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-ŭp금천읍
Hyŏnnae-ri현내리
Kangbung-ri강북리
Kangnam-ri강남리
Kyejŏng-ri계정리
Munmyŏng-ri문명리
Namjŏng-ri남정리
Paengma-ri백마리白馬里
Paek'yang-ri백양리白陽里
Ryanghap-ri량합리
Ryongsŏng-ri룡성리
Singang-ri신강리
Tŏksal-li덕산리
Wŏlam-ri월암리
Wŏnmyŏng-ri원명리

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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 / 38.16111; 126.47611

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