Kiyota清田区

Kiyota-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Kiyota (清田区, Kiyota-ku) is a ward of Sapporo, in Hokkaidō Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 112,355 (2020 census), area 59.87 km². Borders 6 places.

An administrative ward of the city around it. Its ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly: the city's mayor and assembly govern it.

In an address this ward is in the same slot as a Tokyo special ward, which makes the two look equivalent. Only Tokyo's 23 wards are governments.

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Facts

Japanese name

清田区

Reading

Kiyota-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Sapporo City 札幌市

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

112,355 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.9% from 115,726

Area

59.87 km²

Density

1,877 people per km²

Households

45,634

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

30.6%

Foreign residents

614 (0.5%)

Code

01110 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sapporo.jp/kiyota

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kiyota, 4 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shiroishi Ward白石区
• Toyohira Ward豊平区
• Minami Ward南区
• Atsubetsu Ward厚別区
• Eniwa City恵庭市
• Kitahiroshima City北広島市

Questions about Kiyota

Is Kiyota a city?

Kiyota (清田区) is a ward of Sapporo (札幌市), a designated city. It is not a government. The ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly of its own: the city's mayor and assembly govern it. Tokyo's 23 special wards are written with the same character, 区, and those are governments.

Where is Kiyota?

Kiyota is inside Sapporo (札幌市), in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kiyota?

112,355 at the 2020 census, down 2.9% from 115,726 in 2015. The area is 59.87 km², which is 1,877 people per km². 45,634 households. 30.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kiyota?

Six: Shiroishi Ward (白石区), Toyohira Ward (豊平区), Minami Ward (南区), Atsubetsu Ward (厚別区), Eniwa City (恵庭市), and Kitahiroshima City (北広島市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Kiyota in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kiyota written in Japanese?

清田区, read Kiyota-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kiyota begin?

北海道札幌市清田区… (Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Kiyota-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name, then the ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.