Pedernales, Ecuador Explained

Pedernales
Settlement Type:Town
Total Type:Town
Image Alt:Photograph of a main street in Pedernales
Pushpin Map:Ecuador
Coordinates:0.07°N -80.055°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ecuador
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Manabí
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Pedernales
Subdivision Type3:Parish
Subdivision Name3:Pedernales
Area Total Km2:5.66
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Total:27068
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

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.

Notes and references

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/towns/manab%C3%AD/131750__pedernales/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: M7.8 - 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador . 17 April 2016 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418040908/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005j32#general . 18 April 2016 . live.
  3. News: Associated Press. Earthquake kills 233 in Ecuador; emergency workers rush in . 17 April 2016 . The Los Angeles Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418185606/http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-earthquake-ecuador-20160416-story.html . 18 April 2016 . live.