Daan District, Taipei

Daan
大安區
Da-an; Da'an; Taan; Ta-an
Daan District
Cityscape of Daan District
Cityscape of Daan District
Official logo of Daan
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
RegionWestern Taipei
Divisions
List
  • 53 villages
  • 1027 neighborhoods
Area
 • Total11.3614 km2 (4.3867 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 7th of 12
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total285,933[1]
 • RankRanked 1st of 12
Postal code
106
WebsiteOfficial website
Daan District, Taipei
Traditional Chinese大安
Simplified Chinese大安
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà'ān Qū
Wade–GilesTa-an Ch'ü
Tongyong PinyinDà-an Cyu
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTāi-an-khu
Da'anzhuang (old name)
Traditional Chinese大安莊
Simplified Chinese大安庄
Transcriptions
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTāi-an-chng

Daan District[2][3][4][5][6] (or Da-an District, Da'an[7] District) is an important political, educational, commercial, residential and cultural district of Taipei, Taiwan. The name of the district means "great safety" or "great peace". Located in Northern Taiwan, it is known for having one of the highest real estate prices in Taipei and Asia in general.

  1. ^ "About Daan District". Taipei City Government. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  2. ^ "Administrative Districts". Taipei City Government. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019. There are 12 administrative districts in the Taipei City, including {...} Daan, {...}
  3. ^ "About Daan District". Taipei City Government. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2019. Daan District, located to the south of downtown Taipei City, is the most populous administrative district in Taipei City. The name "Daan" comes from its former name, Daan Village.
  4. ^ "DAAN 臺北市大安區公所 Daan District Office,Taipei City". Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. ^ 中華民國107年12月底 End of Dec., 2018. 中華民國內政部全球資訊網 Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C. (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Retrieved 5 October 2019. 大安區 Daan District
  6. ^ 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior. August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 大安區 Daan District 11.3614 121,420 304,088 141,527 162,561 87.06 2.50 26,765
  7. ^ Da’an Qu (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency