| Yŏnt‘an County | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 燕灘郡 |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Yŏnt‘an-gun |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Yeontan-gun |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Hwanghae Province |
| Area Total Km2: | 548.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2008[1] |
| Population Total: | 73,032 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
Yŏnt‘an County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.
The name Yontan means "a fast stream like a swallow", which refers to the river that is fast that exists in the region.[2]
The county was newly created in 1952 from Myons from Hwangju County, Suan County and Sŏhŭng County.After Hwanghae Province was divided into North and south in 1954, the region became a county of North Hwanghae Province.[3]
Yŏnt‘an county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 16 ri (villages):
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The county currently cultivates Choke berries(called Tannamu(단나무)) since 1985(at the period of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the WPK).[4] The region also artificially incubates eggs of Common pheasants, since the hunting of the birds were popular in the region.[5]
Buddhist temple built in the Goryeo dynasty