Berlín, El Salvador
Municipality in Usulután Department, El Salvador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Berlín" redirects here. For the German pastry known as Berlín in Chile, see Krapfen (doughnut). For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation).
Berlin is a municipality in the Usulután Department, in El Salvador. The municipality is also one of the four capital districts of the department. It is located at the east of El Salvador, 112 kilometers from the capital city San Salvador. The municipality of Berlin is situated in the Tecapa-Chinameca-Alegrìa mountain zone, located in the central-north of Usulután.
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Berlin | |
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Municipality | |
Motto(s): Ciudad de Frescos Cafetales "City of Fresh Coffee" | |
Coordinates: 13°30′N 88°32′W | |
Country | El Salvador |
Department | Usulután Department |
Founded | 1885 |
Named for | Berlin, Germany |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrés Elías Monterrosa Palacios Nuevas Ideas |
Area | |
• Total | 146.96 km2 (57 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC6 (Central Standard Time) |
Area code | +503 |
Website | berlinelsalvador.com/ |
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Founded in 1885 as Berlin, by the residents of the previous "Gramalón" or "Agua Caliente" and by a German known as Serafin Brennen, who has arrived to establish the municipality, after surviving a shipwreck off the Salvadoran coast.