'''Kiyosato''' (清里村; -mura) was a [[villages of Japan|village]] located in [[Nakakubiki District, Niigata|Nakakubiki District]], [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]], [[Japan]].
{{nihongo|'''Kiyosato'''|清里村|Kiyosato-mura}} was a [[List of villages in Japan|village]] located in [[Nakakubiki District, Niigata|Nakakubiki District]], [[Niigata Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
On January 1, 2005 Kiyosato, along with the town of [[Yasuzuka, Niigata|Yasuzuka]], the villages of [[Maki, Niigata (Kubiki)|Maki]], [[Ōshima, Niigata|Ōshima]] and [[Uragawara, Niigata|Uragawara]], all from [[Higashikubiki District, Niigata|Higashikubiki District]], the towns of [[Itakura, Niigata|Itakura]], [[Kakizaki, Niigata|Kakizaki]], [[Ōgata, Niigata|Ōgata]] and [[Yoshikawa, Niigata|Yoshikawa]], the villages of [[Kubiki, Niigata|Kubiki]], [[Nakagō, Niigata|Nakagō]] and [[Sanwa, Niigata|Sanwa]], all from [[Nakakubiki District, Niigata|Nakakubiki District]], and the town of [[Nadachi, Niigata|Nadachi]], from [[Nishikubiki District, Niigata|Nishikubiki District]], was absorbed into the expanded city of [[Jōetsu, Niigata|Jōetsu]].
As of 2003, the village had an estimated [[population]] of 3,215 and a [[population density|density]] of 85.64 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 37.54 km<sup>2</sup>.
Upon the merger, ''Kiyosato-mura'', the village, became ''Kiyosato-ku'' (清里区), the [[Wards of Japan|ward]].
On January 1, 2005, Kiyosato, along with the town of [[Yasuzuka, Niigata|Yasuzuka]], the villages of [[Maki, Niigata (Higashikubiki)|Maki]], [[Ōshima, Niigata|Ōshima]] and [[Uragawara, Niigata|Uragawara]] (all from [[Higashikubiki District, Niigata|Higashikubiki District]]), the towns of [[Itakura, Niigata|Itakura]], [[Kakizaki, Niigata|Kakizaki]], [[Ōgata, Niigata|Ōgata]] and [[Yoshikawa, Niigata|Yoshikawa]], the villages of [[Kubiki, Niigata|Kubiki]], [[Nakagō, Niigata|Nakagō]] and [[Sanwa, Niigata|Sanwa]] (all from [[Nakakubiki District, Niigata|Nakakubiki District]]), and the town of [[Nadachi, Niigata|Nadachi]] (from [[Nishikubiki District, Niigata|Nishikubiki District]]), was merged into the expanded city of [[Jōetsu, Niigata|Jōetsu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=荒川区 |title=新潟県上越市（旧吉川町） |url=https://www.city.arakawa.tokyo.jp/a015/bunkageijutsu/kokusai/joetsu.html |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=荒川区公式サイト |language=ja}}</ref>
As of [[2003]], the village had an estimated [[population]] of 3,215 and a [[population density|density]] of 85.64 persons per km². The total area was 37.54 km².
Niigata Prefecture
