• Source: Teshio Province

Teshio Province (天塩国, Teshio no kuni) was a short-lived province located in 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; and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Teshio Province.

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






References


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

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