Annan District

Coordinates: 23°02′50″N 120°11′05″E / 23.0473013°N 120.1846813°E / 23.0473013; 120.1846813

Annan 安南區
District
Coastal landscape in Annan District
Annan District in Tainan City
Location	Tainan, Taiwan
Area
• Total	107 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population  (July 2018)
• Total	192,887
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Website	www.annan.gov.tw/en/

Annan District office

Annan District (Chinese: 安南區; pinyin: Ānnán Qū; Wade–Giles: An¹-Nan² Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-Lâm-Khu) is a coastal district located in the west of Tainan, Taiwan.

History[]

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Anshun was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. In 1946, the township was incorporated into Tainan City and became Annan District.^[1]

Geography[]

• Area: 107.20 km²
• Population: 189,724 people (January 2016)

Administrative divisions[]

The district consists of Tunghe, Anshun, Wennan, Zhounan, Zhoubei, Antung, Anx, Dingan, Anqing, Xinshun, Yuandian, Zongtou, Zhangan, Gongqin, Haitung, Haixi, Hainan, Xixin, Gongwen, Yuantung, Yuanxi, Diantung, Dianxi, Yantian, Nanxing, Xuetung, Chengtung, Chengbei, Chengzhong, Chengnan, Chengxi, Jingcao, Shalun, Xiangong, Luer, Sicao, Anhe, Xibei, Xiding, Xiqi, Haidian, Xingfu, Fenghuang, Meihua, Lixiang, Xitung, Yuanzhong, Budai, Guoan, Anfu and Daan Village.^{[2][failed verification]}

Education[]

• CTBC Business School
• University of Kang Ning

Tourist attractions[]

Sicao Wetlands in Taijiang National Park

• Luerhmen History and Culture Museum
• National Museum of Taiwan History
• Sicao Fortress
• Sicao Wetlands
• Southwest Coast National Scenic Area
• Taijiang National Park
• Taikang Cultural Center

Notable natives[]

• Shih Chih-ming, Mayor of Tainan (1989–1997)

See also[]

• Tainan

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Annan District, Tainan.

• Official website
• Luerhmen (in Chinese)