Pedernales | |
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Municipality | |
![]() A street in Pedernales | |
Coordinates: 18°02′0″N 71°45′0″W / 18.03333°N 71.75000°W | |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Province | Pedernales |
Founded | 1927 |
Municipality since | 1957 |
Municipal District | José Francisco Peña Gómez |
Area | |
• Total | 883.8 km2 (341.2 sq mi) |
• Urban | 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 14,590 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
• Urban | 13,077 |
Demonym | Pedernalense |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
Distance | 135 km (84 mi) to Barahona 335 km (208 mi) to Santo Domingo |
Pedernales is a Dominican city and the capital of the Pedernales province, in the southwest of the country close to the border with Haiti.