, also called Ifuri, was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponds to modern-day Iburi Subprefecture, Yamakoshi District of Oshima, Abuta District in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, the cities of Chitose and Eniwa in Ishikari Subprefecture and Shimukappu Village in Kamikawa Subprefecture.
History After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343. and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Iburi Province.Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in
In 1882, the Hokkaido region was separated into three prefectures — , , and . In 1886, the three prefectures were abolished, and Hokkaido was put under the .Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau, "History of Development in Hokkaido," ; retrieved 2013-3-22. At the same time, Iburi Province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Iburi is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the United States and (b) between Japan and the United Kingdom.US Department of State. (1906). A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759.
Timeline 1869—use of the name Hokkaido started August 15, 1869 Iburi Province established with 8 districts 1872 Census shows a population of 6,251 1882—prefectures established 1886—Hokkaido Agency established 1947—Hokkaido Prefecture established
Districts Yamakoshi (山越郡) Abuta District (虻田郡) Usu (有珠郡) Muroran (室蘭郡) Dissolved February 1, 1918 when four towns and villages merged to form Muroran-ku Yoribetsu (幌別郡) Dissolved August 1, 1970 when Noboribetsu Town became Noboribetsu City Shiraoi (白老郡) Yūfutsu (勇払郡) Chitose (千歳郡) Dissolved November 11, 1970 when Eniwa Town became a city
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References Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128 Papinot, Edmond. (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. OCLC 77691250
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Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903