was a short-lived
province
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located in
Hokkaido, Japan, corresponding to all of modern-day
Rumoi Subprefecture
is a Subprefectures of Hokkaido, subprefecture of Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, it had a population of 52,627 and an area of . The population density of the subprefecture, 13 people per km2, is very low compared to the rest o ...
and the northern half of
Kamikawa Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
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History
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido, and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Teshio Province.
[ Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in ] On August 15, 1869, Teshio Province was established with six
districts
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. The 1872 Census listed a population of 1,576. In 1882, provinces were dissolved in Hokkaido.
Districts
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Mashike ()
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Rumoi ()
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Tomamae ()
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Teshio ()
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Nakagawa ()
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Kamikawa ()
Notes
References
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Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge:
Harvard University Press
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The pres ...
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OCLC 58053128
Former provinces of Japan
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