Yukuhashi
行橋市
City
Yukuhashi City Hall
Yukuhashi City Hall
Flag of Yukuhashi
Flag
Official seal of Yukuhashi
Seal
Location of Yukuhashi in Fukuoka Prefecture
Location of Yukuhashi in Fukuoka Prefecture
Yukuhashi is located in Japan
Yukuhashi
Yukuhashi
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°44′N 130°59′E / 33.733°N 130.983°E / 33.733; 130.983
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureFukuoka Prefecture
Area
 • Total69.83 km2 (26.96 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2016)
 • Total70,601
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.city.yukuhashi.fukuoka.jp
Symbols
FlowerCosmos (plant)
TreeOsmanthus fragrans

Yukuhashi (行橋市, Yukuhashi-shi) 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 15.9 °C (60.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,793.1 mm (70.59 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F).[1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Yukuhashi was 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) on 11 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.1 °C (17.4 °F) on 19 February 1977.[2]

Climate data for Yukuhashi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)		 22.6
(72.7)		 26.5
(79.7)		 29.8
(85.6)		 32.2
(90.0)		 35.3
(95.5)		 37.6
(99.7)		 38.5
(101.3)		 35.8
(96.4)		 30.2
(86.4)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.5
(77.9)		 38.5
(101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)		 10.5
(50.9)		 14.0
(57.2)		 19.1
(66.4)		 23.8
(74.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 30.4
(86.7)		 31.6
(88.9)		 28.0
(82.4)		 23.0
(73.4)		 17.4
(63.3)		 12.0
(53.6)		 20.5
(68.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)		 5.9
(42.6)		 9.2
(48.6)		 13.9
(57.0)		 18.8
(65.8)		 22.4
(72.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 27.3
(81.1)		 23.6
(74.5)		 18.1
(64.6)		 12.4
(54.3)		 7.4
(45.3)		 15.9
(60.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)		 1.5
(34.7)		 4.4
(39.9)		 8.9
(48.0)		 14.0
(57.2)		 18.9
(66.0)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.8
(74.8)		 19.8
(67.6)		 13.6
(56.5)		 7.7
(45.9)		 3.0
(37.4)		 11.7
(53.0)
Record low °C (°F) −6.1
(21.0)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 2.6
(36.7)		 7.5
(45.5)		 14.7
(58.5)		 16.7
(62.1)		 7.3
(45.1)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 −8.1
(17.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.0
(2.91)		 79.2
(3.12)		 118.8
(4.68)		 141.3
(5.56)		 160.1
(6.30)		 309.0
(12.17)		 343.5
(13.52)		 159.6
(6.28)		 165.9
(6.53)		 94.6
(3.72)		 82.3
(3.24)		 65.0
(2.56)		 1,793.1
(70.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.8 9.4 10.9 10.1 9.0 12.5 12.3 9.5 9.7 6.4 8.3 9.1 117
Mean monthly sunshine hours 119.6 130.7 166.2 190.9 207.3 143.1 178.6 208.0 161.4 175.6 144.2 124.5 1,950.2
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Yukuhashi in 2020 is 71,426 people.[3] Yukuhashi has been conducting censuses since 1950.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 43,507—    
1955 46,426+6.7%
1960 47,188+1.6%
1965 47,495+0.7%
1970 47,843+0.7%
1975 53,750+12.3%
1980 61,838+15.0%
1985 65,527+6.0%
1990 65,711+0.3%
1995 67,833+3.2%
2000 69,737+2.8%
2005 70,070+0.5%
2010 70,465+0.6%
2015 70,586+0.2%
2020 71,426+1.2%
Yukuhashi population statistics[3]

Transportation

Air
Train
Road

See also

References

  1. 1 2 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Yukuhashi population statistics
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