Pedernales, Ecuador

Pedernales
Pedernales
	A main street in Pedernales (2010)
	Pedernales
	Coordinates: 0°4′20″N 80°3′0″W / 0.07222°N 80.05000°WCoordinates: 0°4′20″N 80°3′0″W / 0.07222°N 80.05000°W
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 and Highway 382 terminates in the town.

Much of the town and nearby urban areas were leveled by a 7.8 M_w earthquake in April 2016.^[1]^[2]

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

Notes and references

↑ "M7.8 - 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador". United States Geological Survey. 17 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016.
↑ 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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[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.