Location of Tokachi Province c. 1869.
Tokachi Province (十勝国, Tokachi-no kuni?) was a short-lived province in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to modern-day Tokachi Subprefecture.
[edit] History
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Tokachi Province.[2]
- August 15, 1869 Tokachi Province established with 7 districts
- 1872 Census finds a population of 1,464
- 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō
[edit] Districts
- Hiroo (広尾郡)
- Tōbui (当縁郡) - dissolved April 1, 1906 when 3 villages merged into Moyori Village (now Hiroo Town) in Hirō District and two villages merged with Ōtsu Village in Tokachi District
- Kamikawa (上川郡)
- Nakagawa (中川郡)
- Katō (河東郡)
- Kasai (河西郡)
- Tokachi (十勝郡)
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