[1] 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.

It is bordered to the east by the Ryesŏng River, P'yŏngsan, and Pongch'ŏn county (in South Hwanghae).

[1] Kŭmch'ŏn had a fairly severe climate, with an average temperature of 10.2 degrees.

The county is served by the P'yongbu line of the Korean State Railway, which stops in at Kŭmch'ŏn station.

Mainly rice but also several other products like beans, wheat, ginseng and tobacco are cultivated.