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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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