Llifén is a Chilean town (Spanish: pueblo) in the commune of Futrono on the shores of Ranco Lake located near the mouth of Calcurrupe River. In 2017 Llifén had a population 768,[1] a slight increase relative to the 748 inhabitants recorded in the 2002 census.[2] Llifén was one of the last places in Chile where artisan fishing was done with fish traps called lollys. Fishing with this technique ceased in the 1970s.[3]
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| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Ríos |
| Province | Ranco |
| Municipalidad | Futrono |
| Comuna | Futrono |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipalidad |
| • Alcade | Jorge Tatter Oñate (2008-2012) |
| Population (2017 census[1]) | |
• Total | 768 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (Chilean Standard) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (Chilean Daylight) |
| Area code | Country + town = 56 + ? |
The town is served by Chollinco Airport.
References
edit- ^ a b "Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caceríos 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Chile: Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caseríos, Instituto nacional de estadísticas, June 2005, retrieved January 10, 2014
- ^ Álvarez, Ricardo; Munita, Doina; Hernández, Jaime; Barón, Alex; Gálvez, Diego (2012). "Antecedentes etnográficos e históricos de la pesca con nasas (llolles) en el centro sur de Chile" [Ethnographic and historical background of fish trap (Llolles) in south central Chile] (PDF). Revista Austral de Ciencias Sociales (in Spanish). 25: 5–21.
See also
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