Rikhawdar

Town in Chin State, Myanmar
Rikhawdar
ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်
Rikhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right
Rikhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right
23°21′55″N 93°23′08″E / 23.3652°N 93.3855°E / 23.3652; 93.3855
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)

Rikhawdar (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]

On 13 November 2023 it was reported the town was taken by CNA forces during the ongoing civil war.[5]

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.[6] 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 22 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Border Trade Posts". Ministry of Commerce. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ^ Agency, Yangon Khit Thit News (13 November 2023). "Breaking News- ချင်းပြည်နယ်၊ အိန္ဒိယ-မြန်မာ နယ်စပ်မြို့ဖြစ်သော ရိဒ်ခေါဒါရ်မြို့ကို ချင်းတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်များက တိုက်ခိုက်သိမ်းပိုက်". Khit Thit Media. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ^ Eimer, David (13 June 2019). A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4088-8386-0.
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