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Business Distribution by Industry in Pedernales Canton

Pedernales Canton Facts

Area637.8 km²
Population39,879
Male Population20,383 (51.1%)
Female Population19,496 (48.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+120.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+30.3%
Median Age19.8 years (Male: 20, Female: 19.6)
Area Codes5
NeighborhoodsLa Arcadia
Local Time
TimezoneEcuador Time
Lat & Lng0.07167, -80.05250
Postal Codes131456131750131751131753

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Pedernales Canton Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population18,05625,29530,61737,42939,879
Population Density28.3 / km²39.7 / km²48 / km²58.7 / km²62.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pedernales Canton Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 22.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Pedernales Canton+107.3%+48%+22.2%
Manabí Province+104.9%+46.2%+21.4%
Ecuador+131.1%+58.1%+27.9%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pedernales Canton Median Age

Median Age: 19.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Pedernales Canton19.8 yrs19.6 yrs20 yrs
Manabí Province24.5 yrs24.7 yrs24.3 yrs
Ecuador25.1 yrs25.6 yrs24.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Pedernales Canton Population Density

Population Density: 62.5 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Pedernales Canton39,879637.8 km²62.5 / km²
Manabí Province1.5 million19,393 km²75.8 / km²
Ecuador15.8 million256,053.3 km²61.9 / 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 600 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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 CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Pedernales Canton105,637 tn2.65 tn165.6 tons/km²
Manabí Province3,865,816 tn2.63 tn199.3 tons/km²
Ecuador43,886,500 tn2.77 tn171.4 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)105,637 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.65 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)165.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (6.4)
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeHigh (8.8)
LandslideHigh (9)

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

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
10/13/181:36 PM4.756.4 km61,970 m33km WNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuadorusgs.gov
4/24/1812:58 AM4.548 km24,540 m40km N of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuadorusgs.gov
12/17/179:05 AM4.139.5 km48,640 m34km W of Rosa Zarate, Ecuadorusgs.gov
11/19/1712:38 PM4.136.7 km69,140 m37km SE of Pedernales, Ecuadorusgs.gov
7/1/173:32 AM4.257.1 km10,000 m27km NNE of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuadorusgs.gov
6/11/176:01 PM4.348.2 km10,000 m47km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuadorusgs.gov
1/11/172:36 AM4.960.6 km10,000 m2km NNE of Muisne, Ecuadorusgs.gov
9/14/164:50 PM4.755.7 km6,270 m8km ESE of Muisne, Ecuadorusgs.gov
7/22/166:31 AM4.343.2 km34,220 m41km NNE of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuadorusgs.gov
7/10/166:44 AM4.256.9 km10,000 m29km NNW of Chone, Ecuadorusgs.gov

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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