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'''Dong''' is a small village in '''Dong valley''' of [[Anjaw district]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Census">[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=301689 2011 Census of India: Dong]</ref>

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.{{sfn|Gokhale|2001}} 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 (or Sai Ti) stream at an elevation of {{convert|1240|m}}. The village can be reached on foot from [[Walong]] in a 30-minute climb.{{sfn|Gokhale|2001}}

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], the village has 15 residents across 4 households. 6 are male and 9 are female.<ref name="Census" /> The children go to school in Walong. The local people grow [[rice]], [[makai]] and [[maize]] and raise [[pig]]s and [[chicken]]s.{{sfn|Gokhale|2001}}

==Transport==
The {{convert|2,000|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} proposed Mago-[[Thingbu]] to [[Vijaynagar, Changlang|Vijaynagar]] [[Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Border Road|Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway]] along the [[McMahon Line]],<ref name=BR1>{{cite web|title=Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-China-border/articleshow/44831871.cms|work=Dipak Kumar Dash|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR2>{{cite web|title=Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways
|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-government-to-provide-funds-for-restoration-of-damaged-highways-2020106|work=|publisher=www.dnaindia.com|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR3>{{cite web|title=Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border|url=http://thediplomat.com/2014/10/indian-government-plans-highway-along-disputed-china-border/|work=Ankit Panda|publisher=thediplomat.com|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR4>{{cite web |url= http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nqEwdXxkIgrSHPpTSzsFRN/Govt-planning-road-along-McMohan-line-in-Arunachal-Pradesh.html |title= Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju |publisher= Live Mint |accessdate= 2014-10-26}}</ref> (will intersect with the proposed [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh|East-West Industrial Corridor Highway]]) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg here] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112247/http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/images/state_map.jpg here].<ref name=BR5>{{cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nation.htm|title=China warns India against paving road in Arunachal|work=Ajay Banerjee|publisher=tribuneindia.com|accessdate= 2014-10-26}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[North-East Frontier Agency]]
* [[List of people from Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Religion in Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Cuisine of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Arunachal Pradesh]]
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{{Arunachal Pradesh}}

{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}

{{States and territories of India}}

==References==
'''Citations'''
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'''Sources'''
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*{{cite web |ref={{harvid|Dong in Arunachal...}} |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/dec/20dong.htm
 |title=Dong in Arunachal will herald millennium dawn |date=December 20, 1999
 |work=Rediff |accessdate=2012-12-16}}
*{{cite journal |ref=harv |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?212945
 |last=Gokhale |first=Nitin A.|title=Dong|work=Outlook India |date=20 August 2001 |accessdate=2012-12-16}}
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{{Geographic location|Centre    = Arunachal Pradesh
|North     = {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], China
|Northeast =
|East      = {{flagicon|Burma}} [[Kachin State]], Burma
|Southeast = {{flagicon|Burma}} [[Sagaing Region]], Burma
|South     = [[Nagaland]]
|Southwest = [[Assam]]
|West      = {{flagicon|Bhutan}} [[Dzongdey#Zone Statistics|Eastern Zone]], Bhutan
|Northwest =
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[[Category:Villages in Anjaw district]]