[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.

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 local people grow rice and maize, and rear domestic animal, pigs and chickens.

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