Ishikari Province

Ishikari (石狩国, -no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido. It corresponded to modern-day Ishikari Subprefecture minus Chitose and Eniwa, all of Sorachi Subprefecture and the southern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture excluding Shimukappu

History

*August 15, 1869 Ishikari province established with 9 districts
*1872 Census finds a population of 6,003
*1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaido.

Districts

*Ishikari (石狩郡)
*Sapporo (札幌郡) Dissolved September 1, 1996 when Hiroshima Town became Kitahiroshima City
*Yūbari (夕張郡)
*Kabato (樺戸郡)
*Sorachi (空知郡)
*Uryū (雨竜郡)
*Kamikawa (上川郡)
*Atsuta (厚�"�郡)
*Hamamasu (浜益郡)