Pedernales Canton

Coordinates: 0°04′12″N 80°03′13″W / 0.0701°N 80.0536°W / 0.0701; -80.0536Country EcuadorProvinceManabí ProvinceCapitalPedernalesArea • Total1,971 km² (761 sq mi)Population • Total70,408 • Density36/km² (93/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Pedernales Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Pedernales. Its population at the 2001 census was 46,876.^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[3]

• White 82.0%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 7.9%
• Montubio 5.9%
• Mestizo 3.6%
• Indigenous 0.3%
• Other 0.2%

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