Southwest
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Southwest or south west is the ordinal direction halfway between south and west, the opposite of northeast.
Southwest or south west may also refer to:
Former airlines include:
Southwest or south west may also refer to:
Asia
- Southwest ChinaSouthwest ChinaSouthwest China is a region of the People's Republic of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality of Chongqing, the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Tibet Autonomous Region.-Provinces:-Municipalities:...
- South West DelhiSouth West DelhiSouth West Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.South West Delhi is bounded by the districts of West Delhi to the north, Central Delhi to the northeast, New Delhi and South Delhi to the east, Gurgaon District of Haryana state to the south, and...
, a district of Delhi, India - South West District, Singapore
Australia
- Southwest, Western AustraliaSouthwest, Western AustraliaThe Southwest is a loosely defined area in the southwest corner of Western Australia. Various regionalisations have provided formal definitions of the area, but these do not coincide.* For the drainage division, see Southwest corner of Western Australia...
, several governmental divisions in Western Australia - South West (Western Australia), one of the nine regions of Western Australia
England
- South West EnglandSouth West EnglandSouth West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ...
, a region including the counties of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall - South West England (European Parliament constituency)South West England (European Parliament constituency)South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, reduced from 7 in 2004.-Boundaries:...
- SW postcode areaSW postcode areaThe SW postcode area, also known as the London SW postcode area, is a group of postcode districts covering part of southwest London, England. The area originates from the South Western and Battersea districts of the London post town.-Postal administration:The postcode area originated in 1857 as...
, for south-west London
Ireland
- South (European Parliament constituency)
- Southwest Ireland, a region including the counties of Cork and Kerry
- South-West Region, IrelandSouth-West Region, IrelandThe South-West Region is a NUTS Level III region of Ireland and is governed by the South-West Regional Authority. It consists of the area under the jurisdiction of the county councils of counties Cork and Kerry, along with Cork City Council. The South-West region spans 12,161 km2, roughly 16%...
, a NUTS Level III region of Ireland and is governed by the South-West Regional Authority
Russia
- Yugo-Zapad (South-West) Municipal OkrugYugo-Zapad Municipal OkrugYugo-Zapad Municipal Okrug or South-Western Municipal Okrug, formerly called Municipal Okrug #37 , is a municipal okrug of Krasnoselsky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Municipal okrug's population:...
, a municipal okrug in Krasnoselsky District of Saint Petersburg
North America
- Southwestern United StatesSouthwestern United StatesThe Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
, a region defined in different ways by different sources - Southwest, IndianaSouthwest, IndianaSouthwest is an unincorporated town in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.-Geography:Southwest is located at ....
, an unincorporated community - Southwest Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
- Washington, D.C. (southwest)Washington, D.C. (southwest)Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street. It is the smallest quadrant of the city. Southwest is small enough that it is frequently referred to as a neighborhood in and of...
Transport
- South West TrainsSouth West TrainsSouth West Trains is a British train operating company providing, under franchise, passenger rail services, mostly out of Waterloo station, to the southwest of London in the suburbs and in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight...
, a UK train operating company - Air SouthwestAir SouthwestAir Southwest was a British airline owned by Eastern Airways. It operated regional scheduled passenger services in the South West of England. Its main base was Plymouth City Airport, with hubs at Newquay Cornwall Airport and Bristol Airport...
, a British airline founded in 2003 - Southwest AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...
, the largest U.S. domestic airline, founded in 1967
Former airlines include:
- Air Southwest (Canada), a Canadian airline operating from 1983 to 2005
- China Southwest AirlinesChina Southwest AirlinesChina Southwest Airlines was an airline based in the People's Republic of China. It was merged into Air China in 2002.China Southwest Airlines was headquartered at Chengdu, Sichuan Province and also maintained a hub at Chongqing. The airline was the sole carrier flying to Lhasa until 2002...
, merged into Air China in 2002 - Japan Transocean AirJapan Transocean Air, or JTA, is an airline based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It operates domestic services. Its main base is Naha Airport.- History :...
, an airline known as from 1967 to 1993 - Pacific Southwest AirlinesPacific Southwest AirlinesPacific Southwest Airlines was a United States airline headquartered in San Diego, California, that operated from 1949 to 1988. It was one of the first large discount airlines in the United States and is considered a precursor to Southwest Airlines...
, founded in 1949 and merged into USAir in 1988 - Southwest Airways, a defunct post-World War II domestic United States regional airline
Schools and universities
- Southwest University (disambiguation)Southwest University (disambiguation)Southwest University is either:*Southwest University in Chongqing, China*South-West University "Neofit Rilski" in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria*University of the Southwest in Hobbs, New Mexico, USASouthwest University may also refer to:...
- Southwestern University (disambiguation)Southwestern University (disambiguation)Southwestern University is either:*Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, USA*Southwestern University in Cebu City, PhilippinesSouthwestern University may also refer to:*Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, USA...
Sports
- Southwestern Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic ConferenceThe Southwestern Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities in the Southern United States...
, a mid-major college athletic conference in the southern United States - Southwestern Conference (Ohio), a high school athletic conference
- Southwest Conference, a former NCAA college football conference
- Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf ClassicGatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf ClassicThe Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic was a PGA Tour event played at Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club in Abilene, Texas, from 1981 to 1988 ....
, a former PGA Tour golf event
Other
- Southwestern blotSouthwestern blotSouthwestern blotting, based along the lines of Southern blotting and first described by B. Bowen and colleagues in 1980, is a lab technique which involves identifying and characterizing DNA-binding proteins by their ability to bind to specific oligonucleotide probes...
, a lab technique - Southwestern CompanySouthwestern CompanySouthwestern Company recruits and trains college students to sell educational reference books, software, and children's books door-to-door. Students participating in the Southwestern program are independent contractors, not employees of the company, purchasing books at wholesale from the company...
, an American direct-selling book publisher - South west Biosphere Reserve in Australia; see List of Biosphere Reserves in Australia
- Southwest (album), a collaboration album by Daz Dillinger and Nuwine
- Southwest Region (Little League World Series)Southwest Region (Little League World Series)The Southwest Region is one of eight United States regions that currently send teams to the Little League World Series, the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the South Region. However, when the LLWS was...
, the largest youth baseball competition in the world