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Sacohaya
Moqueguavillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INEI Peru. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Moquegua, Peru, Sacohaya is recorded in open geodata as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The settlement sits at -16.404°, -70.875°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,317 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 91% of daylight hours. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 62.1°F and lows near 38.2°F, alongside about 18 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Andean gooseChloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838) · Aves10
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves7
- Ash-breasted Sierra-FinchGeospizopsis plebejus (Tschudi, 1844) · Aves6
- Plumbeous Sierra-FinchGeospizopsis unicolor (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) · Aves5
- Gray-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & R.Lesson, 1831 · Aves4
- Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves4
- White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigula Hellmayr, 1932 · Aves4
- Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris (Lafresnaye, 1836) · Aves4
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.9 — 2026-02-1519 km NNE of Cono Norte, Peru
- M 4.4 — 2026-02-0312 km NE of Santa Lucía, Peru
- M 4.2 — 2026-01-266 km SSW of Santa Lucía, Peru
- M 4.3 — 2025-11-1610 km SSW of Cerro Verde, Peru
- M 4.8 — 2025-11-1120 km E of Chiguata, Peru
- M 4.9 — 2025-11-0213 km SW of Matalaque, Peru
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Moquegua
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sacohaya, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org