Rikhawdar

Rihkhawdar (Burmese: ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်; also called Rih), next to Khawmawi, is a border town in Falam District, Chin State, Myanmar.[2] It lies opposite Zokhawthar village of the Champhai district of Mizoram, India, across the Tiau (Ciau) river.[3] The town is home to an official border trade post with India, which opened on 10 December 2003.[4]

Rihkhawdar
ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်
Town
Rihkhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right
Rihkhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right
Rihkhawdar is located in Myanmar
Rihkhawdar
Rihkhawdar
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 23°21′55″N 93°23′08″E
Country Myanmar
StateChin State
DistrictFalam District
TownshipFalam Township
Population
 (2014)
 • Town6,620[1]
 • Urban
3,604
 • Rural
3,016
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesBurmese Mizos and Chin peoples
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (MST)

India-Myanmar border

Rikhawdar and Khawmawi form the east side of an India-Myanmar border crossing, which consists of two bridges - one pedestrian, and one vehicular - across the Harhva river.[5] It is one of the two international border crossings in the Chin State.

See also

References
  1. Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyidaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 52.
  2. "Chin State's District Map" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "Mizoram villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  4. "Border Trade Posts". Ministry of Commerce. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  5. Eimer, David (2019-06-13). A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4088-8386-0.
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