Dong, Arunachal Pradesh
Dong | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Dong Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India Dong Dong (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°10′12″N 97°2′30″E / 28.17000°N 97.04167°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Anjaw district |
| Elevation | 1,240 m (4,070 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
Dong is a small village in the Dong valley of Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.[1] It is one of the easternmost villages in India, near the point where India, China, and Myanmar border 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]
Location
The first village on the India-China LAC in Arunachal Pradesh is Kaho, which lies just north of Kibithu on the banks of Lohit River, and Kaho is considered the easternmost village of India.
Dong on the eastern bank of Lohit River 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 is located 7 km from Walong town (on western bank of Lohit river), between Tilam and Namti villages.[3] It 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 rear domestic animals, pigs and chickens.[2] The Dong village is primarily a Meyor tribal village in Anjaw district of Arunachal. Along with the Meyors, the other main tribe in the Dong area are the Mishmis which consist of three sub-tribes : Idu Mishmi, Digaru Mishmi and Miju Mishmi. Of these three, the latter two mainly inhabit the Dong area along with the Meyor people.[4]
Tourism
In 1999, it was discovered that Dong experiences the first rays of sunrise in India, thus earning it the nickname, Dong - India's Land of the Rising Sun. Starting from December 2025, the annual Dong Sunrise festival is held every year from 29th December to 2nd January where tourists can experience the adventure activities, cultural and ecotourism, Meyor tribe's ethnic cuisine and ethnic lifestyle near the tri-junction of India, China and Myanmar.[5]
Transport
The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[6][7][8][9] will intersect the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway and will pass through this district.[10][11][12]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b 2011 Census of India: Dong
- ^ a b c Gokhale 2001.
- ^ "Dong Valley | Arunachal Tourism". Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Dong Valley Trek: See India's First Sunrise". Eka Experiences. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Arunachal: Sunrise festival set for Dong village, ukhrultimes.com, 23 November 2025.
- ^ Dipak Kumar Dash (16 October 2014). "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border". Ankit Panda. thediplomat.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju". Mint. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Arunachal Pradesh". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "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) - ^ Ajay Banerjee. "China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
Sources
- "Dong in Arunachal will herald millennium dawn". Rediff.com. 20 December 1999. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- Gokhale, Nitin A. (20 August 2001). "Dong". Outlook. New Delhi. Retrieved 16 December 2012.