Nam Từ Liêm district

Nam Từ Liêm (South Từ Liêm) is an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.^[3] It was formed on 27 December 2013, when the rural Từ Liêm district was split into two urban districts: Bắc Từ Liêm and Nam Từ Liêm.^[4] The district currently has 10 wards, covering a total area of 32.19 square kilometers.^[1] As of 2019,^[2] there were 264,246 people residing in the district, the population density is 8200 inhabitants per square kilometer. The district is known for its many new urban developments and several skyscrapers.^[5]

Nam Từ Liêm district Quận Nam Từ Liêm
Urban district
AON Landmark 72 and JW Marriott Hanoi hotel seen from Me Tri overpass
Nickname:  Mỹ Đình
Country	Vietnam
Province	Hanoi
Seat	Cầu Diễn ward
Wards	10 wards[1]
Area [1]
• Total	32.19 km2 (12.43 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	264,246
• Density	8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code	24
Climate	Cwa
Website	Official website (in Vietnamese)

Geography

Nam Từ Liêm is bordered by Bắc Từ Liêm to the north, Cầu Giấy to the east, Thanh Xuân to the southeast, Hà Đông to the south and Hoài Đức to the west.

Administrative division

Nam Từ Liêm is divided into 10 wards (phường):^[6]

• Cầu Diễn
• Mỹ Đình 1
• Mỹ Đình 2
• Trung Văn
• Đại Mỗ
• Tây Mỗ
• Mễ Trì
• Phú Đô
• Phương Canh
• Xuân Phương

Education

• Japanese School of Hanoi
• Vietnam-Australia School, Hanoi

Transportation

• Mỹ Đình Bus Station – a major bus terminal in western Hanoi, with metropolitan buses and long distance buses to provinces north and northwest of Hanoi.^[7]

Notable buildings

• 
  A new urban township in Nam Từ Liêm
• 
  The Manor township
• 
  Vietnam National Convention Center
• 
  Hanoi Museum
• 
  Mỹ Đình National Stadium

References

1. "Niên giám thống kê năm 2018". Retrieved 2021-02-21.
2. General Statistics Office of Vietnam (2019). "Completed Results of the 2019 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Statistical Publishing House (Vietnam). ISBN 978-604-75-1532-5.
3. "Hà Nội có thêm năm quận mới vào năm 2025". VnExpress. 2019-10-30.
5. Limit new high rises in Nam Từ Liêm
6. Archived 2018-10-24 at the Wayback Machine Details of 23 wards of Bắc Từ Liêm and Nam Từ Liêm.
7. Heated talks on reallocating bus routes among Hanoi bus stations