Rondos District

Rondos District is one of seven districts of the province Lauricocha in the Huanuco Region of Peru. The district had an area of and a population of 3,798 in 2017.
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, 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.

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 to degrees. Rarely does the temperature rise to above or fall to below. The nearest weather station at San [Miguel de Cauri District|San Miguel de Cauri], distant from Rondos, gets of precipitation annually. Most is between October and April with a distinct dry season from May to September.