Rikhawdar
Rihkhawdar
ရိခေါ်ဒါရ် | |
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Town | |
 Rihkhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right | |
  Rihkhawdar Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′55″N 93°23′08″E / 23.3652°N 93.3855°ECoordinates: 23°21′55″N 93°23′08″E / 23.3652°N 93.3855°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State | Chin State |
| District | Falam District |
| Township | Falam Township |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Town | 6,620[1] |
| • Urban | 3,604 |
| • Rural | 3,016 |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (MST) |
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 .[3]
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[]
- ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. 2. Naypyidaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 52.
- ^ "Chin State's District Map" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Mizoram villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ Eimer, David (2019-06-13). A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4088-8386-0.
Capital: Hakha | ||
| Falam District |
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| Hakha District |
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