• Source: Ishikari Province

Ishikari Province (石狩国, Ishikari-no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to modern-day Ishikari Subprefecture minus Chitose and Eniwa, all of Sorachi Subprefecture and the southern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture excluding Shimukappu




History


After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido; and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Ishikari Province.

August 15, 1869 Ishikari province established with 9 districts
1872 Census finds a population of 6,003
1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō.




Districts


Ishikari (石狩郡)
Sapporo (札幌郡) Dissolved September 1, 1996 when Hiroshima Town became Kitahiroshima City
Yūbari (夕張郡)
Kabato (樺戸郡)
Sorachi (空知郡)
Uryū (雨竜郡)
Kamikawa (上川郡)
Atsuta (厚田郡)
Hamamasu (浜益郡)




Notes






References


Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128




Other websites


Media related to Ishikari Province at Wikimedia Commons

Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Prefektur Hokkaido
• Ishikari Province
• Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaido
• Former provinces of Hokkaido
• Ishikari Ainu
• Sorachi District, Hokkaido
• Ishikari (disambiguation)
• Asahikawa
• Sekihoku Main Line
• Provinces of Japan
• Karikachi Pass