MundoAndino Home : Andes Colombia Guide at Mundo Andino
Becerril
Becerril or Becerril de Campos is a town and municipality of the Colombian department of Cesar.
History
The town of Becerril was founded on March 4, 1594 by the Spanish Captain Bartolome de Anibal Paleologo Becerra during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In 1977 became a municipality part of the Cesar Department.
Geography
The municipality of Becerril borders to the east with the country of Venezuela where the Serrania del Perija 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 municiapality of La Jagua de Ibirico covering an area of 1,143 km. 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.
Climate
Becerril has an average temperature of 30C through out the year. With two summer seasons (dry) and two winter seasons (rain).
Administrative Divisions
Corregimientos
Estados Unidos
Tamaquito
La Guajirita.
References
Becerril official website
Need more information for your travel research or homework?
Ask your questions at the forum about Towns in Colombia or help others to find answers.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Becerril
