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.