Teshio Province
Teshio ( Japanese 天 塩 国 , Teshio no kuni ) was a short-lived province of Japan in what is now Hokkaidō Prefecture . It corresponds to today's Rumoi sub-prefecture and the northern half of Kamikawa sub-prefecture .
history
The province was founded on August 15, 1869 with six counties . The 1872 census showed 1576 inhabitants. In 1882 the provinces on Hokkaidō were dissolved.
Counties
- Mashike-gun ( 増 毛 郡 )
- Rumoi-gun ( 留 萌 郡 )
- Tomamae-gun ( 苫 前 郡 )
- Teshio-gun ( 天 塩 郡 )
- Nakagawa-gun ( 中 川 郡 )
- Kamikawa-gun ( 上 川 郡 )