{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Sechura |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline ={{Photomontage | photo1a = Catedral de Sechura.jpg | photo2a = Típica construcción de Sechura.jpg | photo2b = Sechura duna gigante.jpg | spacing = 1 | position = center | color_border = white | color = white | size = 270 | foot_montage = }} |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = Flag of Sechura.svg |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = Escudo_Sechura.jpg |shield_size = |city_logo = |citylogo_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Peru |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{PER}} |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Piura |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 = Sechura |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Sechura |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Justo Eche Morales |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total = |area_land = |area_water = |TotalArea_sq_mi = |LandArea_sq_mi = |WaterArea_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban = |UrbanArea_sq_mi = |area_metro = |MetroArea_sq_mi = |pop_est_as_of =2015 |pop_est_footnotes =<ref>{{cite report |url=http://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/web/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/Lib1020/cuadros/c0206.xls |title=Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015 |work=Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática |date=March 2012 |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> |population_est =44103 |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |settlement_type = Town <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |population_total = |population_density = |population_density_mi2 = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_mi2 = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_mi2 = |timezone = PET |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|5|33|27.30|S|80|49|20.28|W|region:PE|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 11 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |website = [http://www.munisechura.gob.pe www.munisechura.gob.pe] |footnotes = }}
'''Sechura''' is a town in northwestern Peru, {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}} 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.
The city has a main square with the ''Catédral de Sechura'', built in the 18th century in the Spanish colonial style. Because of the desert surrounding the city, the church has sometimes been called the ''Catédral de Arena'' (Sand Cathedral).{{cn|date=February 2023}}
==Climate== Sechura has a hot desert climate (Köppen: ''BWh'')<ref>{{Cite journal |date=23 October 2023 |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}}</ref> characterized by high temperatures throughout the year and extremely low precipitation.
December through May marks the hotter part of the year. February, the hottest month, averages daily highs of {{convert|33|C}} and daily lows of {{convert|23|C}}. In addition, the majority of Sechura's {{convert|80|mm}} of yearly precipitation falls in between January and March.<ref name="WMONormals"/>
June to November marks the cooler half of the year, with warm temperatures and negligible rainfall. August, the coolest month, averages daily highs of {{convert|26|C}} and daily lows of {{convert|17|C}}.<ref name="WMONormals"/>
{{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Sechura (Chusis), elevation {{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 31.9 | Feb high C = 32.8 | Mar high C = 32.7 | Apr high C = 31.7 | May high C = 29.5 | Jun high C = 27.2 | Jul high C = 26.1 | Aug high C = 26.0 | Sep high C = 26.7 | Oct high C = 27.3 | Nov high C = 28.2 | Dec high C = 30.1 | year high C = 29.2 | Jan low C = 21.7 | Feb low C = 22.9 | Mar low C = 22.6 | Apr low C = 21.2 | May low C = 19.7 | Jun low C = 18.4 | Jul low C = 17.4 | Aug low C = 17.1 | Sep low C = 17.1 | Oct low C = 17.4 | Nov low C = 17.9 | Dec low C = 19.6 | year low C = 19.4 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 18.0 | Feb precipitation mm = 15.8 | Mar precipitation mm = 36.2 | Apr precipitation mm = 5.8 | May precipitation mm = 0.6 | Jun precipitation mm = 0.1 | Jul precipitation mm = 0.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 0.0 | Sep precipitation mm = 0.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 0.2 | Nov precipitation mm = 0.6 | Dec precipitation mm = 3.1 | year precipitation mm = 80.6 | source 1 = NOAA<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Peru/CSV/Chusis_93001.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Chusis |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 27, 2024}}</ref> }}
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