Daan District, Taichung

Daan District[1] (Chinese: 大安區; pinyin: Dà'ān Qū) is a coastal suburban district in Taichung, Taiwan, upgraded from Da-an Township. It lies between the Dajia river and the Da-an river.

Daan 大安區 Da'an
District
Daan District
Municipality	Taichung
Country	Taiwan
Area
• Total	27.4045 km^2 (10.5809 sq mi)
Population  (January 2016)
• Total	19,533
• Density	710/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)

The district's economy is based on rice.

The climate is sub-tropical.

History

In March 1842,[2] during the First Opium War, the brig Ann became shipwrecked near Daan harbour.[3] It had 57 personnel, mostly Indian seacunnies and lascars.[4] Survivors of the wreck, along with the survivors of the Nerbudda shipwreck in September 1841, were executed in Tainan in August 1842.[2]

Administrative divisions

Nanpu, Nanzhuang, Zhongzhuang, Tong'an, Fuxing, Guike, Ding'an, Yong'an, Fuzhu, Haiqi, Xi'an and Songya Villages.

Tourist attractions

• Da'an Coastal Park[5]

References

1. RICK CHARETTE (November 2019). "Spirits-ual Exploration of the Taichung/Nantou Area". Travel in Taiwan. Tourism Bureau, MOTC. pp. 20, 22. The Daan District is west of Waipu, in Taichung's northwest corner, the Taiwan Strait on its west, Daan River on its north, Dajia River on its south.{...}Taro field in Daan District.{...}Daan District, Taichung City
2. Gordon, Leonard H. D. (2007). Confrontation over Taiwan: Nineteenth-Century China and the Powers. Plymouth: Lexington Books. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7391-1868-9.
3. Polachek, James M. (1992). The Inner Opium War. Council of East Asian Studies. p. 187.
4. The Chinese Repository. Volume 12. Canton. 1843. p. 114.
5. "Daan Coastal Park". Department of Personnel. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

External links

• "Da'an District, Taichung City (臺中市大安區公所)". Taichung Government. Retrieved February 20, 2014. (in Chinese)