Kitami Province

was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido. It corresponded to modern-day Sōya Subprefecture and Okhotsk Subprefecture 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.

• August 15, 1869 Kitami Province established with 8 districts
• 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
• 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 (常呂郡)
• Abashiri (網走郡)
• Shari (斜里郡)

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128