was a short-lived

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

located in

Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

. It corresponded to modern-day

Sōya Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Its population is estimated to be 77,500 as of July 31, 2004 and its area is . It is the northernmost subprefecture of Japan. Wakkanai Airport is located in Wakkanai. Rishiri Airport is locate ...

and

Abashiri Subprefecture is a Subprefectures of Hokkaido, subprefecture of Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897. Etymology Abashiri Prefecture was ...

minus part of Abashiri District.

History

After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido; and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Kitami Province. Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in *August 15, 1869 Kitami Province established with 8

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

*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 was a short-lived province in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to modern-day Kushiro Subprefecture and part of Abashiri Subprefecture. History After 1869, the northern Japanese island became known as Hokkaido; Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005) "Ho ...

*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 is a small town, once was an independent administrative division located in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan. On March 5, 2006, the division, along with the towns of Rubeshibe and Tanno (all f ...

(常呂郡) *

Abashiri is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners. The old prison has been turned into a museum, but the city ...

(網走郡) * Shari (斜里郡)

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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