Tiau River (or Tio river) a long river which forms part of the

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between

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. It rises near

Khuangphah Khuangphah is a village in the Champhai district of Mizoram, India. It is located in the Champhai R.D. Block. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two p ...

village of

Champhai district Champhai district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Churachandpur district of Manipur state, on the west by Saitual and Serchhip districts, and on the south and east by Myanmar. T ...

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

, India. It ultimately merges with the Tuipui River.

Zokhawthar Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram state of India. It is located in the Khawzawl R.D. Block, on the India–Myanmar border, near the Rih Dil lake. Khawmawi village and Rikhawdar on the Myanmar side are the access ...

is located on the Indian side of the river. The Tio Khawmawi village is located on the Burmese side. In the local language, the river is also known as ''Ciau River'' or Ciau Guun ("Guun" means river).

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