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; and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Tokachi Province.
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. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128