Berlín, El Salvador

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.

This article is about the municipality in El Salvador. For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation).
"Berlín" redirects here. For the German pastry known as Berlín in Chile, see Berliner (doughnut).
Berlin
Municipality
From left to right, top to bottom: Skyline of Berlín, Cerro La Cruz Viewpoint, Catholic Church of Berlín, Laguna de Alegría, Berlín Central Park, Berlín Pool Party, Historical Center of Berlín
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Motto(s): 
Ciudad de Frescos Cafetales
"City of Fresh Coffee"
Berlin
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°30′N 88°32′W
Country El Salvador
DepartmentUsulután Department
Founded1885
Named forBerlin, Germany
Government
 • MayorAndrés Elías Monterrosa Palacios
Nuevas Ideas
Area
 • Total146.96 km2 (57 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC6 (Central Standard Time)
Area code+503
Websiteberlinelsalvador.com/

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.

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