태백산맥과 소백산맥의 산간 지역에 있으나, 낙동강이 가까워 비교적 평야가 많은 지역이다.
Although it is located in the mountainous areas of the Taebaeksanmaek and Sobaeksanmaek, the Nakdonggang River is close to it, so it is a region with relatively many plains.