Oshima Province

Oshima Province (渡島国, Oshima-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 Oshima Province.^[2]

• August 15, 1869 Oshima Province established with seven districts
• 1872 Census reports 75,830 inhabitants of the province
• July, 1881 Tsugaru District and Fukushima District merged to form Matsumae District, reducing the number of districts to six.
• 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō.

Districts

• Kameda
  (亀田郡, -gun))
• Kayabe
  (茅部郡)
• Kamiiso
  (上磯郡)
• Fukushima (福島郡), merged with Tsugaru District in 1881 to form
  Matsumae District
• Tsugaru (津軽郡), merged with Fukushima District in 1881 to form Matsumae District
• Hiyama
  (檜山郡)
• Nishi
  (爾志郡)

Notes

References

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

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