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Sacohaya

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31Good
WeatherAvg high 62.1°F
Coordinates-16.40°, -70.87°

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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

Latitude
-16.4040
Longitude
-70.8748
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
62.1°F
Avg low
38.2°F
Annual precipitation
18 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
31
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
154
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Andean goose
    Chloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838) · Aves
    10
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    7
  • Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
    Geospizopsis plebejus (Tschudi, 1844) · Aves
    6
  • Plumbeous Sierra-Finch
    Geospizopsis unicolor (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) · Aves
    5
  • Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
    Thinocorus orbignyianus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & R.Lesson, 1831 · Aves
    4
  • Buff-winged Cinclodes
    Cinclodes fuscus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    4
  • White-throated Earthcreeper
    Upucerthia albigula Hellmayr, 1932 · Aves
    4
  • Slender-billed Miner
    Geositta tenuirostris (Lafresnaye, 1836) · Aves
    4

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
264
Largest magnitude
5.7
Largest event
2003-08-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Moquegua

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.35
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,317

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

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