Population 203,866 (Dec 2014) | ||
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Capital North West District (西北區) Weather 29°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 58% Humidity Points of interest General House, Ahou City Gate, Pingtung Park, Qianxi Park, Pingtung Art Museum | ||
Pingtung City (Chinese: 屏東市) is a county-controlled city and the county seat of Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Contents
- Map of Pingtung City Pingtung County Taiwan 900
- Kenting to pingtung city
- History
- Empire of Japan
- Republic of China
- Geography
- Climate
- References
Map of Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan 900
Kenting to pingtung city
History
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" (Chinese: 阿猴; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-kâu).
Empire of Japan
In 1901, during the Japanese era, Akō Chō (Japanese: 阿猴廳) was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, this unit was merged with Banshoryō Chō (蕃薯寮廳) and Kōshun Chō (恆春廳) to form Akō Chō (阿緱廳). Beginning in 1920, the name was changed to Heitō Town (屏東街), governed under Takao Prefecture. In 1933, the town was upgraded to City status.
Republic of China
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-controlled city of Pingtung County until today.
Geography
Pingtung City is located northwestern Pingtung County. It is centered between the western coast and the eastern mountain range on the Pingtung Plain. Many residents work in Kaoshiung and commute daily by train.
Climate
Pingtung City is located within the tropics and has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical monsoon climate, as of the rest of Taiwan, the warmest month is July and the coldest month is January, but the weather is hot starting from mid March to late November with an average daytime temperature peeking above 30 degrees Celsius, while the short cooler season starts from mid December and lasts till late February featuring relatively warm days and cool nights with temperatures ranging from 15-27 degrees Celsius. Pingtung county is known to be the hottest county of Taiwan and Pingtung city is well known of having high daytime temperatures typically year round.