Kitami Province
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Kitami Province (北見国 Kitami-no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to modern-day Sōya Subprefecture and Abashiri Subprefecture minus part of Abashiri District
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[edit] History
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Kitami Province.[2]
- August 15, 1869 Kitami Province established with 8 districts
- 1872 Census finds a population of 1,511
- July 1881 Abashiri District (網尻郡) incorporated for Abashiri District (網走郡) from Kushiro Province
- 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō
[edit] Districts
- Sōya (宗谷郡)
- Rishiri (利尻郡)
- Rebun (礼文郡)
- Esashi (枝幸郡)
- Monbetsu (紋別郡)
- Tokoro (常呂郡)
- Abashiri (網走郡)
- Shari (斜里郡)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343 at Google Books.
- ^ Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 88. at Google Books
[edit] References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
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