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Refugees from Burundi: Total

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Refugees from Burundi: Total JSON 
164,620
Last updated 31 May 2020
Source - UNHCR, Government 
A note on the refugee population from Burundi
The above total reflects the refugee population covered by the Burundi Regional Refugee Response Plan and includes Burundian refugees who fled since April 2015, as well as the smaller population who had sought asylum in Tanzania prior to April 2015. It does not include a further 42,000 Burundian refugees who have lived for decades in Tanzania and no longer receive assistance.
Refugees from Burundi: Breakdown By Location JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Adjumani 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		3
Dar es Salaam UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		36
Eastern UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  14.3% 		60,143
Gatore UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  0.1% 		442
Gihembe UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		10
Haut-Katanga UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  0.2% 		789
Huye UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  0.2% 		885
Isingiro 31 May 2020
  9.5% 		40,020
Kamwenge 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		54
Kasai Oriental UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2019
  0.0% 		4
Kavinvira UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  0.2% 		812
Kigali UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  2.5% 		10,481
Kigeme UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		3
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		52
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		52
Kiryandongo 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		36
Kiziba UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		7
Kyegegwa 31 May 2020
  0.8% 		3,514
Lomami UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2019
  0.0% 		14
Lualaba UNHCR, Government 31 Jan 2020
  0.0% 		10
Lukolo (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2019
  0.1% 		265
Lusenda UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  7.1% 		30,028
Mahama UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  14.3% 		60,143
Maniema UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2019
  0.1% 		265
Mtendeli UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  7.7% 		32,209
Mulongwe (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  2.0% 		8,575
Nduta UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  17.4% 		73,044
Nord-Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Apr 2020
  0.1% 		568
Northern UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		10
Nyabiheke UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		8
Nyanza UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		28
Nyarugusu Camp UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  14.1% 		59,331
RP - Sange UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  0.2% 		657
South-Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Apr 2020
  1.5% 		6,347
Southern UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  0.2% 		885
Sud Kivu UNHCR, Government 31 May 2020
  7.1% 		30,028
Tanganyka UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2019
  0.1% 		460
Western UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		7

Refugees from Burundi: Total (Post-April 2015 Time Chart) JSON 
Refugees from Burundi: Post-April 2015 Influx JSON 
163,039
Last updated 31 May 2020
Source - UNHCR, Government 
Refugees from Burundi: Pre-April 2015 Influx JSON 
1,581
Last updated 31 May 2020
Source - UNHCR, Government 
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  Highlights
UNHCR has made significant progress in the construction of transitional shelters in all three camps in North West Tanzania in anticipation of the rainy season.
10 Oct 2016
- 2,443 New Arrivals recorded so far in July 2016, averaging 111 individuals a day.
30 Apr 2016
1,637 inter-camp family reunification performed; including previously Unaccompanied/Separated Children and female spouses.
30 Apr 2016
- 27,793 Burundian refugees relocated from Nyarugusu to Nduta and Mtendeli between 07-Oct-2015 and 30-Apr-2016.
30 Apr 2016
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$157,079,765
Total appeal
Date of Funding Data 31 December 2019 (5 months ago)
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UNHCR, 26 May 2015

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UNHCR, 22 May 2015

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 22 May 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. With refugees still fleeing from Burundi into neighbouring countries, the cholera epidemic declared by the ... Read more

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