Becerril

The municipality of Becerril borders to the east with the country of Venezuela where the Serranía del Perijá mountain ranges is shared, the municipality of Codazzi to the north, to the west with the municipality of El Paso and to the south with the municipality of La 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 the Maracas River and the Tocuy 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).

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|Jan high C = 34.5

|Feb high C = 34.9

|Mar high C = 34.5

|Apr high C = 34.0

|May high C = 33.1

|Jun high C = 33.2

|Jul high C = 33.7

|Aug high C = 33.3

|Sep high C = 32.9

|Oct high C = 32.2

|Nov high C = 32.4

|Dec high C = 33.5

| year high C = 33.5

|Jan mean C = 28.1

|Feb mean C = 28.9

|Mar mean C = 28.9

|Apr mean C = 28.3

|May mean C = 27.7

|Jun mean C = 27.8

|Jul mean C = 28.1

|Aug mean C = 27.9

|Sep mean C = 27.2

|Oct mean C = 26.7

|Nov mean C = 26.9

|Dec mean C = 27.4

| year mean C = 27.8

|Jan low C = 20.7

|Feb low C = 21.2

|Mar low C = 21.9

|Apr low C = 22.5

|May low C = 22.4

|Jun low C = 22.3

|Jul low C = 22.0

|Aug low C = 22.1

|Sep low C = 22.0

|Oct low C = 22.0

|Nov low C = 21.8

|Dec low C = 21.2

| year low C = 21.8

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 17.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 46.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 77.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 160.4

|May precipitation mm = 209.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 135.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 113.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 160.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 192.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 220.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 157.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 50.8

|year precipitation mm = 1477.7

| Jan precipitation days = 1

| Feb precipitation days = 3

| Mar precipitation days = 6

| Apr precipitation days = 11

| May precipitation days = 14

| Jun precipitation days = 11

| Jul precipitation days = 12

| Aug precipitation days = 14

| Sep precipitation days = 15

| Oct precipitation days = 16

| Nov precipitation days = 12

| Dec precipitation days = 5

| year precipitation days = 119

| Jan humidity = 65

| Feb humidity = 67

| Mar humidity = 70

| Apr humidity = 76

| May humidity = 81

| Jun humidity = 80

| Jul humidity = 76

| Aug humidity = 79

| Sep humidity = 81

| Oct humidity = 82

| Nov humidity = 81

| Dec humidity = 74

| year humidity = 76

|Jan sun = 279.0

|Feb sun = 240.0

|Mar sun = 223.2

|Apr sun = 192.0

|May sun = 195.3

|Jun sun = 204.0

|Jul sun = 220.1

|Aug sun = 210.8

|Sep sun = 180.0

|Oct sun = 182.9

|Nov sun = 204.0

|Dec sun = 254.2

|year sun =

|Jand sun = 9.0

|Febd sun = 8.5

|Mard sun = 7.2

|Aprd sun = 6.4

|Mayd sun = 6.3

|Jund sun = 6.8

|Juld sun = 7.1

|Augd sun = 6.8

|Sepd sun = 6.0

|Octd sun = 5.9

|Novd sun = 6.8

|Decd sun = 8.2

|yeard sun =

|source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web

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|archive-date=15 August 2016

|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010

|publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

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|access-date= 17 June 2024

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The town of Becerril was founded on March 4, 1594 by the Spanish Captain Bartolomé de Aníbal Paleólogo Becerra during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The act of foundation was written by the scribe Martin Camacho and processed in the Royal Audience of Santa Fe de Bogotá on March 4, 1594. The foundation manuscript was signed by Governor Francisco 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.{{Harvnb|Gutierrez Hinojosa|2000|p=114}}

Becerra ordered the introduction of some 500 units of cattle in the region producing mainly to supply the village of Cartagena de Indias and using the Magdalena River as supply route.{{Harvnb|Gutierrez Hinojosa|2000|p=115}}

In 1977 Becerril became a municipality part of the Department of Cesar.

• Estados Unidos
• Tamaquito
• La Guajirita.

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• {{citation|last=Gutierrez Hinojosa|first= Tomas Dario|title=Valledupar Musica de una Historia|location=Bogotá|publisher=Editorial Grijalbo LTDA|year=2000|isbn=978-9586391764}}

• {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928002149/http://becerril-cesar.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=m-I1--&m=f&s=m Becerril official website]

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Category:Municipalities of Cesar Department