| Pingbian County | |
| Official Name: | Pingbian Miao Autonomous County |
| Settlement Type: | Autonomous county |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Honghe |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Yuping |
| Area Total Km2: | 1905 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 129448 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Pushpin Map: | Yunnan |
| Pushpin Label: | Pingbian |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Yunnan |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Coordinates: | 22.987°N 103.675°W |
| Elevation M: | 1414 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 661200 |
| Area Code: | 0873 |
Pingbian Miao Autonomous County (; Hmong: Hmong; Mong: Pinx Binb Hmongb Zif Zhif Xenf) is a county located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of Yunnan province, China. Its seat is located only from the border with Lào Cai Province, Vietnam.
Pingbian Miao Autonomous County has 4 towns and 3 townships.[2]
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Pingbian County has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) influenced by its elevation, with short, mild, dry winters and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.2°C in January to 21.3°C in July, and the annual mean is 16.3°C. The greatest rainfall tends to occur during the summer; spring is the sunniest season.
The narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway crosses Pingbian County. This railway's famous Faux Namti Bridge is located north of the county's Wantang Township (Chinese: 湾塘乡).