Pedernales | |
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Town | |
.jpg) A main street in Pedernales (2010) | |
  Pedernales Location in Ecuador | |
| Coordinates: 00°04′12″N 80°03′18″W / 0.07000°N 80.05500°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Manabí |
| Canton | Pedernales |
| Parish | Pedernales |
| Area | |
| • Town | 5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
| • Town | 27,068 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | pedernales |
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.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Pedernales
- ^ "M7.8 - 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador". United States Geological Survey. 17 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016.
- ^ "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.