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Bidibidi Refugee Settlement | |
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  Bidibidi Refugee Settlement | |
| Coordinates: 3°32′N 31°21′E / 3.53°N 31.35°E | |
| Country | Uganda |
| District | Yumbe |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 250 km2 (100 sq mi) |
Bidibidi Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp in the Yumbe District of northwestern Uganda. Home to over 270,000 South Sudanese refugees fleeing the ongoing civil war in early 2017, it was among the largest refugee settlements in the world at the time, and may have been the largest.[1][2] As of 2018, that distinction was claimed by Kutupalong refugee camp for displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh.[3]
- ^ a b Biryabarema, Elias (15 December 2016). "Hatred spills beyond South Sudan along with refugees". Reuters. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Hattem, Julian (24 January 2017). "Uganda's sprawling haven for 270,000 of South Sudan's refugees". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Altman, M.J. "Rohingya Crisis: A Firsthand Look Into The World's Largest Refugee Camp". World Food Program USA. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.