Kitami Province
Kitami Province (北見国, Kitami-no kuni) was a short-lived
Abashiri District
.
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
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)
Notes
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- Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 88., p. 33, at Google Books
References
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