Teshio Province
Teshio Province (天塩国, Teshio no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido, Japan, 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,[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Teshio Province.[2] On August 15, 1869, Teshio Province was established with six districts. The 1872 Census listed a population of 1,576. In 1882, provinces were dissolved in Hokkaido.
Districts
Notes
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343, p. 343, at Google Books.
- ^ Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 88., p. 33, at Google Books
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
