Nemuro Province

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{{Nihongo|Nemuro Province|根室国|Nemuro no Kuni|{{IPA|ja|neꜜ.mɯ.ɾo (no kɯ.ɲi)}}{{cite book|script-title=ja:NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典|publisher=NHK Publishing|editor=NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute|date=24 May 2016|lang=ja}}}} was an old province in Japan in what is today Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō. It was created during the Meiji Era.

History

After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343|page=343}}. and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Nemuro Province.Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in {{Google books|gGYYAAAAYAAJ|Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 88.|page=33}}

August 15, 1869 Nemuro Province created with five districts
1872 Population is 832.
January 1885 Shikotan transferred to Chishima Province

Districts

Hanasaki (花咲郡) (dissolved April 1, 1959 when Habomai Village was merged into Nemuro City; originally included Shikotan District)
Nemuro (根室郡) (dissolved August 1, 1957 when Nemuro Town and Wada Village merged to form Nemuro City)
Notsuke (野付郡)
Shibetsu (標津郡)
Menashi (目梨郡)

Notes

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC Japan encyclopedia.] Cambridge: Harvard University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]

Category:Former provinces of Japan