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For the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru, spelled Sawsi or Sauce, see Sawsi. District in San Martín, Peru
Sauce
Sawsi
District
SawsiquchaSawsiqucha
Country Peru
RegionSan Martín
ProvinceSan Martín
FoundedMay 20, 1936
CapitalSauce
Government
 • MayorSebastian Calderon Bacon
Area
 • Total103 km (40 sq mi)
Elevation600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 • Total5,350
 • Density52/km (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO220913

Sauce (hispanicized spelling of Quechua sawsi willow) is one of fourteen districts of the province San Martín in Peru.

Geography

Located in the foothills of the Cordillera Oriental (Peru), the town is 614 m a.s.l. and 51 km south of the Tarapoto city, across the Huallaga River, 6°42’12” south latitude and 76°15’15” west longitude.

Places of interest

Climate

Climate data for Sauce, elevation 614 m (2,014 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
29.5
(85.1)
29.1
(84.4)
28.7
(83.7)
28.8
(83.8)
28.5
(83.3)
28.5
(83.3)
29.2
(84.6)
29.6
(85.3)
29.8
(85.6)
30.2
(86.4)
30.2
(86.4)
29.3
(84.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.0
(68.0)
19.7
(67.5)
19.5
(67.1)
19.2
(66.6)
19.0
(66.2)
18.1
(64.6)
17.5
(63.5)
17.6
(63.7)
18.5
(65.3)
19.3
(66.7)
19.8
(67.6)
20.1
(68.2)
19.0
(66.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81.1
(3.19)
120.3
(4.74)
159.5
(6.28)
172.8
(6.80)
121.6
(4.79)
99.9
(3.93)
82.4
(3.24)
84.0
(3.31)
113.0
(4.45)
121.4
(4.78)
103.3
(4.07)
93.6
(3.69)
1,352.9
(53.27)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru

References

  1. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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6°41′23″S 76°13′02″W / 6.6898°S 76.2171°W / -6.6898; -76.2171

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