Pingtung County
Pingtung County
屏東縣 Pîn-tong County | |
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Left:Sunset view of Erluanbi Light House in Kenting National Park, Baisha Port in Lamay Island, Wanchin Immaculate Conception Church, Jialeshui Beach, Right:Donggang Donglong Temple, Jinde Bridge in Donggang River, Hengchun Ancient City Wall (all item from above to bottom) | |
Pingtung County in Taiwan | |
| Coordinates: 22°40′31.78″N 120°29′29.09″E / 22.6754944°N 120.4914139°E | |
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Province | Taiwan Province (de facto dissolved) |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Seat | Pingtung City |
| Largest city | Pingtung City |
| Boroughs | 1 cities, 32 (3 urban, 29 rural) townships |
| Government | |
| • Body | |
| • County Magistrate | Chou Chun-mi (DPP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,775.6003 km2 (1,071.6653 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5 of 22 |
| Population (February 2024) | |
• Total | 793,959 |
| • Rank | 10 of 22 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | TW-PIF |
| Website | www.pthg.gov.tw |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Hairy Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea brasiliensis) |
| Tree | Coconut tree |
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| Traditional Chinese | 屏東縣 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 屏东县 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pingtung (Wade–Giles: Pʻing²-tung¹) is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pingtung City.