Ugo Province

Ugo Province (羽後国, Ugo-no kuni) is an old province of Japan in the area of Akita Prefecture and some parts of Yamagata Prefecture (specifically Akumi District). It was sometimes called Ushū (羽州), with Uzen Province.

Historical districts

Ugo Province consisted of nine districts:

• Yamagata Prefecture
  • Akumi District (飽海郡)
• Akita Prefecture
  • Akita District (秋田郡)
    • Kitaakita District (北秋田郡)
    • Minamiakita District (南秋田郡)
  • Hiraka District (平鹿郡) - dissolved
  • Kawabe District (河辺郡) - dissolved
  • Ogachi District (雄勝郡)
  • Semboku District (仙北郡)
  • Yamamoto District (山本郡)
  • Yuri District (由利郡) - dissolved

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

Other websites

Media related to Ugo Province at Wikimedia Commons

• Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903