Mae La refugee camp

Mae La refugee camp
Mae La
—  Refugee camp  —
Mae La is located in Thailand
Mae La
Coordinates: 17°07′44″N 98°22′50″E / 17.12889°N 98.38056°E / 17.12889; 98.38056
Country  Thailand
Provinces Tak Province
Amphoe Tha Song Yang District
Area
 - Total 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population 30,000
Time zone UTC+7 (UTC+7)

Mae La (Maela) is a refugee camp in Thailand. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province and currently houses 30,000 refugees[1], with more arriving each week from Burma. Mae La Camp is the largest Burmese refugee camp. Over 90% are ethnic Karen.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.tbbc.org/camps/populations.htm
  2. ^ http://www.unhcr.or.jp/protect/pdf/Oliver-E.pdf UNHCR Thailand and Japan’s Pilot Resettlement Program 25 August 2010

Links

http://www.tbbc.org/camps/mst.htm#ml Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) http://asiabible.wordpress.com/mae-la-refugee-camp/ http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/thai.karen/


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