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== Elema Refugee Settlement == |
== Elema Refugee Settlement == |
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Elema Refugee Settlement is a refugee settlement in [[Adjumani |
Elema Refugee Settlement is a refugee settlement in [[Adjumani]] district, westnile sub-region of [[Uganda]]. It was established in 1992 and stands to be the oldest [[refugee]] settlement out of the total of nine settlement in Adjumani district.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=relief web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/uganda-refugee-response-monitoring-settlement-fact-sheet-elema-june-2018|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=relief web report|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/uganda-water-adjumani|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> |
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The settlement is entirely comprised of refugees from the [[Kuku people|Kuku]] tribe of [[South Sudan]]. The Kuku speak a [[Bari language|Bari]] dialect, also called [[Kuku dialect|Kuku]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 2018|title=Uganda Refugee Response Monitoring Settlement Fact Sheet Elema|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/66760.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> They are chiefly a farming people relying on mixed farming.<ref /> |
The settlement is entirely comprised of refugees from the [[Kuku people|Kuku]] tribe of [[South Sudan]]. The Kuku speak a [[Bari language|Bari]] dialect, also called [[Kuku dialect|Kuku]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 2018|title=Uganda Refugee Response Monitoring Settlement Fact Sheet Elema|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/66760.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> They are chiefly a farming people relying on mixed farming.<ref /> |
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Following a [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]]-led repatriation of [[South Sudanese]] refugees in 2008 from Uganda, the Kuku ethnic group in Elema declined to be repatriated.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Operational portal|url=https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/71909|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> |
Following a [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]]-led repatriation of [[South Sudanese]] refugees in 2008 from Uganda, the Kuku ethnic group in Elema declined to be repatriated.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Operational portal|url=https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/71909|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> |
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== Population == |
== Population == |
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Elema refugee settlement has a total population of 876 registered refugees |
Elema refugee settlement has a total population of 876 registered refugees<ref name=":0" />. |
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With 170,029 nationals and 236,034 refugees in Adjumani District, refugees in Elema account for 0.2% of the district population. |
With 170,029 nationals and 236,034 refugees in Adjumani District, refugees in Elema account for 0.2% of the district population. |
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Elema Refugee Settlement
Elema Refugee Settlement is a refugee settlement in Adjumani district, westnile sub-region of Uganda. It was established in 1992 and stands to be the oldest refugee settlement out of the total of nine settlement in Adjumani district.[1][2]
The settlement is entirely comprised of refugees from the Kuku tribe of South Sudan. The Kuku speak a Bari dialect, also called Kuku.[3] They are chiefly a farming people relying on mixed farming.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
Following a UNHCR-led repatriation of South Sudanese refugees in 2008 from Uganda, the Kuku ethnic group in Elema declined to be repatriated.[4]
Population
Elema refugee settlement has a total population of 876 registered refugees[3].
With 170,029 nationals and 236,034 refugees in Adjumani District, refugees in Elema account for 0.2% of the district population.
Relationship with host community
They have as a community settled and integrated well with the mainly Madi people in the host community. Intermarriages are common between the two communities and there has been a harmonious sharing of natural resources such as land.[5][6]
References
- ^ "relief web".
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Uganda Refugee Response Monitoring Settlement Fact Sheet Elema" (PDF). June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Operational portal".
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "relief web| Elema Refugee settlement Map".
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