Llifén is a
Chilean town ( es, pueblo) in the commune of
Futrono
Futrono (from the Mapudungun: ''Futronhue'', meaning "place of smoke") is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Futrono. It is located in Ranco Province in Los Ríos Re ...
on the shores of
Ranco Lake
Ranco Lake ( es, Lago Ranco) is located in Ranco Province of Chile. It is the largest lake of Los Ríos Region and the fourth largest in Chile. Administratively Ranco Lake is split into three communes; La Unión, Futrono and Lago Ranco. The l ...
located near the mouth of
Calcurrupe River. In 2017 Llifén had a population 768
a slight increase relative to the 748 inhabitants recorded in the 2002 census.
Llifén was one of the last places in Chile where artisan fishing was done with fish traps called ''lollys''. Fishing with this technique ceases in the 1970s.
The town is served by
Chollinco Airport.
References
See also
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List of towns in Chile
This article contains a list of towns in Chile.
A town is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an urban entity possessing between 2,001 and 5,000 inhabitants—or between 1,001 and 2,000 inhabitants if 50% or more of its pop ...
Populated places in Ranco Province
Populated lakeshore places in Chile
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