Pedernales, Ecuador

Pedernales

Photograph of a main street in Pedernales

A main street in Pedernales (2010)
Pedernales
Coordinates: EC 0°4′20″N 80°3′0″W / 0.07222°N 80.05000°W / 0.07222; -80.05000Coordinates: EC 0°4′20″N 80°3′0″W / 0.07222°N 80.05000°W / 0.07222; -80.05000
Country Ecuador
Province Manabí
Canton Pedernales
Parish Pedernales
Population (2010)
 • Total 21,910
Climate Aw
Website pedernales.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. 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.[1][2]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "M7.8 - 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador". United States Geological Survey. 17 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (17 April 2016). "Earthquake kills 233 in Ecuador; emergency workers rush in". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016.


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