Teshio Province
Teshio Province (天塩国, Teshio no kuni) was a short-lived
Hokkaidō, corresponding to all of modern-day Rumoi Subprefecture and the northern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture
.
History
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Teshio Province.[2]
- August 15, 1869 Teshio Province established with 6 districts
- 1872 Census finds a population of 1,576
- 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō
Districts
- Mashike(増毛郡)
- Rumoi(留萌郡)
- Tomamae(苫前郡)
- Teshio(天塩郡)
- Nakagawa(中川郡)
- Kamikawa(上川郡)
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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