| Poniky | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Banská Bystrica |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 48.7167°N 36°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1284 |
| Area Total Km2: | 59.03[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 22.79 |
| Elevation M: | 499[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,637 |
| Population Total: | 1536[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 25.96[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 10.02 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 976 33 |
| Area Code: | +421 48 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | BB |
| Website: | www.poniky.sk |
Poniky (Hungarian: Pónik) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1282. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Poniky was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. 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. It has a population of about 1,564 people.