Ronda

Ronda () is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Ronda is a town located in the province of Málaga in southern Spain's Andalusia region. It is administratively classified as a municipality, which is a basic local government division in Spain.

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Settlement.name: Ronda
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Ronda aerial.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Ronda, with the Puente Nuevo
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera oficiosa de Ronda.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Ronda.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Province of Málaga#Spain Andalusia#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Province of Malaga##Location in Andalusia##Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
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History
Geography
Main sights
Cultural influence
Transport
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
See also
References
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Ronda () is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia.

Ronda sits on the Ronda Depression, a Miocene plateau at around 600–800 metres above mean sea level with fertile land suitable for growing the of wheat, olive and vines. The city is cut off by a deep gorge (), carrying the Guadalevín river. It is traditionally identified with ancient Arunda, populated under Iberians and Romans, and one of the main urban centers of the depression in the High Imperial period along with Acinipo and ''. Head of a kūra, and then of a brief statelet, under Islamic rule, it consolidated as a regional cog in the late middle ages within the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. It was taken by force by the Crown of Castile in 1485. Ethnic strife between Christian settlers and moriscos'' accrued in the late 16th century.