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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
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
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