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.[1] Its population was 232,894 as of 2013.

Nam Từ Liêm District Quận Nam Từ Liêm
Urban district
AON Landmark 72 complex in Nam Từ Liêm
Nickname(s):  Mỹ Đình
Country	Vietnam
Province	Hanoi
Number of wards	10
Seat	Cầu Diễn ward
Area
• Total	32.27 km^2 (12.46 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	232,894[1]
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Website	Official website (in Vietnamese)

The district is known for its many new urban developments and several skyscrapers.[2]

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):[3]

• 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.[4]

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. Decree NQ132 to form Bac Tu Liem and Nam Tu Liem.
2. Limit new high rises in Nam Từ Liêm
3. Archived 2018-10-24 at the Wayback Machine Details of 23 wards of Bắc Từ Liêm and Nam Từ Liêm.
4. Heated talks on reallocating bus routes among Hanoi bus stations