Perquín

Perquín is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador.

Country El Salvador

Elevation

3,665 ft (1,117 m)

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Perquín
Municipality
Perquín Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°57′N 88°10′W
Country	El Salvador
Department	Morazán Department
Government
• Mayor	Imelda Maribel Sorto (ARENA)
Area
• Total	42 sq mi (109 km2)
Elevation	3,665 ft (1,117 m)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	2,564[1]

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It is home to the Museum of the Revolution, which contains artifacts and exhibits related to the Salvadoran Civil War. Exhibits include a recreation of Radio Venceremos, a civil war-era opposition radio station that was broadcast throughout the country and re-broadcast via short wave radio throughout the world during the 1980s. Today Radio Venceremos is a commercial radio station called la RV.

Perquin is surrounded by coffee plantations and green pinegroves and hosts an annual festival that takes place during the first week of August.^{[citation needed]}