Becerril | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Becerril in the Department of Cesar. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Cesar |
| Foundation | 1594 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nancy Bueno (Convergencia Ciudadana)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,144 km2 (442 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018[3]) | |
• Total | 20,477 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Website | becerril-cesar.gov.co/ |
Becerril orBecerril de Campos is a town and municipality of theColombianDepartment ofCesar.
The municipality of Becerril borders to the east with the country ofVenezuela where theSerranía del Perijá mountain ranges is shared, the municipality ofCodazzi to the north, to the west with the municipality ofEl Paso and to the south with the municipality ofLa Jagua de Ibirico covering an area of 1,143 km². Its terrain is made up of plains almost entirely with the exception of the mountainous western border with Venezuela. The area is watered by theMaracas River and theTocuy River among other streams.
Becerril has an average temperature of 30°C throughout the year, with two summer seasons (dry) and two winter seasons (rain).
| Climate data for Becerril (Socomba), elevation 170 m (560 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.5 (92.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.8 (82.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.8 (71.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 17.2 (0.68) | 46.3 (1.82) | 77.4 (3.05) | 160.4 (6.31) | 209.8 (8.26) | 135.4 (5.33) | 113.9 (4.48) | 160.3 (6.31) | 192.4 (7.57) | 220.6 (8.69) | 157.3 (6.19) | 50.8 (2.00) | 1,477.7 (58.18) |
| Average precipitation days | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 119 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 65 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 76 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 279.0 | 240.0 | 223.2 | 192.0 | 195.3 | 204.0 | 220.1 | 210.8 | 180.0 | 182.9 | 204.0 | 254.2 | 2,585.5 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 7.1 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] | |||||||||||||
The town of Becerril was founded on March 4, 1594 by theSpanish Captain Bartolomé de Aníbal Paleólogo Becerra during theSpanish colonization of the Americas. The act of foundation was written by the scribe Martin Camacho and processed in theRoyal Audience of Santa Fe de Bogotá on March 4, 1594. The foundation manuscript was signed by GovernorFrancisco Manco de Contreras, Captain Bartolomé de Aníbal Paleólogo Becerra and Captain Cristobal de Almonacid. on January 4, 1593. The first mayor of the city was Gregorio Romallo and the first church was named Santa Eugenia.[5]
Becerra ordered the introduction of some 500 units of cattle in the region producing mainly to supply the village ofCartagena de Indias and using theMagdalena River as supply route.[6]
In 1977 Becerril became a municipality part of the Department of Cesar.
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