Daan District, Taichung
District in Taichung, Taiwan
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Websitewww.daan.taichung.gov.tw 
(in Chinese)
(in Chinese)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.
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]
