Kitami Province
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The boundaries of this ancient province are generally mirrored in what are today called Sōya Subprefecture and Abashiri Subprefecture.
History
- Further information: Former Provinces of Hokkaidō
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido.[1] Regional subdivisions were established. Kitami Province was one of the new entities which were created in 1869.[2]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan including Kitami Province were reformed in the 1870s.[3]
In 1882, Kitami and the other ten provinces of Hokkaido were reorganized as Hakodate Prefecture, Sapporo Prefecture and Nemuro Prefecture.[4]
Kitami Province Media
Location of Kitami Province c. 1869. Green highlighted area is Abashiri District from Kushiro Province c. 1881.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343.
- ↑ Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 33; Great Britain Parliament. (1887). House of Commons Papers, Vol. 101, p. 77.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Great Britain Parliament, p. 78.
Other websites
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