The short version
Pingtung (屏東縣) has five open universities and colleges in our directory. There are 18 Taiwan Railway stations, and no High Speed Rail station. International students apply for their resident certificate (ARC) at the National Immigration Agency (NIA), which has a service center here: the NIA Pingtung County Service Center.
Universities and colleges here
- Meiho University美和科技大學
- National Pingtung University國立屏東大學
- National Pingtung University of Science and Technology國立屏東科技大學
- Tajen University大仁科技大學
- Tzu Hui Institute of Technology慈惠醫護管理專科學校
→ Browse Pingtung's schools, including any that have closed
The county in numbers
- Registered population 777,252 at the end of September 2026. This is the household registration count (戶籍人口), people registered here, which is not the same as everyone living here.
- Land area 2,775.6003 km², in 33 districts and townships (鄉鎮市區).
- Density 282 people per km², from the end of 2025 figures.
Getting around
- High Speed Rail (THSR) No station here. None of the 12 THSR stations has an address in Pingtung.
- Taiwan Railway (TRA) 18 stations with an address here: Liukuaicuo (六塊厝), Pingtung (屏東), Guilai (歸來), Linluo (麟洛), Xishi (西勢), Zhutian (竹田), Chaozhou (潮州), Kanding (崁頂), Nanzhou (南州), Zhen'an (鎮安), Linbian (林邊), Jiadong (佳冬), Donghai (東海), Fangliao (枋寮), Jialu (加祿), Neishi (內獅), Fangshan (枋山), Fangye (枋野).
- Metro and light rail None.
The station list comes from Taiwan Railway's station dataset, which does not say which stations are staffed or which trains stop there. Check a station on Taiwan Railway's own site before you plan a trip around it.
→ Getting around Taiwan: fares, monthly passes, YouBike and scooters
Your ARC: the immigration office
International students apply for the resident certificate (ARC) and register a change of address with the National Immigration Agency (NIA).
- NIA Pingtung County Service Center 1F., No.60, Zhongshan Rd., Pingtung City, Pingtung County, 900007, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Phone 08-766-1885.
NIA service centers are open 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, including the lunch hour. The NIA's Foreigners in Taiwan Hotline is 1990 from a Taiwan phone, or 886-800-001990 from overseas.
Housing and costs
- Dorms: how to apply, who gets priority, fees and rules.
- Tuition and living costs: what rent and everyday life cost across Taiwan.
- Renting: renting a room or flat off campus.
More about Pingtung on other sites
Pingtung has no guide of its own. These are the nearest pages, from Inside Kaohsiung, which covers the area around it.
- Nearest guide page Inside Kaohsiung: Kenting from Kaohsiung
- YouBike Cycle.tw: YouBike, city by city
- First weeks Inside Kaohsiung: travel basics, written about Kaohsiung
- Night markets NightMarket.tw: Pingtung and Kenting night markets
Official sites
- Pingtung County Government (English)
- Pingtung Official Travel Guide (English)
- National Immigration Agency (English)
- Taiwan Tourism Administration (English)