Jaragua National Park in Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Coat of arms
Location of the Pedernales Province
Country
Dominican Republic
Province since
1957
Capital
Pedernales
Government
• Type
Subdivisions
• Body
2 municipalities 2 municipal districts
• Congresspersons
1 Senator 2 Deputies
Area
• Total
2,074.53 km2 (800.98 sq mi)
Population
(2014)
• Total
52,165
• Density
25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC-4 (AST)
Area code
1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2
DO-16
Postal Code
84000
Pedernales (from Spanish 'flints'; pronounced[peðeɾˈnales]) is the southernmost province of the Dominican Republic, including the offshore island of Isla Beata. It was split from Barahona in 1957. Of its 2,074.53 km2, 1,374 km2 belongs to the Jaragua National Park. A third of its population is of Haitian origin, the highest ratio within the country.
The capital of the province, Pedernales, was originally called Juan López, who was a Spanish inhabitant who had settled in the area around the 19th century.[citation needed]
The province was called Pedernales after the river located on the border with Haiti, in which flint is abundant. The indigenous people of the Dominican Republic, the Taíno, used them to make sharp tools, such as axes and arrowheads.[citation needed]
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