Rikuzen Province
[Image:Old Japan Rikuzen.svg|thumb|200px|right|Map of the former Japanese provinces with Rikuzen highlighted]
Rikuzen Province is an old province of Japan in the area of Miyagi Prefecture and parts of Iwate Prefecture. It was sometimes called Rikushū, with Rikuchū and Mutsu Provinces.
History
- January 19, 1869: Rikuzen is separated from Mutsu Province.
- 1872: A census estimates the population at 534,609.
Historical districts
Rikuzen Province consisted of fourteen districts:- Iwate Prefecture
- * Kesen District
- Miyagi Prefecture
- * Kami District
- * Kurihara District - dissolved
- * Kurokawa District
- * Miyagi District
- * Monou District - dissolved
- * Motoyoshi District
- * Natori District - dissolved
- * Oshika District
- * Shibata District
- * Shida District - dissolved
- * Tamatsukuri District - dissolved
- * Tōda District
- * Tome District - dissolved