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Current Date And Time In Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
07:58:43 AST
Capital: Pedernales
Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (AST)
Population: 32,000
Area: 2,080.50 km²
State Code: DO-16

🗓️ Public Holidays in Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic


Planning business schedules or travel in Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Pedernales Province, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.

Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Pedernales Province observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Pedernales Province, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Día de la Independencia Nacional on February 27) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.

📅 Live Public Holiday Calendar — Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic

This is Dominican Republic's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Dominican Republic's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Pedernales Province and the rest of Dominican Republic, not a separate Pedernales Province-specific calendar.

◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.

🏛️ Official Statutory Public Holidays Applicable in Pedernales Province

These are Dominican Republic's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Dominican Republic's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Dominican Republic, including Pedernales Province. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.

Holiday NameFixed DateCategoryClosure StatusOfficial Source
Día de la Independencia NacionalFebruary 27National HolidayFull National Closurepresidencia.gob.do

📖 Understanding Public Holidays in Pedernales Province

Public offices, banks and schools throughout Pedernales Province close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Dominican Republic are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.

A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Pedernales Province doesn't simply disappear — Dominican Republic's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.

As Pedernales Province's capital, Pedernales observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Pedernales Province.

Frequently Asked Questions — Pedernales Province Public Holidays

Are banks and government offices closed on public holidays in Pedernales Province?

Yes, they do. Pedernales Province follows Dominican Republic's statutory calendar exactly, so banks, government offices and schools throughout the state close on every officially mandated non-working day.


How many statutory public holidays are observed in Pedernales Province?

Pedernales Province observes 1 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Dominican Republic nationally, since Pedernales Province doesn't set its own separate statutory list — plus movable religious and lunar observances updated live in the calendar.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Pedernales Province?

Check the day of the week for upcoming holidays in the live calendar above. Public holidays landing on Monday or Friday create an automatic 3-day weekend for travel across Pedernales Province.


Do public holidays in Pedernales Province differ from the rest of Dominican Republic?

No — public holidays in Dominican Republic are set at the national level, not decided state by state, so Pedernales Province observes exactly the same statutory holidays as every other state and the country as a whole. This page exists as a convenient Pedernales Province-specific reference, not because Pedernales Province has its own separate holiday list.


Does Pedernales, Pedernales Province's capital, follow a different holiday schedule?

No — Pedernales observes the same statutory public holidays as the rest of Pedernales Province and Dominican Republic. Being the state capital doesn't come with its own separate holiday calendar.


What is the official source for Pedernales Province's public holiday dates?

Pedernales Province's public holidays are mandated by Dominican Republic's national statutory framework, published via presidencia.gob.do — see the statutory holidays table above for the full sourced list.

🗓️ Pedernales Province Statutory Facts
Statutory Holidays: 1 Fixed Days
Flagship National Day:
Día de la Independencia Nacional (February 27)
📍 Pedernales Province Quick Facts
State Capital: Pedernales
Population: 32,000
Area: 2,081 km²
Area Rank in Dominican Republic: #7
Population Density: 15.4 / km²
🕒 Business Hours & Time Zone
Time Zone: -04:00
Bank Closures: Full closure on statutory days
✈️ Travel Essentials
Emergency Number: 911
Driving Side: Right side