Yŏnt‘an County is a county in
North Hwanghae
North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; , lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sari ...
province,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
.
Name
The name Yontan means "a fast stream like a swallow", which refers to the river that is fast that exists in the region.
History
The county was newly created in 1952 from
Myons from
Hwangju County
Hwangju County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Geography
Hwangju is bordered to the northwest by Sariwŏn, to the northeast by Songrim and Kangnam, to the southwest by Yŏnt'an, to the south by Pongsan, and to the southeas ...
,
Suan County
Suan County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares ...
and
Sŏhŭng County
Sŏhŭng County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Administrative divisions
Sŏhŭng county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town) and 20 '' ri'' (villages):
Transportation
Sŏhŭng county is served by the P'yŏngbu line of the K ...
.After
Hwanghae Province
Hwanghae Province (''Hwanghae-do'' ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon era. Hwanghae was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Haeju. The regional name for the province was Haeseo.
History
In 139 ...
was divided into North and south in 1954, the region became a county of
North Hwanghae Province
North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; , lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sari ...
.
Administrative divisions
Yŏnt‘an county is divided into 1 ''
ŭp'' (town) and 16 ''
ri'' (villages):
Industry
The county currently cultivates
Choke berries(called Tannamu(단나무)) since 1985(at the period of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the
WPK).The region also artificially incubates eggs of
Common pheasant
The common pheasant (''Phasianus colchicus'') is a bird in the pheasant family (biology), family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin ''phasianus'', "pheasant". The species name ''colchicus'' is Latin for "of Colchis" (modern day Geor ...
s, since the hunting of the birds were popular in the region.
Notable places
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Simwonsa:Buddhist temple built in the Goryeo dynasty
*Goguryeo tombs of Songjung-ri
References
Counties of North Hwanghae
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