Rondos District
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rondos
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| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = File:Ciudad de Rondos 04186.jpg
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| image_caption = The town of Rondos
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| map_caption = Location of Rondos in the Lauricocha province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Peru}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Huánuco
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Lauricocha
| parts_type = Subdivisions
| parts_style = para
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = December 27, 1932
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Rondos
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 172.7
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 3566
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 3798
| population_as_of = Peru 2017 Census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = PET
| utc_offset1 = -5
| blank_name_sec1 = UBIGEO
| blank_info_sec1 = 101005
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Rondos District is one of seven districts of the province Lauricocha in the Huanuco Region of Peru.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Distrital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=2008-04-23 }}. Retrieved April 11, 2008. The district had an area of {{convert|172.7|sqkm|sqmi}} and a population of 3,798 in 2017.
{{cite web |title=Rondos |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/peru/huanuco/admin/lauricocha/101005__rondos/ |website=City Population |access-date=7 August 2021}} The town of Rondos is the capital of the district and had a population of 826 in 2017. The town is situated on a mesa overlooking the junction of the Lauricocha and Nupe Rivers, {{convert|250|m|ft}} in elevation below Rondos, to form the Marañon River. The headwaters of both the Lauricocha and Nupe rivers have been proposed as sources of the Amazon River.{{cite EB1911|wstitle= Amazon |volume= 01 | pages = 783–790 |last1= Church |first1= George Earl }}
Climate
The location within the tropics and the high elevation of Rondos impacts the climate which is typically cool and cloudy. Daily temperatures vary little during the course of a year and usually fall within a range of {{convert|2|C|F}} to {{convert|17|C|F}} degrees. Rarely does the temperature rise to above {{cvt|19|C|F}} or fall to below {{cvt|-1|C|F}}. The nearest weather station at San Miguel de Cauri, {{cvt|30|km|mile}} distant from Rondos, gets {{cvt|872|mm|inch}} of precipitation annually. Most is between October and April with a distinct dry season from May to September.{{cite web |title=Average Weather in Rondos |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/21372/Average-Weather-in-Rondos-Peru-Year-Round |website=Weatherspark |access-date=7 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=San Miguel de Cauri, Peru |url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=604546&cityname=San-Miguel-de-Cauri-Peru |website=Weatherbase |access-date=10 August 2021}}
References
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{{Districts of Lauricocha Province}}
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Category:Districts of the Department of Huánuco
Category:Districts of the Lauricocha province
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