Kitami Province
Kitami Province ( Japanese 北 見 国 ) was a short-lived historical province in Japan on the island of Hokkaidō . It corresponds to today's sub-prefectures Soya and Abashiri (without a part of the Abashiri district) of today's Hokkaidō Prefecture .
history
The province was founded together with the other provinces of Hokkaidōs on August 15, 1869 with eight counties . The 1872 census showed 1511 inhabitants (Japanese, excluding the Ainu ). In 1882 the provinces in Hokkaidō are abolished and the prefectural system introduced.
Counties
- 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 ) - part of Kushiro Province until 1881
- Shari ( 斜 里 郡 )