Some fun facts about Berkeley , California , USA :
Berkeley has a population of 112,580
Berkeley was named for the Irish theologian and poet George Berkeley
Berkeley has one of the highest rates of bicycle commuting in the country
Berkeley’s telephone area code is 510
UC-Berkeley has a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1
Berkeley is sister cities with Dmitrov, Russia
Berkeley is also sister cities with Oukasie, South Africa
The median income for a household in Berkeley is $60,908
The highest point in Berkeley is Grizzly Peak at 1,754 feet
America’s Free Speech Movement started in Berkeley in 1964
All photos by Stephen Lam , Austen Arnaud and Brandon Harold in Berkeley , California , USA December 6 and 7 , 2014 via Getty
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