Businesses in Pedernales Canton

Categories in Pedernales Canton

Auto Machine Shop Auto Parts Store Car repair Car Wash Gas Station Mechanic Motorcycle Parts Store Motorcycle repair Oil Change Service Agricultural wholesale Shrimp Farm Clothing stores Shoe stores Internet Service Provider Mobile phone stores Churches Government Office Computer Support and Services Electronics Store Mobile Phone Repair Shop Appliance Store Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Education Education Center Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Brunch Restaurant Butcher Cafes Cake Shop Coffee Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Internet cafes Pizza Restaurants Seafood restaurants Banks Lawyer Dentists Hospitals Medical laboratories Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Office supplies and stationery stores Apartment Building Apartment Complex Condominium Complex Housing Complex Convenience stores Cosmetics Store General Store Liquor Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall State Liquor Store Supermarket Variety Store Playground Public parks Bed and breakfasts Hostels Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Resort Serviced Accommodation Transportation Service Villa

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Pedernales Canton

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	120
Shopping	77
Hotels and motels	57
Grocery stores and supermarkets	56
Other accommodation	45
Bars, pubs and taverns	42
Education	39
Clothing stores	27
Pharmacies and drug stores	22
Car repair	21
Beauty salons	19
Cafes	19

Pedernales Canton Facts

Area	637.8 km²
Population	38,628
Male Population	19,743 (51.1%)
Female Population	18,885 (48.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+113.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+26.2%
Median Age	19.8 years (Male: 20, Female: 19.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,222 (2022)
Area Codes	5
Neighborhoods	La Arcadia
Local Time
Timezone	Ecuador Time
Lat & Lng	0.07167, -80.05250
Postal Codes	131456, 131750, 131751, 131753

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Pedernales Canton Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	18,056	25,295	30,617	37,429	38,628	39,805	40,665
Population Density	28.3 / km²	39.7 / km²	48 / km²	58.7 / km²	60.6 / km²	62.4 / km²	63.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pedernales Canton Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 26.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Pedernales Canton	+113.9%	+52.7%	+26.2%
Manabí Province	—	—	—
Ecuador	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pedernales Canton Median Age

Median Age: 19.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Pedernales Canton	19.8 yrs	19.6 yrs	20 yrs
Manabí Province	24.5 yrs	24.7 yrs	24.3 yrs
Ecuador	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Pedernales Canton Population Density

Population Density: 60.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Pedernales Canton	38,628	637.8 km²	60.6 / km²
Manabí Province	1.5 million	19,393 km²	75.8 / km²
Ecuador	15.8 million	256,053.3 km²	61.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pedernales Canton Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 700 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Pedernales Canton

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Pedernales Canton Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,731	$5,029	$4,373	$4,882	$4,428	$4,871	$3,983	$4,222
Total GDP	$113.1M	$130.6M	$122.9M	$143.1M	$139.7M	$159.3M	$135.4M	$144.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Pedernales Canton CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Pedernales Canton	102,323 tn	2.65 tn	160.4 tons/km²
Manabí Province	3,865,816 tn	2.63 tn	199.3 tons/km²
Ecuador	43,886,500 tn	2.77 tn	171.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Pedernales Canton CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	102,323 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.65 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	160.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (6.4)
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	High (8.8)
Landslide	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/13/18	1:36 PM	4.7	56.4 km	61,970 m	33km WNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador	usgs.gov
4/24/18	12:58 AM	4.5	48 km	24,540 m	40km N of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador	usgs.gov
12/17/17	9:05 AM	4.1	39.5 km	48,640 m	34km W of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador	usgs.gov
11/19/17	12:38 PM	4.1	36.7 km	69,140 m	37km SE of Pedernales, Ecuador	usgs.gov
7/1/17	3:32 AM	4.2	57.1 km	10,000 m	27km NNE of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador	usgs.gov
6/11/17	6:01 PM	4.3	48.2 km	10,000 m	47km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador	usgs.gov
1/11/17	2:36 AM	4.9	60.6 km	10,000 m	2km NNE of Muisne, Ecuador	usgs.gov
9/14/16	4:50 PM	4.7	55.7 km	6,270 m	8km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador	usgs.gov
7/22/16	6:31 AM	4.3	43.2 km	34,220 m	41km NNE of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador	usgs.gov
7/10/16	6:44 AM	4.2	56.9 km	10,000 m	29km NNW of Chone, Ecuador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Pedernales Canton

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.

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