Pingtung City
Known across Taiwan as the "Sun City" for having the longest annual sunshine hours in the country, Pingtung City is a tropical, flat-terrain county seat in southern Taiwan with mountains visible on the horizon and a café and restaurant scene dense for its size. Historically called Akaw, it sits within the greater Kaohsiung metropolitan area and retains a notable concentration of churches alongside military-era residential villages built for air force families after World War II.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Nearest water from center 2.1 km1.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 10 km6.3 mi
Pingtung City: quick answers
Where is Pingtung City?
Pingtung City is in Taiwan, about 19 km12 miles in a straight line from Kaohsiung City.
How do you get to Pingtung City?
The nearest airport is Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) (KHH), about 43 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Pingtung City?
The warmest month is July, averaging 27°C80°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 18°C65°F. The wettest month is August, with about 519 mm20.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Pingtung City?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 174 restaurants and 31 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.