Geumcheon-myeon, Cheongdo County

Geumcheon-myeon is a myeon, or township, in eastern Cheongdo County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Geumcheon-myeon is composed of 10 subdivisions known as legal ri.[1] It covers an area of 71.88 square kilometres (27.75 sq mi).[2]

As of 2022, Geumcheon-myeon had a registered resident population of 3,281.[2] Of these, 3,222 (98.2%) were Korean.[2] The average age of residents in Geumcheon-myeon was 62.4.[2]

The Dongchang River runs through Geumcheon-myeon. Geumcheon is also the home of the Ungang Old House and Geumcheon Middle and High School, the only High School in eastern Cheongdo. It is also home to several Buddhist temples and historic Confucian academies.

More than 4,000 head of cattle are raised in Geumcheon-myeon.[3] Donggok-ri marks the eastern frontier of cow country in Cheongdo.

Fruits grown in Geumcheon-myeon include jujubes (34 hectares (84 acres)), peaches (25 hectares (62 acres)), and persimmons (23 hectares (57 acres)).[3]

References

  1. ^ 박윤제 (2013). 금천면 - 디지털청도문화대전 [Geumcheon-myeon - Digital Encyclopedia of Cheongdo Culture]. Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  2. ^ a b c d 경상북도 청도군,「청도군기본통계」, 2022, 2025.06.08, 읍면별 세대 및 인구(주민등록인구) [Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, [Cheongdo County Basic Statistics], 2022, 2025.0608, Households and population (resident registration population) by eup/myeon]. Statistics Korea. 2022. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  3. ^ a b 금천면 - 일반현황 [Geumcheon-myeon: General statistics]. Cheongdo County. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original on 2024-01-10.

35°41′13″N 128°53′31″E / 35.687°N 128.892°E / 35.687; 128.892

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