Rikhawdar
Rikhawdar (Burmese: ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်; also spelt Rihkhuadal or Rihkhawdar), next to Khawmawi, is a border town in Falam District, Chin State, Myanmar.[2] It lies next to Zokhawthar village of the Champhai district of Mizoram, India.[3]
Rikhawdar
ရိခေါ်ဒါရ် | |
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Town | |
Rihkhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right | |
Rikhawdar Location in Myanmar | |
Coordinates: 23°21′55″N 93°23′08″E | |
Country | Myanmar |
State | Chin State |
District | Falam District |
Township | Tonzang Township |
Population (2014) | |
• Town | 6,620[1] |
• Urban | 3,604 |
• Rural | 3,016 |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (MST) |
India-Myanmar border
It and Khawmawi form the east side of the border crossing, a bridge across the Harhva river. It is one of the two international border crossings in the Chin State.
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.
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