Rondón, Boyacá

Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia

Rondón

San Rafael

Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town of Rondón in the Boyacá Department of Colombia

Coordinates: 5°21′24″N 73°12′31″W﻿ / ﻿5.35667°N 73.20861°W﻿ / 5.35667; -73.20861
Country|  Colombia
Department| Boyacá Department
Province| Márquez Province
Founded| 30 June 1904
Founded by| Ignacio Aristides Medina Ávila
Government

• Mayor| Sandro Rodolfo Borda Rojas
(2020-2023)
Area

• Municipality and town

| 258 km2 (100 sq mi)
• Urban

| 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation

| 2,075 m (6,808 ft)
Population

(2015)

• Municipality and town

| 2,934
• Density| 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
| [1]
Time zone| UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website| Official website

Rondón is a town and municipality in the Márquez Province, part of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The urban centre of Rondón is situated at an altitude of 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Colombian Eastern Ranges of the Andes. It is 61 kilometres (38 mi) away from the departmental capital Tunja. Rondón borders Viracachá and Siachoque in the north, Zetaquirá and Ramiriquí in the south, Pesca in the east and Ramiriquí and Ciénega in the west.[2]

## Etymology

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Juan José Rondón

Rondón was previously known as San Rafael, and earlier, the area of Rondón was referred to as La Galera, a forested terrain. It received the name Rondón honouring the independence hero of the Battle of Vargas Swamp Juan José Rondón.[2]

## History

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The terrain of Rondón was completely forested until the mid 19th century, when the lands passed through various families of land owners. The newly founded settlement was populated by people coming from Ramiriquí, Ciénega, Viracachá and Pesca. The town received the status of municipality on June 30, 1904, by Ignacio Aristides Medina Ávila.[2]

## Economy

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Main economic activities in Rondón are livestock farming and agriculture. Among the products cultivated are lulo, sugarcane, coffee, bananas, oranges, yuca, arracacha, beans, peas, avocadoes, guayaba, chirimoya, guanábana, potatoes and maize.[2]

## Climate

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Climate data for Rondón, elevation 2,120 m (6,960 ft), (1981–2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 20.7
(69.3)  | 19.2
(66.6)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 21.0
(69.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 16.5
(61.7)  | 16.6
(61.9)  | 16.6
(61.9)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 15.4
(59.7)  | 15.1
(59.2)  | 15.2
(59.4)  | 15.8
(60.4)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 16.0
(60.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 12.2
(54.0)  | 12.6
(54.7)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 12.3
(54.1)  | 11.9
(53.4)  | 11.8
(53.2)  | 12.2
(54.0)  | 12.5
(54.5)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 12.5
(54.5)  | 12.4
(54.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 38.7
(1.52)  | 64.7
(2.55)  | 99.1
(3.90)  | 182.6
(7.19)  | 262.9
(10.35)  | 263.5
(10.37)  | 271.7
(10.70)  | 215.9
(8.50)  | 157.1
(6.19)  | 192.2
(7.57)  | 188.0
(7.40)  | 83.0
(3.27)  | 2,019.3
(79.50)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10  | 13  | 15  | 22  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 26  | 22  | 21  | 22  | 15  | 240
Average relative humidity (%)  | 83  | 84  | 84  | 87  | 88  | 91  | 91  | 90  | 87  | 86  | 87  | 86  | 87
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 173.6  | 141.2  | 127.1  | 93.0  | 83.7  | 60.0  | 62.0  | 71.3  | 111.0  | 130.2  | 129.0  | 136.4  | 1,318.5
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.6  | 5.0  | 4.1  | 3.1  | 2.7  | 2.0  | 2.0  | 2.3  | 3.7  | 4.2  | 4.3  | 4.4  | 3.6
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

## References

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1. ^ (in Spanish) Rondón
2. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Rondón
3. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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Provinces and Municipalities in Boyacá Department

Central Boyacá Province|

* Cómbita
* Cucaita
* Chíquiza
* Chivatá
* Motavita
* Oicatá
* Siachoque
* Samacá
* Sora
* Soracá
* Sotaquirá
* Toca
* Tunja
* Tuta
* Ventaquemada

Northern Boyacá Province|

* Boavita
* Covarachía
* La Uvita
* San Mateo
* Sativanorte
* Sativasur
* Soatá
* Susacón
* Tipacoque

Western Boyacá Province|

* Briceño
* Buenavista
* Caldas
* Chiquinquirá
* Coper
* La Victoria
* Maripí
* Muzo
* Otanche
* Pauna
* Quípama
* Saboyá
* San Miguel de Sema
* San Pablo de Borbur
* Tununguá

Eastern Boyacá Province|

* Almeida
* Chivor
* Guateque
* Guayatá
* La Capilla
* Somondoco
* Sutatenza
* Tenza

Gutiérrez Province|

* Chiscas
* El Cocuy
* El Espino
* Guacamayas
* Güicán
* Panqueba

La Libertad Province|

* Labranzagrande
* Pajarito
* Paya
* Pisba

Lengupá Province|

* Berbeo
* Campohermoso
* Miraflores
* Páez
* San Eduardo
* Zetaquirá

Márquez Province|

* Boyacá
* Ciénaga
* Jenesano
* Nuevo Colón
* Ramiriquí
* Rondón
* Tibaná
* Turmequé
* Úmbita
* Viracachá

Neira Province|

* Chinavita
* Garagoa
* Macanal
* Pachavita
* San Luis de Gaceno
* Santa María

Ricaurte Province|

* Arcabuco
* Chitaraque
* Gachantivá
* Moniquirá
* Ráquira
* Sáchica
* San José de Pare
* Santa Sofía
* Santana
* Sutamarchán
* Tinjacá
* Togüí
* Villa de Leyva

Sugamuxi Province|

* Aquitania
* Cuítiva
* Firavitoba
* Gámeza
* Iza
* Mongua
* Monguí
* Nobsa
* Pesca
* Sogamoso
* Tibasosa
* Tópaga
* Tota

Tundama Province|

* Belén
* Busbanzá
* Cerinza
* Corrales
* Duitama
* Floresta
* Paipa
* Santa Rosa de Viterbo
* Tutazá

Valderrama Province|

* Betéitiva
* Chita
* Jericó
* Paz de Río
* Socotá
* Socha
* Tasco

Boyacá Frontier District|

* Cubará

Boyacá Special Handling Zone|

* Puerto Boyacá

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