use strict;
use Data::Dumper;
 
my $table={};
 
while (my $line=<DATA>){
    chomp $line;
    my ($login,$name,$location,$info,$info2,$infoblah)=
        split(",",$line);
    if ( not defined($table->{$location})){
        $table->{$location}=[];
 
    }
    push @{$table->{$location}},{name => $name,
                                 login => $login,
                                 info => $info,
                                 info2 => $info2,
                                 infoblah => $infoblah
                                 };
 
}
 
print Dumper($table);
 
__END__
geroges,George Smart,West,bla,blah,blahbla
pams,Pam Smart,South,bla,blah,blahbla
dumas,Ed Dumas,West,bla,blah,blahbla
fink,George Fink,West,bla,blah,blahbla
gerogel,George Learch,North,bla,blah,blahbla
frankf,Frank Furter,West,bla,blah,blahbla
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This will yeild

$VAR1 = {
          'West' => [
                      {
                        'info' => 'bla',
                        'info2' => 'blah',
                        'infoblah' => 'blahbla',
                        'name' => 'George Smart',
                        'login' => 'geroges'
                      },
                      {
                        'info' => 'bla',
                        'info2' => 'blah',
                        'infoblah' => 'blahbla',
                        'name' => 'Ed Dumas',
                        'login' => 'dumas'
                      },
                      {
                        'info' => 'bla',
                        'info2' => 'blah',
                        'infoblah' => 'blahbla',
                        'name' => 'George Fink',
                        'login' => 'fink'
                      },
                      {
                        'info' => 'bla',
                        'info2' => 'blah',
                        'infoblah' => 'blahbla',
                        'name' => 'Frank Furter',
                        'login' => 'frankf'
                      }
                    ],
          'North' => [
                       {
                         'info' => 'bla',
                         'info2' => 'blah',
                         'infoblah' => 'blahbla',
                         'name' => 'George Learch',
                         'login' => 'gerogel'
                       }
                     ],
          'South' => [
                       {
                         'info' => 'bla',
                         'info2' => 'blah',
                         'infoblah' => 'blahbla',
                         'name' => 'Pam Smart',
                         'login' => 'pams'
                       }
                     ]
        };
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when run.... hope this helps.