Dong
Village
Dong is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Dong
Dong
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Dong is located in India
Dong
Dong
Dong (India)
Coordinates: 28°10′12″N 97°2′30″E / 28.17000°N 97.04167°E / 28.17000; 97.04167
Country India
StateArunachal Pradesh
DistrictAnjaw district
Elevation
1,240 m (4,070 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-AR
Vehicle registrationAR

Dong is a small village in Dong valley of Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.[1]

It is the easternmost village in the India, near the point where India, China and Myanmar meet. It is the location of a peak, atop which tourists climb at 3 am to see the sunrise. It isn't the easternmost point of the country but it is one of the easternmost locations accessible by car.[2] In 1999, it was found that Dong experiences the first sunrise in India, thus earning it the nickname, 'India’s Land of the Rising Sun.' The last village on the India-China LAC in Arunachal Pradesh is Kaho, which lies just north of Kibithu on the banks of Lohit River.

Location

Dong lies at the junction of the Lohit River and the Sati (or Sai Ti) stream at an elevation of 1,240 metres (4,070 ft). The village can be reached on foot from Walong in a 30-minute climb.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, the village had 15 residents across 4 households. 6 were male and 9 were female.[1] The children attend school in Walong. The local people grow rice and maize and raise pigs and chickens.[2]

Transport

The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[3][4][5][6] will intersect the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway and will pass through this district.[7][8][9]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 2011 Census of India: Dong
  2. 1 2 3 Gokhale 2001.
  3. ↑ "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". Dipak Kumar Dash. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border". Ankit Panda. thediplomat.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju". Live Mint. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". arunachalpradesh.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". Ajay Banerjee. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

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