city, surrounded by the boroughs of Pereš, Myslava, Barca, Juh and Západ.
Luník IX is arguably Slovakia's most well-known slum and one of the largest Roma slums in Europe.