| Pingtung | |
| Other Name: | Heitō |
| Settlement Type: | County-administered city |
| Seat: | North West District (Chinese: 西北區) |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pingtung County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Lin Ya-chun (Chinese: 林亞蒓)[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 66.03 |
| Population Total: | 193563 |
| Population As Of: | February 2024 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Districts |
| Website: | http://www.ptcg.gov.tw/ |
| P: | Píngdōng Shì |
| Bpmf: | ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕˋ |
| Myr: | Píngdūng Shr̀ |
| W: | Pʻing²-tung¹ Shih⁴ |
| Tp: | Píngdong Shìh |
| Gr: | Pyngdong Shyh |
| Mps: | Píngdūng Shr̀ |
| Phfs: | Phìn-tûng-sṳ |
| Poj: | Pîn-tong-chhī |
| Tl: | Pîn-tong-tshī |
| Showflag: | ppoj |
Pingtung City (Taiwanese: Akaw|links=no; ; Hokkien POJ: Pîn-tong-chhī) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Pingtung County, Taiwan.
The area of modern-day Pingtung City was originally a village of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines which they called "Akau", which means "the forest". After the expulsion of the Dutch, the village grew into a Chinese market-town called "A-kau" .
In 1901, during the Japanese era, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, this unit was merged with and to form . Beginning in 1920, the name was changed to, governed under Takao Prefecture. In 1933, the town was upgraded to City status.
After the handover of Taiwan to the Republic of China from Japan on 25 October 1945, Pingtung City was established as a provincial city of Taiwan Province in December the same year. On 1 December 1951, it was downgraded to a county-administered city of Pingtung County and has been administered as such since that time.
Pingtung City is located in northwestern Pingtung County. It is centered between the western coast and the eastern mountain range on the Pingtung Plain. Many residents work in Kaohsiung and commute daily by train.
Pingtung City is located within the tropics and has a tropical monsoon climate. The warmest month is July and the coldest month is January. The warm season lasts from mid March to late November with an average daytime temperature of over 30 degrees Celsius. The short cooler season starts in mid December and lasts until late February, and features relatively warm days and cool nights with temperatures ranging from 15-27 degrees Celsius. Pingtung County is the hottest county in Taiwan and Pingtung City is well-known for high daytime temperatures year round.
The city is administered as 79 villages: Anle, Anzeng, Beishi, Beixing, Bixin, Chonglan, Chongli, Chongwu, Chongzhi, Dahu, Dalian, Dapu, Datong, Dawu, Dazhou, Dingliu, Dingzhai, Duanzheng, Fengrong, Fengtian, Fengyuan, Fufeng, Gongguan, Goumei, Guanghua, Guangrong, Guangxing, Guixin, Haifeng, Hexing, Housheng, Huashan, Hunan, Huxi, Jianguo, Jinquan, Kongxiang, Lingyun, Longhua, Mingzheng, Minquan, Nanshu, Pengcheng, Pinghe, Qianjin, Qiaobei, Qiaonan, Qingchun, Qingxi, Renai, Renyi, Ruiguang, Sanshan, Shengfeng, Shengli, Siwen, Taian, Taiping, Tanqi, Wannian, Weixin, Wenming, Wumiao, Xingle, Xinhe, Xinsheng, Xinxing, Yixin, Yiyong, Yongan, Yongchang, Yongcheng, Yongguang, Yongshun, Yucheng, Zeren, Zhangan, Zhangchun and Zhongzheng.
There is no high speed rail station in Pingtung. The nearest high speed rail station is Zuoying, which is accessible by regular rail services from Pingtung.
Pingtung Bus (屏東客運), UBus (統聯客運) and Kuo-Kuang Bus operate services from Pingtung Bus station near Pingtung Rail Station.