Pedernales
Pedernales Dominican Republic town house.
Pedernales Dominican Republic town house.
Official seal of Pedernales
Seal
Pedernales is located in the Dominican Republic
Pedernales
Pedernales
Location of Pedernales in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18°02′N 71°45′W / 18.033°N 71.750°W / 18.033; -71.750
Country Dominican Republic
ProvincePedernales
Founded1927
Municipality since1957
Area
[1]
 • Total1,274.67 km2 (492.15 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Total27,955
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Pedernalense
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo
335 km
Municipal Districts
2
ClimateBSh

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.

National Parks

These two parks, along with Lake Enriquillo and adjoining zones of the Municipality Pedernales, form the first biosphere reserve in the country.

History

The official foundation of the colony of Pedernales came about in the year 1927 during the Government of Horacio Vásquez, who appointed as Administrator the well-known writer Sócrates Nolasco.

Park of Pedernales Dominican Republic.

The colonists came mostly from Duvergé. The first one was Mr. Genaro Pérez Rocha, a prosperous rancher, who would later bring the first resident families who came from Duvergé. In the year 1937 the highway was built to join this locality and Oviedo, in whose building 500 men participated, divided into brigades of 10 each.

Pedernales, Dominican Republic people.

By Resolution of the City Hall of Enriquillo in 1938, Pedernales was raised to Municipal District.

The name of Pedernales stems from the mineral flint (pedernal in Spanish), which is a very common variety of quartz of yellowish color "that produces spark with the link". This stone is found in the river of Pedernales, which marks the southernmost part of the frontier between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Bahía de las Águilas

Pedernales lies a short way from Bahía de las Águilas, an isolated, unspoilt beach known for its great beauty and biodiversity.

Touristic Places

Park of Pedernales Dominican Republic.

Culture

Climate

Airport in the Cabo Rojo area.

Its location over a number of rain shadows through the highlands of Hispaniola from the northeasterly trade winds gives Pedernales a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Rainfall is highest in September and October when tropical cyclones may strike the whole island, and temperatures are generally warmer during the day than in much of the tropics.

Climate data for Pedernales, Dominican Republic (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.0
(96.8) 		35.5
(95.9) 		37.5
(99.5) 		38.5
(101.3) 		39.1
(102.4) 		39.0
(102.2) 		39.7
(103.5) 		39.3
(102.7) 		38.9
(102.0) 		38.9
(102.0) 		37.5
(99.5) 		36.7
(98.1) 		39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.8
(89.2) 		32.6
(90.7) 		33.5
(92.3) 		34.8
(94.6) 		36.0
(96.8) 		36.1
(97.0) 		35.8
(96.4) 		34.9
(94.8) 		33.6
(92.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		33.7
(92.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7) 		19.5
(67.1) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		21.0
(69.8) 		19.9
(67.8) 		21.4
(70.5)
Record low °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5) 		15.3
(59.5) 		13.7
(56.7) 		15.4
(59.7) 		14.0
(57.2) 		11.5
(52.7) 		15.7
(60.3) 		16.0
(60.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		15.8
(60.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		15.5
(59.9) 		11.5
(52.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 8.5
(0.33) 		9.4
(0.37) 		20.2
(0.80) 		42.0
(1.65) 		71.1
(2.80) 		24.1
(0.95) 		27.0
(1.06) 		57.2
(2.25) 		91.4
(3.60) 		83.6
(3.29) 		42.8
(1.69) 		20.3
(0.80) 		497.6
(19.59)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.3 1.2 2.2 3.6 4.6 2.3 2.8 3.8 6.0 6.2 3.4 1.6 39.0
Source 1: NOAA[4]
Source 2: [5]

References

  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in French). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  4. ^ "Pedernales Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 19, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Pedernales, Dominican Republic". Climate Charts. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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18°02′N 71°45′W / 18.033°N 71.750°W / 18.033; -71.750

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