Kaladan River
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. The Kaladan River is called the Chhimtuipui River in India. 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.
| 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) |
| 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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