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Central Division or Central Travancore, also known as Kollam District or Quilon Division was one of three administrative subdivisions of the princely state of Travancore in what is now .
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The city of , also known as Alleppey, is situated in . is the smallest district in Kerala with a long coastline and many lagoons and backwaters.

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is a city in , south . It is near to Kochi. The city is India's first 100% literate city, also known as Letter Capital of Kerala, due to headquarters of more than a dozen publishing houses and newspaper companies as well as several famous colleges and university.

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is a country-side town in in . The town also serves as district headquarters for district that shares the same name.

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is a city and a municipality in district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre and is almost equidistant from town and Kollam.

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is a growing suburb and satellite town of , located in the district of Kerala, India. Due to its strategic location along National Highway 66 and its proximity to the Kochi metropolitan region, has emerged as an important residential and commercial hub supporting the urban sprawl of .

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is a municipality in the of , . It is the headquarters of the Taluk and Revenue Division. is located 18 km southwest of the district headquarters and 85 km north of the state capital .

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is a municipality in the Kottayam district of . It is located 33 km north of the district headquarters in and about 152 km north of the state capital of .

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or Pala is a town in in .It is a plantation town, which is deeply attached to the plantation of natural rubber.

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is a tourist village in in . It is a cluster of small islands on the backwaters. It houses the popular Bird Sanctuary.

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Vagamon or is a hill station located in the Central Travancore region of Kerala, India. It is a warm and friendly place with cool climate as the temperature is between 10° and 23°C during midday in summer. It is situated 1,100 m above sea level.

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, also spelt Konny, is a town and taluk headquarters in of , India. is known for its elephant cages, forests, and rubber plantations.

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is a temple town in the state of , . It is known as the cultural capital of it is situated on the banks of the Pampa River.

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is a municipal town in . is the land blessed by Lord Ayyappa where his childhood days are spent as the son of King.

is a village in Central Travancore in . is on the eastern side of Thiruvalla. This pilgrim center is at the central part of the blue waters of the Manimala River.

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Mallappally is a taluk in the district of state in . The major populations are Christianity and Hinduism. The land derived its name from mallan and pally, and is believed to have a community of brave aggressive people from the nearby communities.

is a small village in Mavelikkara Taluk, Alappuzha district, Central Travancore in state, .

is a suburb of city, Kottayam taluk, , . city is just 5 km south of . The region was administered by the Kumaranallur grama panchayath till 2010, before the local self-governing body was merged into the Kottayam municipality.

is a place in Kuttanad which a low lying wetland located in the district, , . It is situated 14 km from Tiruvilla town.

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is a small town in Pathanamthitta district in in . This is an island in Pampa River. Mannar is a small town across the Pampa river near .

is a village in the Central Travancore region near which is at a distance of 13 kilometres in Pathanamthitta District of , India. It was here that Veluthampy Dalawa the Diwan of erstwhile Travancore Kingdom committed suicide at the Bhagavathy Temple.

Central Travancore

Latitude of center
9.3955° or 9° 23′ 44″ north
Longitude of center
76.6341° or 76° 38′ 3″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q5061929
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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Slovenian—“Central Travancore” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “Travancore Tengah”
  • Japanese: “中央トラヴァンコール”
  • Russian: “Центральный дивизион”
  • Slovenian: “Centralni Travankore”

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