Sauce District
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Sauce Sawsi | |
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![]() Interactive map of Sauce Sawsi | |
| Country | |
| Region | San Martín |
| Province | San Martín |
| Founded | May 20, 1936 |
| Capital | Sauce |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sebastian Calderon Bacon |
| Area | |
• Total | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,350 |
| • Density | 51.9/km2 (135/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 220913 |
Sauce (hispanicized spelling of Quechua sawsi willow)[1] is one of fourteen districts of the province San Martín in Peru.[2]
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.
