Kumchon County

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Kŭmch'ŏn County
금천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja 金川郡
 • McCune-Reischauer Kŭmch'ŏn-gun
 • Revised Romanization Geumcheon-gun
Location of Kŭmch'ŏn County
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
Hyŏnnae-ri 현내리
Kangbung-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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Nkorea2008" defined multiple times with different content
  2. http://nk.joins.com/map/i138.htm

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