is a satellite city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, about 25 kilometers southeast of Kitakyushu. The city was founded on October 10, 1954. As of October 1, 2016, the city has a population of 70,601 (according to the city's official home page) and a population density of 1,000 persons per km². The total area is 69.83 km². History The hamlet of Maeda in Yukuhashi was the birthplace of Suematsu Kencho. Geography Climate Yukuhashi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yukuhashi is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Yukuhashi was on 11 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 19 February 1977. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yukuhashi in 2020 is 71,426 people. Yukuhashi has been conducting censuses since 1950. Transportation Air New Kitakyushu Airport Train JR Kyushu Nippo Line Yukuhashi Station - Minami-Yukuhashi Station - Shindenbaru Station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Tagawa Line Yukuhashi Station - Miyako-Izumi Station - Imagawa-Kappa Station - Toyotsu Station Coto Coto Train touristic service Road Expressways Higashikyushu Expressway Yukuhashi Interchange - Imagawa Interchange/Service Area National highways: Route 10 Route 201 Route 496 See also New Kitakyushu Airport References External links Yukuhashi City official website Cities in Fukuoka Prefecture