Longphong

Longphong is a census village in Longding circle of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh, India.^[7] Longphong is 78 km from Khonsa, the district headquarters. In the 2011 Census of India, it had a population of 1,174 people including 493 males and 681 females.^[8] Longphong is mainly populated by Wancho tribal people.^[9][10]

Longphong[1]
Village
Longphong[3] Map of Arunachal Pradesh Show map of Arunachal Pradesh Longphong[5] Longphong[6] (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26.77808°N 95.282257°E / 26.77808; 95.282257
Country	India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Tirap
Tehsil	Longding
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,174
Languages
• Official	Wancho
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	786631
Census code	264533

Longphong has a disturbance of poppy cultivation^[11] and militancy activities.^[12]

References

1. "Longphong village". vill.co.in. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
2. "Longphong village". vill.co.in. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
3. "Longphong village". vill.co.in. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
4. "Longphong village". vill.co.in. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
5. "Longphong village". vill.co.in. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
6. "Longphong village". vill.co.in. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
7. Arunachal Pradesh District Gazetteers. Shillong: Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh. 1978. p. 231.
8. "Longphong Population". IndiaGrowing. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
9. Mann, Rann Singh; Mann, K (1989). Tribal Cultures and Change. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications. p. 271. ISBN 9789990056730.
10. "Arunachal: Laichat Paul Wangpan becomes first Wancho to be Army officer". Northeast Now. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
11. "Poppy fields destroyed in Longding". The Arunachal Times. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
12. Kalantri, Rishu (14 May 2020). "Arunachal MLA murder: NSCN (IM) militant wanted by NIA arrested". EastMojo. EastMojo. Retrieved 12 July 2022.