# Sechura Province, Piura Department – Districts, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/

Province · Piura Department 

# Sechura Province

Sechura Province is a province of Peru in Piura Department. It covers **6,354.6 km²**. It is divided into 6 districts. 143 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 160 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,355km²
- 6districts
- 160mapped services

## Where is Sechura Province?

Sechura Province lies in [Piura Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 3 other provinces: [Lambayeque Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/lambayeque/), [Paita Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/) and [Piura Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/piura/). By area it is the 40th largest of 196 provinces in Peru. It covers 17.9% of [Piura Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/). The centre of Sechura Province is about 792 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 76 km from Piura, the main town of Piura Department. The centre point is at 5.8611° S, 80.6145° W.

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per).

## Things to see in and around Sechura Province

OpenStreetMap lists 10 named sights in Sechura Province: 4 beachs; 2 attractions; 2 museums; 1 ruins; 1 viewpoint.

- Museo Arqueológico de Chusis · museum
- Museo de Etnología de Sechura · museum
- Playa Punta El Faro · beach
- Playa Punta Luna · beach
- Playa Reventazón · beach
- Playa Tantalean · beach
- Mirador La Pingüinera · viewpoint
- Médano Blanco Sechura · attraction
- Playa Chulliyachi · attraction
- Antigua Azufrera de Sechura · ruins

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Sechura Province

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Lima
- CurrencySol (PEN)
- Country calling code+51
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, B, C · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) · Piura73 km
- Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) · Chiclayo135 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 18:16).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Districts of Sechura Province

District Area km² Localities Services 

[Bellavista de la Union](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/bellavista-de-la-union/) 14 9 4 

[Bernal](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/bernal/) 71 17 14 

[Cristo Nos Valga](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/cristo-nos-valga/) 263 15 9 

[Rinconada Llicuar](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/rinconada-llicuar/) 20 8 6 

[Sechura](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/sechura/) 5,728 76 104 

[Vice](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/vice/) 259 20 23 

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Sechura Province

Open gazetteers list **143 villages, towns and localities** in Sechura Province. The largest with a recorded population: Sechura (23,020), Vice (12,915), Bernal (5,916), Coronado (763), Onza de Oro (572) and Chalaco (570). Settlements here lie between about -15 m and 93 m above sea level (median 13 m).

- Alberto Álvarez Purizaca
- Alfonso Ugarte
- Almirante Miguel Grau
- Balneario Leguía
- Bayóvar
- Bazán
- Becara
- Becará
- Belisario
- Belizario
- Bellavista
- Bernal
- Cenizo
- Cerritos
- Chalaco
- Chalaco Alto
- Chancay
- Chepito
- Chito
- Chuchal
- Chuchal de Santiago
- Chugis
- Chullachy
- Chulliyachi
- Chuper
- Chusis
- Chusis Bajo
- Chutuque
- Ciudad del Pescador
- Constante
- Cordillera
- Coronado
- Cristóbal
- Dos Pueblos
- El Barco
- El Calabazo
- El Impulso
- El Porvenir
- El Venado
- Garita Garcia
- Guadalupe
- Hacienda La Constancia
- Hacienda La Florida
- Illescas
- Julio Rodriguez
- La Algarrobera
- La Bocana
- La Caridad
- La Colorada
- La Florida
- La Isla
- La Maceta
- La Mina
- La Trampa
- Laguna Ñapique Grande
- Las Capillas
- Las Delicias
- Letirá
- Llicuar
- Llícuar
- Loma Blanca
- Loma Cheleque
- Los Girasoles
- Los Jardines
- Létira
- Mala Vida
- Maria Vega de la Redonda
- Mata Caballo
- Micaela Bastidas
- Mina Bayobar
- Minchales
- Miraflores
- Miramar
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva La Bocana
- Nuevo Bazan
- Nuevo Chulliyachi
- Nuevo Chuper
- Nuevo Parachique
- Nuevo Pozo Oscuro
- Nuevo Vega del Chico
- Onza de Oro
- Palo Parado
- Pampa de Loro
- Pan de Azufre
- Parachique
- Parachique - La Bocana
- Playa Blanca
- Pozo Oscuro
- Pozo Oscuro Antiguo
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puerto Nuevo
- Punta BAPO
- Reventazón
- Rinconada
- Salina
- Salina Cerro
- San Agustin
- San Andrés
- San Antonio
- San Clemente
- San Cristo
- San Isidro
- San Joaquín
- San José
- San Luis
- San Martín
- San Pedro
- San Ramón
- San Romantizal
- San Víctor
- Sanches
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Santa Elena
- Santa Filomena
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa de Satuyo
- Santo Domingo
- Satuyo
- Sechura
- Soledad
- Solsol
- Sánchez
- Tajamar
- Tajarqui
- Temporales
- Tres Cruces
- Tres de Enero
- Trujillo
- Tupac Amaru
- Valle Hermoso
- Valverde
- Vega del Chico
- Vega del Padre
- Venecia de San Clemente
- Vice
- Vicente Chunga Aldana
- Vichayo
- Victor Raul Haya de la Torre
- Vileda
- Yapato

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Sechura Province

Named natural and historic features inside Sechura Province, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

7 rivers and streams; 4 lakes.

- Laguna Colorado Chico
- Laguna Ramón Chico
- Laguna Ramón Grande
- Laguna Ñapique Grande
- Río Bazan
- Río Loco
- Río Piura
- Río Piura
- Río Piura
- Río Sando
- Río Viejo

### Coast and islands

11 beaches; 1 island.

- Isla Panetón
- Playa Almires
- Playa Constante
- Playa La Garita
- Playa Las Delicias
- Playa Las Delicias
- Playa Palo Parado
- Playa Punta El Faro
- Playa Punta Shode
- Playa Reventazón
- Playa San Pablo
- Playa Tantalean

### Hills and mountains

18 hills; 5 mountains; 1 peak.

- Cerro Las Cuevas · 392 m
- El Puente · 387 m
- Cerro Illescas · 368 m
- Cerro Parado · 342 m
- Cerro Los Hornillos · 266 m
- Cerro Montera · 206 m
- Alto El Pacoreño · 95 m
- San Cayetano · 88 m
- Monte de San Juan Eche · 64 m
- Alto Negro · 55 m
- Cerro Pan de Azufre · 55 m
- Loma la Redonda · 48 m
- La Botija · 26 m
- Cerro Salinas · 24 m
- Chocol · 24 m
- Cerro Colorado · 23 m
- Alto de Chepe · 20 m
- Altos de Cirilo · 17 m
- Loma Alto del Zorro · 16 m
- Alto del Tarro · 15 m
- Loma Coronada · 14 m
- Alto Tume · 13 m
- Loma del Viejo · 4 m
- Cerro Chuchal Amarillo · 2 m

### Getting around

2 airfields; 1 port.

- Garita Garcia
- Hacienda Santa Filomena
- Puerto Bayovar

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Sechura Province and the best time to visit

In Sechura Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (21 °C). About 78 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (36 mm) and the driest Sep (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 5 

Feb 28 19 

Mar 28 36 

Apr 26 6 

May 24 2 

Jun 22 1 

Jul 21 1 

Aug 21 0 

Sep 21 0 

Oct 21 2 

Nov 22 2 

Dec 24 3 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sechura Province

Places mapped inside Sechura Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals11
- Petrol pumps7
- Hotels14
- Schools79
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants41
- Police stations3
- Dental clinics2

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Sechura Province?In Piura Department, Peru
- What borders Sechura Province?Lambayeque Province, Paita Province and Piura Province
- What is there to see in Sechura Province?Antigua Azufrera de Sechura, Mirador La Pingüinera, Museo Arqueológico de Chusis, Museo de Etnología de Sechura
- What time zone is Sechura Province in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Sechura Province?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Sechura Province?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sechura Province?143 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sechura Province?Settlements lie between -15 m and 93 m
- What is the highest point in Sechura Province?Cerro Las Cuevas (392 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sechura Province?January to December
- How many hospitals are in Sechura Province?11 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Sechura Province?7 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sechura Province?PE2008 (OCHA common operational dataset)