Tondano
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{{Short description|Capital of Minahasa Regency, Indonesia}}
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Tondano is the capital of Minahasa Regency, mainly in the district of West Tondano (Kecamatan Tondano Barat), in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The city is located in the highlands on the shores of Lake Tondano near Mount Tondano, and enjoys cool temperatures. The city can be reached from Manado around 35 km to the south via Tomohon city, through an eastern route via Kecamatan Tombulu, or through north-east via Airmadidi (the capital of North Minahasa Regency).
In Tondano city there is a Manado State University (UNIMA) campus in Tonsaru area, South Tondano. Tondano was the birthplace of Indonesian national hero Doctor Sam Ratulangi, that also the first governor of Sulawesi.
Tha name "tondano" in the Minahasa language is called toulour, which means "water people" (tou means people, lour means body of water).
The largest lake in this province located here named after the city, Lake Tondano.
Climate
Tondano has an elevation moderated tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
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| location = Tondano
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| Jan high C = 26.1
| Feb high C = 26.2
| Mar high C = 26.4
| Apr high C = 27.0
| May high C = 27.0
| Jun high C = 26.9
| Jul high C = 26.8
| Aug high C = 27.2
| Sep high C = 27.6
| Oct high C = 27.9
| Nov high C = 27.4
| Dec high C = 26.4
| Jan mean C = 22.2
| Feb mean C = 22.3
| Mar mean C = 22.5
| Apr mean C = 22.7
| May mean C = 23.0
| Jun mean C = 22.9
| Jul mean C = 22.7
| Aug mean C = 22.8
| Sep mean C = 22.8
| Oct mean C = 23.0
| Nov mean C = 23.0
| Dec mean C = 22.4
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 18.3
| Feb low C = 18.4
| Mar low C = 18.7
| Apr low C = 18.5
| May low C = 19.1
| Jun low C = 18.9
| Jul low C = 18.7
| Aug low C = 18.5
| Sep low C = 18.1
| Oct low C = 18.2
| Nov low C = 18.6
| Dec low C = 18.5
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|Jan rain mm=231
|Feb rain mm=184
|Mar rain mm=189
|Apr rain mm=225
|May rain mm=235
|Jun rain mm=175
|Jul rain mm=115
|Aug rain mm=85
|Sep rain mm=109
|Oct rain mm=161
|Nov rain mm=230
|Dec rain mm=222
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/53310/
|title = Climate: Tondano
|publisher=Climate-Data.org
|accessdate = 22 November 2020}}
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Category:Populated places in North Sulawesi
Category:Regency seats of North Sulawesi
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