Sa Kaeo
Ban Kaeng | |
|---|---|
  Sa Kaeo Location in Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 13°49′14″N 102°03′32″E / 13.82056°N 102.05889°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Established by the Government of Thailand, UNHCR | October 1979 |
| Relocated by UNHCR and the Royal Thai Government | November 1979-July 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Type | UNHCR, Khmer Rouge |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.16 km2 (.006 sq mi) |
| Population (November 1979) | |
• Total | 30,000 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Sa Kaeo Refugee Camp (also referred to as Sa Kaeo I or Ban Kaeng)[1]: 36 was the first organized refugee relief camp established on the Thai-Cambodian border. It was built by the Royal Thai Government with support from international relief agencies including the United Nations. It opened in October 1979 and closed in early-July 1980. At its peak the population exceeded 30,000 refugees; no formal census was ever conducted.
- ^ Rogge, John R (March 1990). Return to Cambodia; The Significance and Implications of Past, Present and Future Spontaneous Repatriations (PDF). Dallas: The Intertect Institute. Retrieved 7 January 2018.