Gihinga Refugee Camp

Gihinga Refugee Camp is a refugee camp found in Burundi.

Location
Gihinga refugee camp is located in Gihinga colline, Kayokwe commune, Mwaro province in Central Burundi, 50 km from Bujumbura.

Background
Gihinga refugee camp was found on 23 September 2004 to house refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo, because of the August 2004 massacre at Gatumba camp. The camp occupies 60 hectares of land with a capacity to accommodate 9000 refugees. It has 8 blocks of 288 houses. The camp has Banyamulenge, Babembe and Bafulero ethnic groups. The camp is managed by government of Burundi and United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees.

Demography
As October 2009, Gihinga refugee camp hosted 23000 refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo compared to 1910 refugees who were reported in 2005.

Services
By 2005, these are the partner organizations who support the camp with several services.

External sources
WFP/UNHCR REPORT OF THE JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION OF THE CONGOLESE REFUGEES IN BURUNDI 27-30 JUNE 2005