| Kŭmch'ŏn County | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 金川郡 |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Kŭmch'ŏn-gun |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Geumcheon-gun |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Hwanghae Province |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 68216 |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 1 ŭp, 14 ri |
Kŭmch'ŏn County is a county in the North Hwanghae province of North Korea. It has a population of 68,216.
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]
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.
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.
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.
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 | ||
| Paek'yang-ri | 백양리 | ||
| Ryanghap-ri | 량합리 | ||
| Ryongsŏng-ri | 룡성리 | ||
| Singang-ri | 신강리 | ||
| Tŏksal-li | 덕산리 | ||
| Wŏlam-ri | 월암리 | ||
| Wŏnmyŏng-ri | 원명리 |