Yontan County

Yŏnt‘an County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Yŏnt‘an County
연탄군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja燕灘郡
 • McCune-ReischauerYŏnt‘an-gun
 • Revised RomanizationYeontan-gun
Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Yontan
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceNorth Hwanghae Province
Area
 • Total548.4 km2 (211.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total73,032
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)

History

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.[2]

Administrative divisions

Yŏnt‘an county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 16 ri (villages):

  • Yŏnt‘an-ŭp
  • Chang'ul-li
  • Ch'angmae-ri
  • Ch'ilbong-ri
  • Kŭmbong-ri
  • Misal-li
  • Munhwa-ri
  • Obong-ri
  • Pongjae-ri
  • P'ungdap-ri
  • Sin'gŭm-ri
  • Sinhŭng-ri
  • Songjung-ri
  • Sŏngmae-ri
  • Subong-ri
  • Toch'i-ri
  • Wŏllyong-ri

Notable places

Simwonsa:Buddhist temple built in the Goryeo dynasty

References
  1. North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. "연탄군". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.


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