Ishikari Province Explained

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;^[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Ishikari Province.^[2]

• 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)

References

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

Other websites

• Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Notes and References

1. [Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]
2. [Ernest Satow|Satow, Ernest]