Longwa

Mon

About

Longwa is one of the biggest villages in Mon district and an intersecting sight to behold, since it straddles the international boundary line between India and Myanmar; one half of the powerful Angh's house falls within the Indian territory, whereas the other half lies under Myanmarese control. Although the borders are shared and some youths of the village serve under the Myanmarese army, the village is governed by the Angh and the Village Council Chairman the Angh had 60 wives and his jurisdiction extends upto Myanmar and Arunachal Pradesh (another Indian state). There are both Indian and Myanmarese schools in this village. The department of Tourism has constructed a three room tourist accommodation that is run by the church authorities.