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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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442:Ryanghap-ri
378:Munmyŏng-ri
283:Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp
205:county (in
163:North Korea
105:North Korea
834:38°09′40″N
632:2009-12-10
607:2018-08-21
575:References
480:Singang-ri
416:Paengma-ri
397:Namjŏng-ri
359:Kyejŏng-ri
340:Kangnam-ri
321:Kangbuk-ri
302:Hyŏnnae-ri
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140:Population
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762:P'yŏngsan
499:Tŏksal-li
203:Pongch'ŏn
199:P'yŏngsan
169:Geography
864:Category
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737:Chunghwa
729:Counties
558:See also
518:Wŏlam-ri
242:Industry
179:Kaep'ung
112:Province
817:Yŏnt'an
777:Sin'gye
772:Sangwŏn
757:Pongsan
742:Hwangju
719:Songrim
714:Sariwŏn
687:Sariwŏn
680:Capital
230:of the
213:Climate
191:Sin'gye
187:Pakbong
175:Kaesŏng
101:Country
18:Kumchon
812:Yŏnsan
802:T'osan
797:Sŭngho
787:Sŏhŭng
767:Rinsan
747:Koksan
706:Cities
277:Hancha
201:, and
183:T'osan
148:68,216
47:County
807:Ŭnp'a
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540:원명리
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483:신강리
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445:량합리
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432:백양리
423:白馬里
419:백마리
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381:문명리
362:계정리
343:강남리
324:강북리
305:현내리
286:금천읍
263:).
62:金川郡
38:금천군
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