Hidaka Province
Location of Hidaka Province c. 1869.
Hidaka Province (日高国 Hidaka-no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to modern-day Hidaka Subprefecture.
History
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Hidaka Province.[2]
- August 15, 1869 Hidaka Province established with 7 districts
- 1872 Census finds a population of 6,574
- 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō.
Districts
- Saru (沙流郡)
- Niikappu (新冠郡)
- Shizunai (静内郡)
- Mitsuishi (三石郡)
- Urakawa (浦河郡)
- Samani (様似郡)
- Horoizumi (幌泉郡)
Notes
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343, p. 343, at Google Books.
- ↑ Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 88., p. 33, at Google Books
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
Other websites
Media related to Hidaka Province at Wikimedia Commons
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