thumb|right|Location of Kitami Province c. 1869. Green highlighted area is Abashiri District from Kushiro Province c. 1881.

was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido. It corresponded to modern-day Sōya Subprefecture and Okhotsk Subprefecture minus part of Abashiri District.

History

After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido; and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Kitami Province.

  • August 15, 1869 Kitami Province established with 8 districts
  • 1872 Census finds a population of 1,511
  • July 1881 Abashiri District (網尻郡) incorporated for Abashiri District (網走郡) from Kushiro Province
  • 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō

Districts

  • 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)
  • Shari (斜里郡)

Notes

References

  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128