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Llay-Llay

Llaillay
Llay-Llay Llaillay
Town and Commune
	; Coat of arms Llay-Llay Location in Chile
	Coordinates: 32°50′25″S 70°56′54″W / 32.84028°S 70.94833°W
Country	Chile
Region	Valparaíso
Province	San Felipe de Aconcagua
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Mario Marillanca
Area
• Total	349.1 km2 (134.8 sq mi)
Elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Population (2012 Census)
• Total	22,659
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Urban	16,215
• Rural	5,429
Sex
• Men	10,799
• Women	10,845
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code	56 + 34
Website	Municipality of Llay-Llay

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 km² (135 sq mi).^[2] The record high temperature of 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) was registered on January 26, 2019 in Llay-Llay. ^[5]

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.^[2]

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:^[1]

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).^{[needs update]}

Climate

Climate data for Llay-Llay, elevation 385 m (1,263 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.5 (83.3)	29.1 (84.4)	28.1 (82.6)	24.2 (75.6)	21.1 (70.0)	18.6 (65.5)	18.6 (65.5)	19.9 (67.8)	21.9 (71.4)	24.4 (75.9)	26.1 (79.0)	28.1 (82.6)	24.1 (75.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	19.2 (66.6)	19.1 (66.4)	17.1 (62.8)	14.1 (57.4)	12.0 (53.6)	9.2 (48.6)	8.9 (48.0)	10.1 (50.2)	12.7 (54.9)	14.5 (58.1)	16.4 (61.5)	18.1 (64.6)	14.3 (57.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.6 (51.1)	11.4 (52.5)	9.9 (49.8)	7.3 (45.1)	6.1 (43.0)	2.9 (37.2)	3.6 (38.5)	3.3 (37.9)	6.5 (43.7)	7.9 (46.2)	9.3 (48.7)	10.6 (51.1)	7.5 (45.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.0 (0.0)	1.1 (0.04)	0.3 (0.01)	30.8 (1.21)	76.0 (2.99)	96.4 (3.80)	79.2 (3.12)	65.3 (2.57)	20.9 (0.82)	12.5 (0.49)	4.7 (0.19)	0.0 (0.0)	387.2 (15.24)
Average relative humidity (%)	61	64	69	74	78	78	78	76	72	65	58	59	69
Source: Bioclimatografia de Chile^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Municipality of Llaillay" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "43 grados y contando: La histórica ola de calor que batió récord en la zona centra". www.meteochile.gob.cl. Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ Hajek, Ernst; Castri, Francesco (1975). "Bioclimatografia de Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2024.