Pedernales, Dominican Republic

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.

Pedernales
Seal
Pedernales
Location of Pedernales in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18°02′N 71°45′W
Country Dominican Republic
ProvincePedernales
Founded1927
Municipality since1957
Area
 • Total1,274.67 km2 (492.15 sq mi)
Elevation10 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

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 was produced in the year 1927 during the Government of Horacio Vásquez, who appointed as Administrator to the well-known writer Sócrates Nolasco.

The colonists proceeded of Duvergé mostly. The first one was Mrs Epiphany Rocha, later other families from Barahona arrived, Oviedo and Villa Jaragua. In the year 1937 the highway was built to join with this locality and Oviedo, in whose works they participated 500 men divided into brigades of 10 each one.

Airport in the Cabo Rojo area.

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

The name of Pedernales stems from the denomination Flint that is a variety of very common quartz of yellowish color "that produces spark with the link". This stone is found in the river of Pedernales, that limit frontier in the south extreme between Haiti and Dominican Republic.

Bahia de las Aguilas

Touristic Places

Culture
  • Grupo de Baile Folklórico
  • Baton Ballet
  • Banda de Música
  • Palos y Atabales
  • Pelea de Gallos

Climate

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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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.
  5. "Pedernales, Dominican Republic". Climate Charts. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

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