| Kiyota | |
| Official Name: | Kiyota Ward |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Ward |
| Map Alt: | Location of Kiyota-ku in Sapporo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaidō |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sapporo |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 4, 1997 |
| Area Total Km2: | 59.87 |
| Population Total: | 115,351 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Note: | Estimation as of December 31, 2014 |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Kiyota Ward Office |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Postal |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 004-8613 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Address |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1-2-1 Hiraokaichijo, Kiyota-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido |
| Website: | Kiyota-ku Ward Office |
is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is translated as "pure" or "clean" for "清", and "(rice) field" for "田". The ward was split from Toyohira-ku on November 4, 1997.
According to the jūminhyō (registry of residential addresses and figures) in 2008, 114,730 people are living in Kiyota-ku. The total area of the ward is 59.70 km2, which is the 4th largest ward in Sapporo.[1]
The ward is neighboured to four wards in Sapporo (Toyohira-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Atsubetsu-ku, Minami-ku), and two cities (Kitahiroshima, Eniwa) .
The central part of Kiyota-ku was originally called as "Ashiribetsu", and in 1944, it was renamed as Kiyota, meaning "beautiful pure (clean) rice field". Rice fields and farms of the apples have widely spread in the area until early Shōwa period, but the area did not exist as one of the wards in Sapporo.[2]
In 1972, Sapporo was listed as one of the cities designated by government ordinance, and several wards were established including Toyohira-ku. On November 4, 1997, Kiyota-ku was split from Toyohira-ku, and the Kiyota-ku Residential Center with a hall for cultural purposes was built in following year.[2]
Kiyota-ku is the only ward of Sapporo in which there is no railway.
Kiyota's mascot is is a kind yet mischievous festival-going and nature-loving yōsei that resides in Mount Shirahata. The hat was actually the ward symbol. The leaf on his shirt symbolizes nature (this gives him the ability to turn into a leaf himself to give positive energy to people he trusted and take away the bad ones while protecting them from danger. He loves to eat spinach served with sweets and water. His birthday is November 4. His role model is Shigeharu Nagaoka (who revolutionize rice farming in the area) inspired him to grow rice and other stuff that can develop the ward.[4]