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
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
StateChin State
DistrictFalam District
TownshipTonzang Township
Population
 (2014)
  Town6,620[1]
  Urban
3,604
  Rural
3,016
Languages
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. 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.
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