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Ishikari Province

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Location of Ishikari Province c. 1869.

Ishikari Province (石狩国, Ishikari no Kuni, Japanese pronunciation: [i.ɕi̥.ka.ɾʲi (no kɯ.ɲi)][1]) 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

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After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;[2] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Ishikari Province.[3]

  • August 15, 1869 Ishikari province established with 9 districts
  • 1872 Census finds a population of 6,003
  • 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō.

Districts

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Notes

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, ed. (24 May 2016). NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese). NHK Publishing.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343, p. 343, at Google Books.
  3. ^ 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

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Other websites

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Media related to Ishikari Province at Wikimedia Commons