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Sechura 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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Place details

Locality
Sechura
Region
Piura
Country
Perú
Population
23,020
Timezone
America/Lima

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

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

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Peru
Population
50000
Elevation
11
Image
Catedral de Sechura.jpg
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Commons category
Sechura
Commons gallery
Sechura
P12749
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Encyclopedic overview

2 sections
Contents
  • 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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