Central Division (Travancore) Explained

Conventional Long Name:Quilon
Common Name:Quilon Division
Subdivision:Division
Nation:Travancore
Government Type:Monarchy
Capital:Quilon
Today:Kerala, India
Year Start:1856
Year End:1949
Era:Travancore
Image Map Caption:Location of Central Travancore

Central Division or Central Travancore, sometimes referred to as the Quilon Division was one of three (or four) administrative subdivisions of the princely state of Travancore in what is now Kerala. It was administered by a civil servant of rank Diwan Peishkar equivalent to a District Collector in British India and consisted of 8 taluks — Karthikapally, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta, Ambalappuzha, Chengannur, Kunnathur, Karunagappalli, Adoor, Mavelikkara, Quilon and Kottarakara. The headquarters was the town of Quilon.

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