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Llay Llay

Valparaíso27.286 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024349 km² of area78 inh./km²$9.581M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Economy
365/1,000 inhab.
30th most promised jobs per inhabitant (one megaproject transforms it)
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Population
+6,2%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
15,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 245th highest of 346
Finance
$351 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 284 of 346
Finance
70,74%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
554,7 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
173rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

24 School facilities
5 Street markets
4 Pharmacies
3 Puntos de cobro en rutas concesionadas
2 Cuarteles de Carabineros
2 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
2 Compañías de Bomberos
1 Hospitals

Education uses administrative directories and counts institutions or campuses. OpenStreetMap is retained only as a coverage comparison and does not provide primary equipment figures.

Llay-Llay es una comuna y ciudad perteneciente a la provincia de San Felipe de Aconcagua, en la región de Valparaíso, en la zona central de Chile. Se encuentra a 94 km de Valparaíso y, a 87 kilómetros al norte de Santiago.

Introductory text from Wikipedia, bajo licencia CC BY-SA.

Liveability index · EIU style

51.4 /100
Ver el ranking y simular →
#145 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety48
Health70
Culture and environment46
Education37
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Edgardo González A.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
12.776
votes (69.99%)
21.655
Electoral roll
90,46%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
EG
Edgardo González A.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
12.776
votes
ER
Edgardo Raul Gonzalez Arancibia
2021-2024 · DC
5.927
votes
MM
Mario Marillanca Ramírez
2008-2012 · PDC
6.424
votes
MM
Mario Marillanca Ramírez
2004-2008 · PDC
6.579
votes
RS
Ricardo Serey Pappagallo
2000-2004 · RN
4.019
votes
NP
Nicanor Pacheco Aravena
1996-2000 · DC
3.371
votes
NP
Nicanor Pacheco Aravena
1992-1996 · DC
1.804
votes

SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PA
Pamela Arevalo L.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.020
votes
MB
Matias Barrera R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.523
votes
JG
Jose Garate B.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.190
votes
SP
Solange Pizarro S.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.059
votes
MV
Maritza Varas T.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
902
votes
AR
Alfonso Reyes O.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
621
votes

Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
20
Highly complex
8
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20205—23—
2016642——
20159422—

CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations

Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)

  • LC
    La Cruz Inmobiliaria S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • I
    Ist
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2026
  • CC
    Claro Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • JY
    J y H Garage Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • LT
    L3 Trabajos Especiales Verticales SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • Cd
    Consultora de Capacitación y Proyectos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • TA
    Tecnología Asfáltica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • FP
    Fundación para la Promoción del Desarrollo Sustentable
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2023
  • Cy
    Constructora y Consultora Carlos Eduardo Pacheco Figueroa EIRL.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • SS
    Sosafe S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • GL
    Gi3 Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • AM
    Agricola Multiseed SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • MC
    Magnacom Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • SD
    Sociedad de Inversiones Teknox
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • T
    Tekfusion
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SC
    Sinapsis Comunicaciones
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
and 78 more organizations that requested meetings

Organisations that registered Lobby Law meetings with this municipality. Registering the meeting is mandatory for the official, so the list shows who asked to be heard, not whether they got anything.

PopulationWho lives here, how they study, their healthcare and more

Population and living conditionsSource: INE · CENSO · MINEDUC · ADIS

Population trend

22.173
inhabitants
27.449
inhabitants
20022025

How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
+24%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
29.307
+2% vs. 2035 (28.756)
Over 60 · 2050
32,85%
26,15% in 2035 · +7 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)94,85 %CENSO 2017 2017
School enrollment286 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment25 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)554,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)564,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo25.484 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,23 %2024 Census 2024

The PAES year is that of the admission process: the test is sat in November of the previous year. The average covers only those who registered to apply to university —not every secondary-school graduate— and groups them by the comuna of the school they graduated from, not by where the student lives. Here it rests on 336 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
27.719
16.207 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
9.677
60% of RSH households
Female-headed households
51%
8.197
Elderly (60+)6.06022% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)6.19822% of RSH
Foreign nationals1.1064% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples9173% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency5732% of RSH
Single-person households9.14556%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

Matrícula escolar · total comunal
5.695
24 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
2.480
11 schools
Students per teacher
11,3
505 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
65,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 44%Private subsidized 56%
Pass rate
98,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,45%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Total enrollment includes every school type; public enrollment includes only municipal and SLEP schools. Schools are counted by active RBD, not map objects. Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. Source: MINEDUC Open Data.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
0
0% of the population
Doctors employed
0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
24.807
52.563
20102025
Medical specialties served · 3 in the comuna (public system)
ObstetricsAdult PsychiatryChild Psychiatry

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
576
629
20192025

REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (17.248 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar LlaillayFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Health Service17.24857%

FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.

Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA

Indigenous population
1.333
5.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche76957.7%
Aymara18213.7%
Diaguita18213.7%
Quechua13510.1%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

5 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AAZUCARFM96.3 FM
DDULCEFM101.9 FM
IILUSIONFM94.5 FM
AdAgrupacion de Mesa de Trabajo y Desarrollo del Sector N° 9 · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
FNFundacion Nuevo Amanecer Llay Llay · holderComunitaria107.1 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
1.015
4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
451 people · 44% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
451 Bolivia
166 Venezuela
135 Haití
82 Argentina

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Families in informal settlements
17
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
541
6,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
21
1.806 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
424
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
68
paid · 2014–2025

Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).

What the homes are like

17.634homes · by type (2017)
House
8.115 · 93.1%
House
8.109 · 91%
Apartment
586 · 6.6%
Apartment
506 · 5.8%
Shack/hut/shanty
149 · 1.7%
Room in old house/tenement
56 · 0.6%
Room in old house/tenement
34 · 0.4%
Other private
30 · 0.3%
Other private
24 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
17 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
75%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.252 · 58%
Owned, being paid off
965 · 17.2%
Rented
697 · 12.4%
Free of charge
378 · 6.7%
Provided for work
319 · 5.7%

Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$9.581.181.000
Own revenue
$2.239.868.000
23% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.416.367.000
57% of the total
State transfers
$760.278.000
8% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$905.739.000
$9.581.181.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

19.6%
20.6%
17.1%
39.7%
Property tax$438.191.000
Business licenses$461.949.000
Vehicle permits$382.362.000
Cleaning fees$69.107.000
Other own revenue$888.259.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.712.000

Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.

Revenue by sector · 2025
44.0%
56.0%
Municipal$9.581.181.000
Education$12.214.734.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.741.472.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$329.680.000
$2.239.868.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$473.742.000
$5.416.367.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$12.000.000
$760.278.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$12.940.849.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$9.397.880.000
Execution rate
72.6%
Unexecuted: $3.542.969.000
Low execution: it only executed 72.6% of the budget — $3.542.969.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$976.059.000
$9.397.880.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

63.1%
28.4%
6.0%
Internal management$5.929.450.000
Community services$2.671.683.000
Social programs$567.950.000
Municipal activities$118.010.000
Recreational programs$110.787.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.009.549.00032.0%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.766.540.00018.8%
Investment (works and projects)$1.072.925.00011.4%
Electricity (facilities)$464.326.0004.9%
Transfers to education$438.878.0004.7%
Water (facilities)$115.627.0001.2%
Councillor stipends$90.565.0001.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$74.739.0000.8%
Travel allowances$14.942.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$2.778.0000.0%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

32.0%
18.8%
49.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.009.549.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.766.540.000
Others$4.621.791.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

44.0%
24.3%
7.8%
21.7%
Permanent staff$1.737.641.000
Contract staff$962.101.000
Fee contracts$309.807.000
Labor Code$85.822.000
Community progs.$858.060.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

62.3%
37.7%
Permanent staff66
Contract staff40
Total: 106 staffWomen: 55.7%Professionalization: 29.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.488.621/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.224.350/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.072.925.000 (11.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $90.565.000Travel allowances: $14.942.000Commissions and representation: $2.778.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $74.739.000Electricity: $464.326.000Water: $115.627.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

41
34
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

80
34
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$89.597.169.805
Purchase orders
39.536

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.479.670.305
$2.957.306.764
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ingenieria y Construccion Mtv SpA$8.631.136.4838
Montajes Industriales Montec Ltda.$3.953.763.2522
Sociedad Comercial Distribucion Global Limitada$3.787.307.12395
Constructora Ghg S.A.$3.571.435.5481
Asesorías Comerciales Eugenio Gustavo Cordova Arellano E.I.R.L.$2.641.609.2247
Bitumix S.A.$2.548.648.8154
Mario Merino Veloso Servicio de Gestion Inmobiliar$2.340.906.5181
José Luis Garay$2.213.332.04783

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.371.945.73880%
Framework Agreement $291.463.74710%
Agile Purchase $221.573.1847%
Direct award discretionary$72.324.0962%

Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)

Registered companies
1.671
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
7.870

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.0%
13.1%
24.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.003 companies
Small (≤25k UF)219 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)22 companies
Large (>100k UF)13 companies
No sales/no info414 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Desarrollo Agrario S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)603
Sociedad Industrial Pacoll Ingenieria y Cia. LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 21.010
Rcm Modular Chile S.A.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 2388
Agricola Montolin Sociedad AnonimaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2220
Agrifrut Comercial LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2208
Sociedad Comercial el Canario LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 251
Servicios Integrales Nomade Chile SpAACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CLarge 1215
Transporte y Logistica Tantauco SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 1132
Agricola la Florida S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1118
Comercial Antuco SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 190

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
2
US$ 300 M declared
Approved last 5 years
9
US$ 221 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
100
+ 11 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
595
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIAConexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Approved1.4809.535
Sistema de almacenamiento de energía con baterías - BESS La IslaDIAParsosy Inti SpAUnder Review300100
Porvenir SolarDIAPorvenir Solar SpAApproved7590
Línea de Transmisión y Central BESS Halcón 6DIABess Halcón 6 SpAApproved45,5420
Planta Fotovoltaica Livorno SolarDIALivorno Solar SpAApproved1940
Extensión Vida Util Central Los VientosDIAGeneradora Metropolitana SpAApproved16—
Planta Fotovoltaica Caleu 9 MWDIAGr Piñol SpAApproved9,968
Parque Fotovoltaico El RobleDIAParque Solar Requegua SpAApproved740
Ampliación y Mejoramiento Agrícola e Inmobiliaria VichiculénDIAAgrícola e Inmobiliaria Vichiculén Approved6,75965
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3—
DISTRIBUCIÓN DE ANHIDRIDO SULFUROSO ENTRE LAS REGIONES V, VI, VII Y MEDIASulfoquim S.A.Approved0,03—

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

MOP road networkSource: Dirección de Vialidad / MOP · 2026

Kilometres of MOP road network
103 km
National Road Network routes crossing the municipality

Infrastructure under the authority of the Roads Directorate, not the municipality. Each segment's official length is allocated by its intersection with municipal boundaries; it is neither the entire street network nor a measure of municipal management.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

vigenteindustrial-mineroSO2; MP10
PPDA Provincia de Quillota + Catemu, Panquehue y Llaillay
DS 18/2023 · published 2023 · see plan →

Zone with decontamination plan Plan Quillota + Catemu-Panquehue-Llaillay · critical pollutant MP / SO2

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
17 t Material particulado
2 t MP10
2 t MP2,5
2 t SO₂

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
La CampanaNational Park7.416 ha

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

123
Species
61
Flora
62
Fauna
54
In conservation status
44
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVU★RuilNothofagus alessandriiEN★QueuleGomortega keuleEN★Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaEN★PitaoPitavia punctataEN★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVU★GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVU★Karachi, orestiasOrestias ascotanensisEN★Perca negraPercichthys melanopsVU★Carmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniEN★CarmelitaPercilia gillissiEN★Lagartija de gravenhorstLiolaemus gravenhorstiVU★Palma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisEN★Lagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCR★AñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVU★Dragón de oído cubiertoLiolaemus audituvelatusVU★Sandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVU★PochaCheirodon pisciculusVU★PancoraAegla laevisEN★Sapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVU★Bagre grandeNematogenys inermisEN★BagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniEN★BagrecitoTrichomycterus chungaraensisEN★BagrecitoTrichomycterus laucaensisEN★Tollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisEN★TolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisEN★PeladillaAplochiton zebraEN★Karachi, orestiasOrestias chungarensisEN★Karachi, orestiasOrestias laucaensisEN★Karachi, orestiasOrestias parinacotensisEN★Araucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENCamarón de río del norteCryphiops caementariusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVUGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENJagartija de velosoLiolaemus velosoiNT★IguanaCallopistes maculatusNT★Lagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNT★Carbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNT★Dragón de torres-muraLiolaemus torresiNT★Sapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTMurciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTChorlito cordilleranoPhegornis mitchelliiNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNT

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

4 Wetlands · 3 urban · 464 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-02Desembocadura Rio Aconcaguaurban458 /8.465
HPU-05-18Embalse Llay Llay 13
HUR-05-25Embalseurban2
HUR-05-23Embalseurban1

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 19 projects totaling US$ 609 million, approved between 2000 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy10 projects · US$ 358 M · 2000–2025
Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A. — Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre · Parque Eólico Llay-Llay
Miscellaneous industrial facilities3 projects · US$ 250 M · 2004–2018
Cristalerías de Chile S.A. — Planta Llay-Llay de Cristalerías de Chile (e-seia) · Planta de Procesamiento y Purificación de Metales Preciosos
Others6 projects · US$ 1 M · 2011–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A. — Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
Chilquinta · also Tiltil
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESVAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in San Felipe at 23.1 km

Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.

Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
3
Sanctioned entities
3
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
6 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Empresa de Servicios Alfredo Osvaldo Herrera Benavides E.I.R.L. ↗DISCOTECA ZONA CEROAmenities5
Sociedad Gajardo y Martinez Limitada ↗RESTAURANTE ROCK´ROLLAmenities1
Ilustre Municipalidad de Llaillay ↗CINE TEATRO LLAY LLAYAmenities—

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
4 m²
40% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Historic monuments
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - LLAY-LLAYPTAS · lagunas aireadasESVAL S.A. · discharges into estero loros
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Loma Los Colorados (Tiltil) · 9.473 t/year

Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).

Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)

Wildfires · 2023-2024
9
Area affected
20 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
142 ha
includes the 2022-2023 mega-season

Occurrence and area affected by wildfires (CONAF). The 5-season cumulative gives a fairer picture than a single year: fire is episodic and big catastrophes concentrate in few seasons. The area is comuna-wide, not just urban.

Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)

Critical points registered
10
At high or very high risk
0
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
10
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
14,37°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,39°C
Annual precipitation
359 mm
projection: -5%
Hot days>30°C
17
projection: +24 days
Frost days
13

Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security

Police cases · 2025
1.568
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.747
Police cases · trend
2.142
1.568
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats2901.063
Property damage255935
Domestic violence194711
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces173634
Minor injuries96352
Larceny93341
Theft of items from vehicles67246
Burglary of an uninhabited place66242
Robbery with violence or intimidation52191
Weapons-related crimes50183
Burglary of an inhabited place40147
Crimes and offenses under the arms law36132

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 28.

Police cases (reports + arrests) recorded by Carabineros and PDI. Not victimization (ENUSC measures the real figure, higher due to underreporting). The rate uses INE 2024 population. Source: CEAD, Ministry of Public Security.

What the municipality does

Municipal security infrastructure and staff declared to SINIM (since 2016). Excludes Carabineros and PDI, which are national.

Surveillance cameras
84
Guards and inspectors
12
1 per 2.274 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
5
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
26
84
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
84
Deaths
4
14,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
54
7 serious
Pedestrian collisions
7

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.