Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Pedernales | |
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Pedernales Dominican Republic town house. | |
| Coordinates: 18°02′N 71°45′W / 18.033°N 71.750°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Pedernales |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Municipality since | 1957 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,080.93 km2 (803.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 37,955 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Pedernalense |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo | 335 km |
| Municipal Districts | 2 |
| Climate | BSh |
The Dominican city of Pedernales is the capital of the Pedernales Province, in the Dominican Republic. It is located in the southwest of the country, on the Dominican Republic–Haiti border, and has a crossing to the Haitian town of Anse-à-Pitres.