Kŭmch'ŏn County is a county in the North Hwanghae province of North Korea. It has a population of 68,216.
Geography Kŭmch'ŏn is bordered to the west by Kaesŏng, to the south by Kaep'ung, to the northwest by T'osan, and to the north by Mt. Pakbong (562 m) and Sin'gye county. It is bordered to the east by the Ryesŏng River, P'yŏngsan, and Pongch'ŏn county (in South Hwanghae). According to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,388.
Climate Kŭmch'ŏn had a fairly severe climate, with an average temperature of 10.2 degrees. Inland, the average January temperature is -7 degrees, while the average August temperature is 25.6 degrees. The county receives an average of 1,100 mm of rain per year.
Transportation The county is served by the P'yongbu line of the Korean State Railway, which stops in at Kŭmch'ŏn station. There is also a highway which runs through Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp.
Industry Agriculture is the main industry of Kŭmch'ŏn. Mainly rice but also several other products like beans, wheat, ginseng and tobacco are cultivated. Kŭmch'ŏn, like many other parts of northern Korea, is a resource-rich region. Some resources are for example asbestos, molybdenum, mercury, cinnabar, serpentine etc.
Administrative divisions The county is divided into one town (ŭp) and 14 villages (ri). Chosŏn'gŭlHanchaKŭmch'ŏn-ŭp금천읍Hyŏnnae-ri현내리Kangbuk-ri강북리Kangnam-ri강남리Kyejŏng-ri계정리Munmyŏng-ri문명리Namjŏng-ri남정리Paengma-ri백마리Paek'yang-ri백양리Ryanghap-ri량합리Ryongsŏng-ri룡성리Singang-ri신강리Tŏksal-li덕산리Wŏlam-ri월암리Wŏnmyŏng-ri원명리
See also Geography of North Korea Administrative divisions of North Korea
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