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]

Rihkhawdar
ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်
Town
Rihkhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right
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
Languages
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.[4] 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. Eimer, David (2019-06-13). A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4088-8386-0.
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