Hokkaido

Former Provinces

In 1869, Hokkaido was divided into 11 provinces and 86 districts. The provinces were dissolved in 1882, and replaced with Hakodate Prefecture, Sapporo Prefecture and Nemuro Prefecture. In 1886, the three prefectures were replaced with Hokkaido-ch? (????) The provinces with their districts were as follows

Related Topics:
1869 - Provinces - Districts - 1882 - 1886

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• Oshima (???, -no kuni) (the southern part of modern-day Oshima and Hiyama subprefectures)
• Kameda (???, -gun))
• Kayabe (???)
• Kamiiso (???)
• Fukushima (???), merged with Tsugaru District in 1881 to form Matsumae District
• Tsugaru (???), merged with Fukushima District in 1881 to form Matsumae District
• Hiyama (???)
• Nishi (???)
• Shirihesi (???) (modern-day Shiribeshi Subprefecture minus Abuta plus northern Hiyama)
• Kud? (???)
• Okushiri (???)
• Futoru (???) Dissolved April 1, 1955 when Futoru Village merged with T?setana Town from Setana District to form Kitahiyama Town
• Setana (???)
• Shimamake (???)
• Suttsu (???)
• Utasutsu (???) Dissolved January 15, 1955 when Utasutsu Village was incorporated into Suttsu Town, Suttsu District, Neppu Village merged with Suttsu District's Kuromatsunai Village and part of Tarukishi Village to form Sanwa Village (now Kuromatsunai Town)
• Isoya (???, later respelled ???)
• Iwanai (???)
• Fur? (???)
• Shakotan (???)
• Bikuni (???) Dissolved September 30, 1956 when Bikuni Town was incorporated into Shakotan Town, Shakotan District.
• Furubira (???)
• Yoichi (???)
• Oshiyoro (???) Dissolved April 1, 1958 when Shioya? Village was incorporated into Otaru City
• Takashima (???) Dissolved September 1, 1940 when Takashima Town was incorporated into Otaru
• Otaru (???) Dissolved September 1, 1940 when Asato? Village was incorporated into Otaru
• Ifuri (???) (modern-day Iburi Subprefecture, Yamakoshi District of Oshima, Abuta in Shiribeshi, the cities of Chitose and Eniwa in Ishikari and Shimukappu Village in Kamikawa
• Yamakoshi (???)
• Abuta District (???)
• Usu (???)
• Muroran (???) Dissolved February 1, 1918 when four towns and villages merged to form Muroran-ku
• Yoribetsu (???) Dissolved August 1, 1970 when Noboribetsu Town became Noboribetsu City
• Shiraoi (???)
• Y?futsu (???)
• Chitose (???) Dissolved November 11, 1970 when Eniwa Town became a city
• Ishikari (???) (modern-day Ishikari Subprefecture minus Chitose and Eniwa, all of Sorachi Subprefecture and the southern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture excluding Shimukappu)
• Ishikari (???)
• Sapporo (???) Dissolved September 1, 1996 when Hiroshima Town became Kitahiroshima City
• Y?bari (???)
• Kabato (???)
• Sorachi (???)
• Ury? (???)
• Kamikawa (???)
• Atsuta (???)
• Hamamasu (???)
• Teshio (???) (all of modern-day Rumoi Subprefecture and the northern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture)
• Mashike (???)
• Rumoi (???)
• Tomamae (???)
• Teshio (???)
• Nakagawa (???)
• Kamikawa (???)
• Kitami (???) (modern-day Soya Subprefecture and Abashiri Subprefecture minus part of Abashiri District)
• S?ya (???)
• Rishiri (???)
• Rebun (???)
• Esashi (???)
• Monbetsu (???)
• Tokoro (???)
• Abashiri (???)
• Shari (???)
• Hitaka (???) (modern-day Hidaka Subprefecture)
• Saru (???)
• Niikappu (???)
• Shizunai (???)
• Mitsuishi (???)
• Urakawa (???)
• Samani (???)
• Horoizumi (???)
• Tokachi (???) (modern-day Tokachi Subprefecture)
• Hir? (???)
• T?bui (???) - dissolved April 1, 1906 when 3 villages merged into Moyori Village (now Hir? Town) in Hir? District and two villages merged with ?tsu Village in Tokachi District
• Kamikawa (???)
• Nakagawa (???)
• Kat? (???)
• Kasai (???)
• Tokachi (???)
• Kushiro (???) (modern-day Kushiro Subprefecture and part of Abashiri Subprefecture)
• Shiranuka (???)
• Ashoro (???)
• Kushiro (???)
• Akan (???)
• Abashiri (???)
• Kawakami (???)
• Akkeshi (???)
• Nemuro (???) (mainland portion of modern-day Nemuro Subprefecture plus Habomai Rocks and Shikotan Island
• Hanasaki (???) (dissolved April 1, 1959 when Habomai Village was merged into Nemuro City; originally included Shikotan District)
• Nemuro (???) (dissolved August 1, 1957 when Nemuro Town and Wada Village merged to form Nemuro City)
• Notsuke (???)
• Shibetsu (???)
• Menashi (???)
• Chishima (???) (originally the islands of Kunashiri and Etorofu, later included Shikotan and the Kuril Islands
• Kunashiri (???) (occupied and administered by Russia, see Kuril Islands dispute)
• Etorofu (???) (occupied and administered by Russia)
• Furebetsu (???) (dissolved April, 1923 when its villages merged with several villages in Shana and Etorofu districts to form the village of Rubetsu in Etorofu)
• Shana (???) (occupied and administered by Russia)
• Shibetoro (???) (occupied and administered by Russia)
• Shikotan (???) (split off of Hanasaki District in 1885; currently occupied and administered by Russia)
• Uruppu (???) Acquired in Treaty of Saint Petersburg, ceded in San Francisco Treaty
• Shimushiro (???) Acquired in Treaty of Saint Petersburg, ceded in San Francisco Treaty
• Shumushu (???) Acquired in Treaty of Saint Petersburg, ceded in San Francisco Treaty