Dewa Province

Dewa Province 出羽国
Province of Japan
712–1869
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Dewa Province highlighted
Capital	Hiraka District
History
• Established	712
• Disestablished	1869
Preceded by Succeeded by Echigo Province Uzen Province Ugo Province
Today part of	Akita Prefecture Yamagata Prefecture

Dewa Province (出羽国, Dewa no kuni) was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture,^[1] except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Ushū (羽州).