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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,
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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.
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Hwanghae showing the location of Kumchon
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16:County in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea
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43:Korean transcription(s)
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221:Korean State Railway
69:Revised Romanization
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450:Ryongsŏng-ri
418:Paek'yang-ri
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526:Wŏnmyŏng-ri
431:Ryanghap-ri
367:Munmyŏng-ri
272:Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp
194:county (in
152:North Korea
94:North Korea
823:38°09′40″N
621:2009-12-10
596:2018-08-21
564:References
469:Singang-ri
405:Paengma-ri
386:Namjŏng-ri
348:Kyejŏng-ri
329:Kangnam-ri
310:Kangbuk-ri
291:Hyŏnnae-ri
261:Chosŏn'gŭl
129:Population
771:Sinp'yŏng
751:P'yŏngsan
488:Tŏksal-li
192:Pongch'ŏn
188:P'yŏngsan
158:Geography
853:Category
741:Kŭmch'ŏn
726:Chunghwa
718:Counties
547:See also
507:Wŏlam-ri
231:Industry
168:Kaep'ung
101:Province
806:Yŏnt'an
766:Sin'gye
761:Sangwŏn
746:Pongsan
731:Hwangju
708:Songrim
703:Sariwŏn
676:Sariwŏn
669:Capital
219:of the
202:Climate
180:Sin'gye
176:Pakbong
164:Kaesŏng
90:Country
801:Yŏnsan
791:T'osan
786:Sŭngho
776:Sŏhŭng
756:Rinsan
736:Koksan
695:Cities
266:Hancha
190:, and
172:T'osan
137:68,216
36:County
796:Ŭnp'a
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529:원명리
510:월암리
491:덕산리
472:신강리
453:룡성리
434:량합리
425:白陽里
421:백양리
412:白馬里
408:백마리
389:남정리
370:문명리
351:계정리
332:강남리
313:강북리
294:현내리
275:금천읍
252:).
51:金川郡
27:금천군
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279:金
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