Sechura
Sign in to saveSechura is a town in northwestern Peru, south of Piura. It is the capital of Sechura Province in the Piura Region. The city gives its name to the Sechura Desert, which extends south along most of coastal Peru. Crescent dunes lie south of the city, between the sea and the highway.
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- Locality
- Sechura
- Region
- Piura
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 23,020
- Timezone
- America/Lima
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sechura
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Sechura.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo_Sechura.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Piura
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sechura
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Sechura
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Justo Eche Morales
- Settlement.pop_est_as_of
- 2015
- Settlement.population_est
- 44103
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.timezone
- PET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- -5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Sechura Province
- Population
- 50000
- Elevation
- 11
- Capital of
- Sechura District
- Image
- Catedral de Sechura.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Climate
- References
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December through May marks the hotter part of the year. February, the hottest month, averages daily highs of and daily lows of . In addition, the majority of Sechura's of yearly precipitation falls in between January and March.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sechura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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