Poniky (Hungarian: Pónik) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Poniky was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

On 23 March 1945, the Romanian Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Poniky and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 502 metres and covers an area of 59.037 km2.

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