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Kumchon County

Coordinates: 38°09′40″N 126°28′34″E / 38.16111°N 126.47611°E / 38.16111; 126.47611
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Kŭmch'ŏn County
금천군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja金川郡
 • McCune-ReischauerKŭmch'ŏn-gun
 • Revised RomanizationGeumcheon-gun
Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Kumchon
Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Kumchon
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceNorth Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 14 ri
Population
 (2008)
 • Total68,216

Kŭmch'ŏn County is a county in the North Hwanghae province of North Korea. It has a population of 68,216.[1]

Geography

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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.[1]

Climate

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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

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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

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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

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The county is divided into one town (ŭp) and 14 villages (ri).[2]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp 금천읍
Hyŏnnae-ri 현내리
Kangbuk-ri 강북리
Kangnam-ri 강남리
Kyejŏng-ri 계정리
Munmyŏng-ri 문명리
Namjŏng-ri 남정리
Paengma-ri 백마리 白馬里
Paek'yang-ri 백양리 白陽里
Ryanghap-ri 량합리
Ryongsŏng-ri 룡성리
Singang-ri 신강리
Tŏksal-li 덕산리
Wŏlam-ri 월암리
Wŏnmyŏng-ri 원명리

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "United Nations Statistics Division; Preliminary results of the 2008 Census of Population of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted on 1–15 October 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. ^ "중앙일보 - 아시아 첫 인터넷 신문". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-12-10.

38°09′40″N 126°28′34″E / 38.16111°N 126.47611°E / 38.16111; 126.47611