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Kaladan River
River in Myanmar, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kaladan (Burmese: ကုလားတန်မြစ်, pronounced [kəládàɰ̃ mjɪʔ]) or Kissapanadi River (Burmese: ကစ္ဆပနဒီ, Kacchapanadī), also known as the Beino, Bawinu and Kolodyne, is a river in eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar.[2] The Kaladan River is called the Chhimtuipui River in India.[3] It forms the international border between India and Burma between 22° 47′ 10" N (where its tributary, the Tiau River, joins it) and 22° 11′ 06" N.[2]
Quick Facts Kaladan Chhimtuipui, Kissapanadi, Beino, Bawinu, Bawinung (Boinung), Location ...
Kaladan Chhimtuipui, Kissapanadi, Beino, Bawinu, Bawinung (Boinung) | |
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![]() View of the river at Kyauktaw. | |
![]() Regional map of India and Bengal in the 1950s. The Kaladan is visible at the bottom-right. | |
Location | |
Country | Myanmar, India |
State | Chin State, Rakhine State, Mizoram |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | west flank of Mount Zinghmuh |
• location | Chin Hills, Chin State, Myanmar |
• coordinates | 22°49′28″N 93°31′57″E |
• elevation | 2,564 m (8,412 ft) |
Mouth | Sittwe |
• location | Bay of Bengal, Myanmar |
• coordinates | 20°06′00″N 92°54′09″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 450 km (280 mi) |
Basin size | 40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Kaladan Delta, Bay of Bengal |
• average | 3,468 m3/s (122,500 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Twe River, Mi River, Kalabon River, Kyegu River |
• right | Chal River, Tio River, Tuichang, Mat River, Kawrthingdeng River |
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