Cumaral facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Cumaral
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Municipality and town
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Carrera 20 in Cumaral
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Location of the municipality and town of Cumaral in the department of Meta.
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| Country | Colombia | ||
| Department | Meta | ||
| Founded | July 3, 1901 | ||
| Named for | Cumare palm | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 580 km2 (220 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) | ||
| Population
(Census 2018)
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| • Total | 21,397 | ||
| • Density | 36.9/km2 (95.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | ||
| Website | Official Website of Cumaral: http://www.cumaral-meta.gov.co/ | ||
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Cumaral is a town and municipality in the country of Colombia. It is located in the Meta region.
Contents
What's in a Name? The Story of Cumaral
The name of Cumaral comes from a special type of tree. This tree is called the Cumare palm. Many of these palms grew in the area when the town was first created.
Cumaral's Past: A Look at Its History
How Cumaral Was Founded
Cumaral was first started in 1901. It was built in a place known as "Laguna Brava." This name means "Brave Lagoon." It was also called "Laguna del pueblo," or "Town Lagoon."
People moved to this new location because of a sickness. There was an epidemic of yellow fever. So, in 1917, people moved to an area with many cumare palm trees. This new spot was called "Tierra alta," meaning "High Land." At first, the settlement was known as "Boca de monte." This means "Mouth of the Mountain."
Early Settlements Near Cumaral
Long ago, even before modern Cumaral, there were people living nearby. A priest named Father Fray Agustín Gómez wrote about them in 1750. He mentioned that an older settlement in the area had disappeared. This means that people lived there a very long time ago.
The Start of Modern Cumaral
The Cumaral we know today began in 1917. It was built about six kilometers north of the old "Laguna del Pueblo." It was also close to the Guacavía River. General Avelino Rosas kindly gave the land for this new town.
The town was first named Boca de Monte. It was meant to be where the thick jungle ended. This jungle covered the hills from Villavicencio to Restrepo. Boca de Monte was where the open savanna began. Some important people helped start Boca de Monte. They included Manuel Saavedra Hernández and Eustorgio Pinzón Machado. Other founders were Faustino Pulido Rojas and Próspero A. Peña. Jorge Varela, José Genay, David Hernández, and Oliverio Castro also helped.
The Lay of the Land: Cumaral's Geography
Cumaral is located in the Llanero foothills. This means it has a typical landscape of this region. The land is mostly flat. You can also find gentle hills and small rivers or streams called estuaries.
What's the Weather Like? Cumaral's Climate
Cumaral has a warm climate. The weather here is typical for its location. Below is a detailed look at the average weather conditions.
| Climate data for Cumural (Cabana La Hda), elevation 305 m (1,001 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) | 32.8 (91.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.1 (1.62) |
96.0 (3.78) |
169.9 (6.69) |
421.6 (16.60) |
490.3 (19.30) |
431.3 (16.98) |
386.4 (15.21) |
295.3 (11.63) |
327.1 (12.88) |
350.7 (13.81) |
292.3 (11.51) |
100.9 (3.97) |
3,365.1 (132.48) |
| Average precipitation days | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 199 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 73 | 77 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.7 | 144.0 | 111.6 | 105.0 | 108.5 | 99.0 | 102.3 | 124.0 | 144.0 | 148.8 | 153.0 | 173.6 | 1,590.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Cumaral para niños
