Rikhawdar

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]

Rikhawdar ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်
Town
Rikhawdar 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	Falam Township
Population  (2014)
• Town	6,620[1]
• Urban	3,604
• Rural	3,016
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Burmese Mizos and Chin peoples
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (MST)

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

• Borders of India

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.