Tokachi Province

Tokachi Province (十勝国, Tokachi-no kuni^?) was a short-lived province in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to modern-day Tokachi Subprefecture.

History

After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;^[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Tokachi Province.^[2]

• August 15, 1869 Tokachi Province established with 7 districts
• 1872 Census finds a population of 1,464
• 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō

Districts

• Hiroo (広尾郡)
• Tōbui (当縁郡) - dissolved April 1, 1906 when 3 villages merged into Moyori Village (now Hiroo Town) in Hirō District and two villages merged with Ōtsu Village in Tokachi District
• Kamikawa (上川郡)
• Nakagawa (中川郡)
• Katō (河東郡)
• Kasai (河西郡)
• Tokachi (十勝郡)

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128