Pedernales, Ecuador

Pedernales
Town
Photograph of a main street in Pedernales
A main street in Pedernales (2010)
Pedernales is located in Ecuador
Pedernales
Pedernales
Location in Ecuador
Coordinates: 00°04′12″N 80°03′18″W / 0.07000°N 80.05500°W / 0.07000; -80.05500
CountryEcuador
ProvinceManabí
CantonPedernales
ParishPedernales
Area
 • Town5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Town27,068
 • Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
ClimateAw
Websitepedernales.gob.ec

Pedernales is a coastal town in Ecuador. It is the capital of Pedernales Canton. Ecuador's Pacific Highway 15 passes through the town and Highway 382 terminates in the town.

Much of the town and nearby urban areas were leveled by a 7.8 Mw earthquake in April 2016.[2][3]

As of March 2017, a large part of the town has been rebuilt.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Pedernales
  2. ^ "M7.8 - 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador". United States Geological Survey. 17 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Earthquake kills 233 in Ecuador; emergency workers rush in". The Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 17 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016.