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): 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.

This North Korea location article is a stub.