Ishikari Province

Ishikari Province (石狩国, Ishikari-no kuni) was a short-lived

History

After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;^[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Ishikari Province.^[2]

• August 15, 1869 Ishikari province established with 9 districts
• 1872 Census finds a population of 6,003
• 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō.

Districts

• Ishikari
  (石狩郡)
• Kitahiroshima
  City
• Yūbari
  (夕張郡)
• Kabato
  (樺戸郡)
• Sorachi
  (空知郡)
• Uryū
  (雨竜郡)
• Kamikawa
  (上川郡)
• Atsuta
  (厚田郡)
• Hamamasu
  (浜益郡)

Notes

References

• ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

Other websites

Media related to Ishikari Province at Wikimedia Commons

• Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

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