Pingbian Miao Autonomous County (Pingbian County), which is subordinate to Honghe Prefecture of Yunnan Province, is located in the south of Yunnan Province, in the southeast of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, connected with Wenshan City and Maguan County of Wenshan Prefecture in the east, facing Gejiu City in the southwest, bordering Hekou Yao Autonomous County in the south and Mengzi City in the north. It is 320 kilometers away from Kunming, the provincial capital, 59 kilometers away from Mengzi, the state capital, and 95 kilometers away from the state-level open port Hekou. It is an important gateway to countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and also the route of the "ancient Silk Road" in the south in history. The whole county covers an area of 1906 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 4 towns and 3 townships. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Pingbian Miao Autonomous County was 129448.

The original forest of Dawei Mountain in Pingbian Miao Autonomous County is known as "animal and plant gene bank" and "natural beauty salon". In July 2019, it won the title of "China Natural Oxygen Bar" in 2019. On November 13, 2020, Pingbian County was approved by the People's Government of Yunnan Province to withdraw from the poverty-stricken county.

In 2020, Pingbian Miao Autonomous County achieved a GDP of 6.104 billion yuan, up 4.3% year on year. The investment in fixed assets above designated size was 7.102 billion yuan, up 5.1% year on year. The added value of industries above designated size decreased by 11.1% year-on-year. The general public budget revenue was 176 million yuan, up 2% year on year. The per capita disposable income of urban permanent residents was 34551 yuan, up 3.6% year on year; The per capita disposable income of rural permanent residents was 10474 yuan, up 8.8% year on year.