Nam Từ Liêm District

Nam Từ Liêm (''South Từ Liêm'') is an urban district (''quận'') of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. 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. The district currently has 10 wards, covering a total area of 32.19 square kilometers. As of 2019, 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.
Limit new high rises in Nam Từ Liêm

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):
Details of 23 wards of Bắc Từ Liêm and Nam Từ Liêm.
* 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.
Heated talks on reallocating bus routes among Hanoi bus stations

Notable buildings

File:The_Garden%2C_Hanoi_07.JPG, A new urban township in Nam Từ Liêm
File: Vinata,_The_Manor,_Hà_Nội_002.JPG, The Manor township
File:Vietnam_national_convention_center.jpg, Vietnam National Convention Center
File:Hanoi Museum 02.JPG, Hanoi Museum
File:Khán đài A - Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình.jpg, Mỹ Đình National Stadium

References

Districts of Hanoi
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