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Southern Division (other)
Southern Division may refer to: Government and politics * Southern Division (Travancore), an administrative subdivision of the former princely state of Travancore in southern India * Southern Division (New Zealand electorate), a former constituency of the New Zealand Parliament * South Cork (UK Parliament constituency) or Southern Division, a former constituency of the UK Parliament Railroad * Southern Division of the Central Railroad of New Jersey * Southern Division of the Long Island Rail Road * Southern Division of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Other uses * FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, in England * Southern Army Division, a former division of the Swedish Army * Wendell Phillips Academy High School or South Division High School, a school in Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois, US Sports * American Division (NHL), the southern division of the National Hockey League in the 1920s-1930s * National League West, a division of the National League in Major Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Division (Travancore)
The Southern Division, was one of the administrative subdivisions of the princely state of Travancore, encompassing two major regions Trivandrum Division and Padmanabhapuram Division. Southern division located to the South of Quilon and Kottayam Division. Trivandrum division was composed of eight taluks — Chirayinkir, Nedumangadu, Neyyattankara, Pattanapuram, Shenkotta, North Trivandrum and South Trivandrum. Padmanabhapuram Division covered the five taluks of Agastiswaram, Eraniel, Kalkulam, Thovalay and Vilavancode and was administered by a civil servant of rank Diwan Peishkar equivalent to a District Collector in British India. The Padmanabhapuram division was predominantly Tamil-speaking in contrast to the other three Travancore divisions where Malayalam was spoken. In 1920, the neighbouring Trivandrum was also merged with the Padmanabhapuram Division formed Southern Travancore. In 1949, the princely state of Travancore was dissolved and the Southern Division was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League West
The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created for the 1969 season when the National League (baseball), National League (NL) expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new National League East, East Division and half into the new West Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games. Prior to 1969, the National League had informal, internal divisions strictly for scheduling purposes. Geography Despite the geography, the owners of the Chicago Cubs insisted that their team be placed into the East Division along with the teams in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Also, the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted their team to be in the same divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |