Nam Từ Liêm district

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|native_name = Quận Nam Từ Liêm

|nickname = The Racing Round

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|settlement_type = Urban district

|image_skyline = Nam Từ Liêm - NKS.jpg

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|image_caption = AON Landmark 72 and JW Marriott Hanoi hotel seen from Me Tri overpass

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|established_date = 2013 [http://www.chinhphu.vn/portal/page/portal/chinhphu/hethongvanban?class_id=509&_page=1&mode=detail&document_id=171494 Decree NQ132 to form Bac Tu Liem and Nam Tu Liem]

|seat = Cầu Diễn ward

|parts_type = Wards

|parts = 10 wards

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Hanoi

|government_type = Urban district

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|area_total_km2 = 32.19

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://thongkehanoi.gov.vn/a/nien-giam-thong-ke-nam-2018-1579246656-5e216440c9d28/|access-date=2021-02-21|title=Niên giám thống kê năm 2018}}

|population_as_of = 2019

|population_footnotes = {{cite book

| author = General Statistics Office of Vietnam | year = 2019 | url = https://www.gso.gov.vn/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Ket-qua-toan-bo-Tong-dieu-tra-dan-so-va-nha-o-2019.pdf | title = "Completed Results of the 2019 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census" | publisher = Statistical Publishing House (Vietnam) | isbn= 978-604-75-1532-5 }}

|population_total = 264,246

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = ICT

|utc_offset = +7

|area_code = 24

|blank_name = Climate

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|website = [http://namtuliem.hanoi.gov.vn/ Official website] {{in lang|vi}}

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Nam Từ Liêm (South Từ Liêm) is an urban district ({{lang|vi|quận}}) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.{{cite web|url=https://vnexpress.net/ha-noi-co-them-nam-quan-moi-vao-nam-2025-4004736.html|title=Hà Nội có thêm năm quận mới vào năm 2025|publisher=VnExpress|date=2019-10-30}}

History

Nam Từ Liêm 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.

Geography

=Topography=

Nam Từ Liêm urban district is divided into 10 wards (phường):[http://cafef.vn/chinh-sach-quy-hoach/chi-tiet-23-phuong-moi-cua-hai-quan-nam-tu-liem-va-bac-tu-liem-201312020903433407.chn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024040923/http://cafef.vn/chinh-sach-quy-hoach/chi-tiet-23-phuong-moi-cua-hai-quan-nam-tu-liem-va-bac-tu-liem-201312020903433407.chn|date=2018-10-24}} Details of 23 wards of Bắc Từ Liêm and Nam Từ Liêm. Cầu Diễn, Đại Mỗ, Mễ Trĩ, Mỹ Đình 1, Mỹ Đình 2, Phú Đô, Phương Canh, Tây Mỗ, Trung Văn, Xuân Phương.

Nam Từ Liêm coverts a total area of {{convert|32.19|km2}}. The district is known for its many new urban developments and several skyscrapers.[https://cafeland.vn/quy-hoach/han-che-them-cao-oc-tai-nam-tu-liem-67142.html] Limit new high rises in Nam Từ Liêm

The district 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.

Besides, Mỹ Đình Bus Station is a major bus terminal in western Hanoi, with metropolitan buses and long distance buses to provinces north and northwest of Hanoi.[https://thethaovanhoa.vn/xa-hoi/sau-doi-thoai-nay-lua-ha-noi-kich-hoat-ngay-tuyen-xe-buyt-my-dinh-nuoc-ngam-n20170302105934615.htm] Heated talks on reallocating bus routes among Hanoi bus stations

=Population=

As of 2019, there were 264,246 people residing in Nam Từ Liêm urban district, the population density is 8200 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Culture

=Education=

=Landscapes=

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

See also

Notes and references

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{{Hanoi Municipality}}

{{Districts of Red River Delta}}

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Category:Districts of Hanoi

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