Kumchon County


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 and Sin'gye county. It is bordered to the east by the Ryesŏng River, P'yŏngsan, and Pongch'ŏn county. 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 and 14 villages.
Chosŏn'gŭlHancha
Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp금천읍
Hyŏnnae-ri현내리
Kangbung-ri강북리
Kangnam-ri강남리
Kyejŏng-ri계정리
Munmyŏng-ri문명리
Namjŏng-ri남정리
Paengma-ri백마리
Paek'yang-ri백양리
Ryanghap-ri량합리
Ryongsŏng-ri룡성리
Singang-ri신강리
Tŏksal-li덕산리
Wŏlam-ri월암리
Wŏnmyŏng-ri원명리