Cumaral

The municipality derives its name from the abundance of Cumare palms that were prevalent during its early years of establishment.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cumaral-meta.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml#identificacion|title=Mayor's Office of Cumaral, historical review|author=|date=|language=|publisher=|accessdate=January 21, 2016|website=}}

Cumaral was officially founded in 1901 at a site known as "Laguna Brava" or "Laguna del Pueblo", but an outbreak of yellow fever forced the relocation of its inhabitants. By 1917, settlers moved to an area with cumare palm plantations called "Tierra Alta." The settlement was initially referred to as "Boca de Monte."{{Cite web|url=http://www.cumaral-meta.gov.co/municipio/resena-historica-de-cumaral|title=Historical Overview of Cumaral|accessdate=2022-08-24|website=www.cumaral-meta.gov.co|language=es-es}}

The earliest records of Cumaral's history were documented by Father Fray Agustín Gómez, Parish Priest of San Juan de Arama. In a report dated October 15, 1750, addressed to Father Fray Clemente Forero, commissioner of the Llanero reductions, Father Gómez mentioned various indigenous tribes, including the Camoas of San Martín. He also noted that indigenous people had long inhabited the area inland from the original town of Cumaral, which had ceased to exist by that time.{{cite book |last=Granados |first=Rafael María |title=Obra civilizadora de la Iglesia en Colombia |date=1936 |publisher=Libreria Voluntad |page=218 |isbn=}}

Modern-day Cumaral began to take shape in 1917, approximately six kilometers north of Laguna del Pueblo, near the Guacavía River. This new settlement was founded on land donated by General Avelino Rosas. Initially named Boca de Monte, the settlement marked the boundary between the dense jungle covering the foothills from Villavicencio to Restrepo and the start of the savanna. The founding of Boca de Monte was spearheaded by notable figures, including Manuel Saavedra Hernández, Eustorgio Pinzón Machado, Faustino Pulido Rojas, Próspero A. Peña, Jorge Varela, José Genay, David Hernández, and Oliverio Castro.

In addition to its municipal seat. Cumaral has jurisdiction over the following populated centers:

Guacavía

Presentado

San Nicolás

Veracruz

Cumaral has a typical landscape of the Llanero foothills, featuring a flat topography with formations of undulations and estuaries.

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|Feb high C = 33.4

|Mar high C = 32.5

|Apr high C = 31.0

|May high C = 30.2

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|Jul high C = 29.1

|Aug high C = 30.0

|Sep high C = 30.8

|Oct high C = 31.0

|Nov high C = 31.0

|Dec high C = 31.5

| year high C = 31.1

|Jan mean C = 26.7

|Feb mean C = 27.0

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|Apr mean C = 25.6

|May mean C = 25.2

|Jun mean C = 24.6

|Jul mean C = 24.3

|Aug mean C = 24.9

|Sep mean C = 25.4

|Oct mean C = 25.5

|Nov mean C = 25.7

|Dec mean C = 26.0

| year mean C = 25.6

|Jan low C = 21.3

|Feb low C = 21.8

|Mar low C = 22.2

|Apr low C = 22.0

|May low C = 21.7

|Jun low C = 21.3

|Jul low C = 20.9

|Aug low C = 21.1

|Sep low C = 21.4

|Oct low C = 21.6

|Nov low C = 21.8

|Dec low C = 21.5

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|Jan precipitation mm = 41.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 96.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 169.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 421.6

|May precipitation mm = 490.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 431.3

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|Aug precipitation mm = 295.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 327.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 350.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 292.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 100.9

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| Aug precipitation days = 21

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| Oct precipitation days = 19

| Nov precipitation days = 16

| Dec precipitation days = 9

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| Jan humidity = 73

| Feb humidity = 73

| Mar humidity = 77

| Apr humidity = 84

| May humidity = 86

| Jun humidity = 87

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| Sep humidity = 83

| Oct humidity = 83

| Nov humidity = 83

| Dec humidity = 80

| year humidity = 82

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|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

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