Rikuzen Province
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