Oshima Province (渡島国, Oshima-no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to the southern part of today's Oshima and Hiyama Subprefectures.
History
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido; and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Oshima Province.
- August 15, 1869 Oshima Province established with seven districts
- 1872 Census reports 75,830 inhabitants of the province
- July, 1881 Tsugaru District and Fukushima District merged to form Matsumae District, reducing the number of districts to six.
- 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō.
Districts
- Kameda (亀田郡, -gun))
- Kayabe (茅部郡)
- Kamiiso (上磯郡)
- Fukushima (福島郡), merged with Tsugaru District in 1881 to form Matsumae District
- Tsugaru (津軽郡), merged with Fukushima District in 1881 to form Matsumae District
- Hiyama (檜山郡)
- Nishi (爾志郡)
Notes
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
