Nemuro Province

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Nemuro (根室国, -no kuni) was an old province in Japan in what is today Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido. It was created during the Meiji Era.

[edit] History

• August 15, 1869 Nemuro Province created with five districts
• 1872 Population is 832.
• January, 1885 Shikotan transferred to Chishima Province

[edit] Districts

• Hanasaki (花咲郡) (dissolved April 1, 1959 when Habomai Village was merged into Nemuro City; originally included Shikotan District)
• Nemuro (根室郡) (dissolved August 1, 1957 when Nemuro Town and Wada Village merged to form Nemuro City)
• Notsuke (野付郡)
• Shibetsu (標津郡)
• Menashi (目梨郡)