Piura
Sechura province
Sechura District

Sechura

Sechura is a town in northwestern , 50 km south of . It is the capital of Sechura Province in the Piura Region. The city gives its name to the , which extends south along most of coastal Peru.
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Sechura

Latitude
-5.55754° or 5° 33′ 27″ south
Longitude
-80.82233° or 80° 49′ 20″ west
Population
23,300
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
666XC5RH+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2505711675
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3691954
Wiki­data ID
Q3236446
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Sechura” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سيتشورا”
  • Asturian: “Sechura”
  • Cebuano: “Sechura (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Sechura”
  • Chinese: “塞丘拉”
  • Czech: “Sechura”
  • Dutch: “Sechura”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سيتشورا”
  • Esperanto: “Sechura”
  • Esperanto: “Seĉuro”
  • French: “Sechura”
  • German: “Sechura”
  • Italian: “Sechura”
  • Japanese: “セチュラ”
  • Persian: “سچورا”
  • Portuguese: “Sechura”
  • Quechua: “Sichura”
  • Slovak: “Sechura”
  • Spanish: “Sechura”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sechura”
  • “Sechura”

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