Dong, Arunachal Pradesh


Dong is a small village in Dong valley of Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
It is the easternmost village in the India, near the point where India, China and Myanmar meet as it is the location of a peak where tourists climb up to at 3 am to see the sun rise, it is not the easternmost place but it is one of the eastern-most places accessible by car. The last village on the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh is Kaho, India, 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 stream at an elevation of. The village can be reached on foot from Walong in a 30-minute climb.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, the village has 15 residents across 4 households. 6 are male and 9 are female. The children go to school in Walong. The local people grow rice, makai and maize and raise pigs and chickens.

Transport

The proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen and .