Iwaki Province (1868)
Iwaki was an old province in the area that is today Fukushima Prefecture. It was sometimes called Banshū.History
- This iteration of Iwaki Province was established in Meiji Era. It was cut out of Mutsu Province and corresponded to the eastern part of modern Fukushima Prefecture on December 17 of 1868 of Japanese calendar, which is January 19, 1869 of Gregorian calendar. Its population in 1872 was 348,608.
- Miyagi Prefecture
- * Igu District
- * Katta District
- * Watari District
- Fukushima Prefecture
- * Nakadōri Region, Fukushima
- ** Ishikawa District
- ** Shirakawa District
- ** Shirakawa District
- ** Tamura District
- * Hamadōri Region, Fukushima
- ** Iwaki District - absorbed Iwasaki and Kikuta Districts to become a new and expanded Iwaki District on April 1, 1896
- ** Iwasaki District - merged into Iwaki District on April 1, 1896
- ** Kikuta District - merged into Iwaki District on April 1, 1896
- ** Namekata District - merged with Uda District to become Sōma District on April 1, 1896
- ** Naraha District - merged with Shineha District to become Futaba District on April 1, 1896
- ** Shineha District - merged with Naraha District to become Futaba District on April 1, 1896
- ** Uda District - merged with Namekata District to become Sōma District on April 1, 1896
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