Llay-Llay
title: "Llay-Llay" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-san-felipe-de-aconcagua-province", "communes-of-chile", "1875-establishments-in-chile"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-san-felipe-de-aconcagua-province" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llay-Llay" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Llay-Llay |
| other_name | Llaillay |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | Town and Commune |
| flag_alt | Flag |
| image_shield | Escudo de Llay Llay.svg |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms |
| image_map | Comuna de Llaillay.svg |
| map_alt | Location of the Llay-Llay commune in the Valparaíso Region |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_map_narrow | yes |
| pushpin_map_alt | Location in Chile |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Valparaíso |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | San Felipe de Aconcagua |
| seat_type | |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Municipality |
| leader_title | Alcalde |
| leader_name | Mario Marillanca |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 349.1 |
| elevation_m | 385 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 22659 |
| population_as_of | 2012 Census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 16215 |
| population_blank2_title | Rural |
| population_blank2 | 5429 |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 10,799 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 10,845 |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| area_code | 56 + 34 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Llay-Llay is a town and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.
History
The commune was established on 6 April 1875 during the government of President Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, A railway station was initially built for the three copper smelters that existed there.
Llay-Llay made news on 14 September 1863, the date was celebrated with a grand banquet in the village to celebrate the official opening of the railway line between Santiago and Valparaiso, an act that was attended by the President of the Republic, Don José Joaquín Pérez. On 6 April 1875 by Supreme Decree it was granted the title of town.
The Commune of Llay-Llay was included into the Department of Quillota, which was split into four districts, in December 1925. According to the country's regional government, it became part of the province of San Felipe de Aconcagua in March 1976.
Geography
Llay-Llay spans an area of 349.1 sqkm. The record high temperature of 42.0 C was registered on January 26, 2019 in Llay-Llay.
Demographics
According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Llay-Llay commune had 21,644 inhabitants; of these, 16,215 (74.9%) lived in urban areas and 5,429 (25.1%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 10,799 men and 10,845 women.
Administration
As a commune, Llay-Llay is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a communal council (consejo comunal), which is headed by a directly elected alcalde. The current alcalde is Mario Marillanca. The communal council has the following members:
- Patricio Durán
- Margarita Puebla
- Marcos Flores
- Mésala González
- Oscar Hidalgo
- Manuel Maldonado
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Llaillay is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marco Antonio Núñez (PDC) and Gaspar Rivas (RN) as part of the 11th electoral district, together with Los Andes, San Esteban, Calle Larga, Rinconada, San Felipe, Putaendo, Santa María, Panquehue and Catemu. The commune is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Llay-Llay, elevation 385 m |Jan high C = 28.5 |Feb high C = 29.1 |Mar high C = 28.1 |Apr high C = 24.2 |May high C = 21.1 |Jun high C = 18.6 |Jul high C = 18.6 |Aug high C = 19.9 |Sep high C = 21.9 |Oct high C = 24.4 |Nov high C = 26.1 |Dec high C = 28.1 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 19.2 |Feb mean C = 19.1 |Mar mean C = 17.1 |Apr mean C = 14.1 |May mean C = 12.0 |Jun mean C = 9.2 |Jul mean C = 8.9 |Aug mean C = 10.1 |Sep mean C = 12.7 |Oct mean C = 14.5 |Nov mean C = 16.4 |Dec mean C = 18.1 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 10.6 |Feb low C = 11.4 |Mar low C = 9.9 |Apr low C = 7.3 |May low C = 6.1 |Jun low C = 2.9 |Jul low C = 3.6 |Aug low C = 3.3 |Sep low C = 6.5 |Oct low C = 7.9 |Nov low C = 9.3 |Dec low C = 10.6 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 0.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 1.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 0.3 |Apr precipitation mm = 30.8 |May precipitation mm = 76.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 96.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 79.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 65.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 20.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 12.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 4.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 0.0 |year precipitation mm = | Jan humidity = 61 | Feb humidity = 64 | Mar humidity = 69 | Apr humidity = 74 | May humidity = 78 | Jun humidity = 78 | Jul humidity = 78 | Aug humidity = 76 | Sep humidity = 72 | Oct humidity = 65 | Nov humidity = 58 | Dec humidity = 59 | year humidity = |source 1 = Bioclimatografia de Chile{{cite web | first1 = Ernst | last1 = Hajek | first2 = Francesco | url = http://www.ecolyma.cl/documentos/bioclimatografia_de_chile.pdf | title = Bioclimatografia de Chile | access-date = 27 May 2024 | last2 = Castri |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091122225453/http://www.ecolyma.cl/documentos/bioclimatografia_de_chile.pdf |archive-date = 22 November 2009 | language = es | year = 1975}}
References
References
- "Municipality of Llaillay".
- "National Statistics Institute".
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- . (January 28, 2019). ["43 grados y contando: La histórica ola de calor que batió récord en la zona centra"](http://blog.meteochile.gob.cl/2019/01/28/40-grados-y-contando-la-historica-ola-de-calor-que-batio-record-en-la-zona-central/). *Dirección Meteorológica de Chile*.
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