Kumchon County

Kŭmch'ŏn County 금천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	金川郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Kŭmch'ŏn-gun
• Revised Romanization	Geumcheon-gun
Country	North Korea
Province	North Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 14 ri
Population (2008)
• Total	68,216

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

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.^[1]

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.

Administrative Divisions

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

	Chosŏn'gŭl	Hancha
Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp	금천읍	金川邑
Hyŏnnae-ri	현내리	峴內里
Kangbung-ri	강북리	江北里
Kangnam-ri	강남리	江南里
Kyejŏng-ri	계정리	鷄井里
Munmyŏng-ri	문명리	文明里
Namjŏng-ri	남정리	南亭里
Paengma-ri	백마리	白馬里
Paek'yang-ri	백양리	白陽里
Ryanghap-ri	량합리	兩合里
Ryongsŏng-ri	룡성리	龍城里
Singang-ri	신강리	新江里
Tŏksal-li	덕산리	德山里
Wŏlam-ri	월암리	月岩里
Wŏnmyŏng-ri	원명리	圓明里

See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea

References

1. national census report.pdf United Nations Statistics Division; 2008 Census of Population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted on 1–15 October 2008 (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2009-03-01.
2. http://nk.joins.com/map/i138.htm

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