Nemuro Province

Nemuro Province (根室国, Nemuro-no kuni) was an

History

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

• August 15, 1869 Nemuro Province created with five districts
• 1872 Population is 832.
• January 1885 Shikotan transferred to Chishima Province

Districts

• Hanasaki (花咲郡) (dissolved April 1, 1959 when Habomai Village was merged into
  Shikotan District
  )
• Nemuro (根室郡) (dissolved August 1, 1957 when Nemuro Town and Wada Village merged to form
  Nemuro
  City)
• Notsuke
  (野付郡)
• Shibetsu
  (標津郡)
• Menashi
  (目梨郡)

Notes

References

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

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