Shiribeshi Province
Shiribeshi ( Japanese 後 志 国 , Shiribeshi no kuni ) was a short-lived historical province of Japan in the area of today's Hokkaidō Prefecture . It corresponded to the current Shiribeshi Sub-prefecture (excluding Abuta County) and the northern part of the Hiyama Sub-prefecture .
history
The province was founded with the other provinces of Hokkaidō on August 15, 1869 with 17 districts . The census of 1872 showed 19,098 inhabitants (Japanese, excluding the native Ainu ), in 1882 the provinces in Hokkaido were replaced by the prefectural system.
Counties
- Kudō ( 久遠 郡 )
- Okushiri ( 奥 尻 郡 )
- Futoru ( 太 櫓 郡 ) dissolved April 1, 1955 when the village of Futoru was merged with the city of Tōsetana from the Setana district to form the city of Kitahiyama .
- Setana ( 瀬 棚 郡 )
- Shimamaki ( 島 牧 郡 )
- Suttsu ( 寿 都 郡 )
- Utasutsu ( 歌 棄 郡 ) dissolved January 15, 1955 when the village of Utasutsu was incorporated into the city of Suttsu in the district of the same name. The municipality of Neppu was merged with Kuromatsunai and a part of Tarukishi to form the municipality of Sanwa (now the city of Kuromatsunai ).
- Isoya ( 磯 屋 郡 , later 磯 谷 郡 )
- Iwanai ( 岩 内 郡 )
- Furū ( 古 宇 郡 )
- Shakotan ( 積 丹 郡 )
- Bikuni ( 美国 郡 ) dissolved September 30, 1956 when the city of Bikuni was incorporated into Shakotan .
- Furubira ( 古 平郡 )
- Yoichi ( 余 市 郡 )
- Oshoro ( 忍 路 郡 ) dissolved April 1, 1958 when the village of Shioya was incorporated into Otaru
- Takashima ( 高 島 郡 ) dissolved September 1, 1940 when the city of Takashima was incorporated into Otaru
- Otaru ( 小樽 郡 ) dissolved September 1, 1940 when the community Asato was incorporated into Otaru