Chishima Province
Chishima Province (
History[edit]
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Chishima Province.[2]
- 1869 Japan occupied Kunashir.
- August 15, 1869 Chishima Province created with 5 districts.
- 1872 The population was counted as 437
- November, 1875 Karafuto (Sakhalin) ceded to Russia in exchange for Kuril Islands in the Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875). Kuril Islands divided into 3 new districts
- January, 1885 Shikotan Island transferred from Nemuro Province. Becomes Shikotan District.
- In 1945 the Soviet Union province of Sakhalin been formed which included Kunashir District.
Districts[edit]
- Kunashiri (
国後 郡 ), around Kunashir Island (occupied and administered by Russia, see Kuril Island conflict) - Etorofu (
択捉 郡 ), around Iturup island (occupied and administered by Russia) - Furebetsu (
振別 郡 ) (dissolved April, 1923 when its villages merged with several villages in Shana and Etorofu districts to form the village of Rubetsu in Etorofu) - Shana (
紗那 郡 ) (occupied and administered by Russia) - Shibetoro (
蘂 取 郡 ) (occupied and administered by Russia) - Shikotan (
色丹 郡 ) (split off of Hanasaki District in 1885; currently occupied and administered by Russia) - Uruppu (
得 撫 郡 ), around Uruppu island, Acquired in Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875), ceded in San Francisco Treaty - Shimushiru (
新知 郡 ), around Shimushiru island, Acquired in Treaty of Saint Petersburg, ceded in San Francisco Treaty - Shumushu (
占 守 郡 ), around Shumushu island, Acquired in Treaty of Saint Petersburg, ceded in San Francisco Treaty
Notes[edit]
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343, p. 343, at Google Books.
- ^ Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 88., p. 33, at Google Books
References[edit]
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
Other websites[edit]
Media related to Chishima Province at Wikimedia Commons