Ayuntamiento de Yaiza

What Ayuntamiento de Yaiza does

Ayuntamiento de Yaiza is the municipal government of Yaiza, a municipality on the southern half of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain, operating under Spanish local government law with a workforce of approximately 33 employees. It serves a resident base across Yaiza, Playa Blanca, Uga, Femés, Las Breñas, El Golfo, and Montaña Roja, and a substantial inbound tourism population drawn by Timanfaya National Park, the Papagayo beaches, and the San Marcial del Rubicón archaeological heritage site. Service delivery spans administration, taxation (IBI, IAE, IVTM), culture, education (six schools), sports, social services, environmental protection, urban planning, and tourism promotion through six sociocultural centers and the Mercado Municipal de Uga.

The operating platform is a WordPress-based institutional website (yaiza.es) coupled with an electronic administration seat (yaiza.sedelectronica.es) that hosts electronic invoicing, online tax payment, residency certificates, a transparency portal, and live-streamed plenary sessions (Plenos Online). No public APIs, SDKs, or AI integrations are documented. Documented partnerships span two Canary Islands universities for archaeological research (San Marcial del Rubicón), the Gobierno de Canarias, an environmental education operator, and a documentary production house.

Funding flows come from municipal taxes (property, business, vehicle), user fees for cultural and sports facilities, tourism receipts (notably 11-euro camel rides in Timanfaya), and inter-governmental transfers from the Gobierno de Canarias, the Cabildo de Lanzarote, and central government. Recent capital outlays disclosed include a 3.9M-euro library and sociocultural center, a 2.2M-euro football facility upgrade, and a 400K-euro street lighting project in Playa Blanca; an additional 150K euros of regional funding supports the 2024-2027 archaeological research phase. No commercial revenue, venture capital, or private equity is applicable given its status as a public administration entity.

Name

Ayuntamiento de Yaiza

Legal name

AYUNTAMIENTO DE YAIZA

Website

https://yaiza.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The municipal government of Yaiza on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, providing public administration, taxation, education, culture, social services, and tourism services across seven population centers including Playa Blanca, governed by Mayor Óscar Noda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Local government administration
• Electronic administration services
• Municipal tax collection
• Cultural heritage management

Headquarters

HQ city

Yaiza

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax Revenue: Municipal taxes and local levies collected from residents and businesses including property tax (IBI), business tax (IAE), and vehicle tax (IVTM).
2. Public Service Fees: Fees for municipal services such as cultural activities, sports facilities, market stalls, and administrative procedures.
3. Tourism Revenue: Revenue from tourist attractions including camel rides in Timanfaya (11 euros per person), and tourism-related services.
4. Government Subsidies and Transfers: Funding from Government of Canarias, Cabildo de Lanzarote, and central government for infrastructure projects, cultural initiatives, and public services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ayuntamiento de Yaiza is the municipal government of Yaiza municipality on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, delivering statutory public services to residents and visitors. Its core offering includes local administration (Sede Electrónica, electronic invoicing, online tax payments, residency certificates, transparency portal), community services (six sociocultural centers, six educational centers, social services), tourism services (camel rides in Timanfaya at 11 euros per person, beach and cultural attraction information), and cultural heritage programs including the San Marcial de Rubicón archaeological research project.

Product overview

Ayuntamiento de Yaiza operates a comprehensive digital public service portfolio centered on its institutional website (yaiza.es) and electronic administrative seat (Sede Electrónica). The core offering consists of digital governance tools including electronic invoicing (e-Factura), online tax payment, residency certificates, and a transparency portal. Supporting services include Plenos Online for council meeting broadcasts, six sociocultural centers, the Municipal Market of Uga, and educational/cultural services spanning six schools and heritage sites including the San Marcial de Rubicón archaeological complex. The municipality also publishes annual budgets, maintains cultural publications, and provides tourism information through its digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sede Electrónica (Electronic Administration) Statutory electronic administrative platform (yaiza.sedelectronica.es) for citizens and suppliers to file procedures, request certificates, submit electronic invoices, pay taxes, and access transparency documents, as required by Spanish administrative law.
• Electronic Invoicing (e-Factura) Electronic invoicing system enabling suppliers and contractors to submit and manage invoices electronically to the municipality in compliance with Spanish e-invoicing requirements.
• Online Tax Payment (Pago de Tributos Online) Online platform enabling citizens and businesses to pay municipal taxes and fees electronically, including property tax (IBI), business tax (IAE), and vehicle tax (IVTM).
• Plenos Online (Council Session Streaming) Live streaming and video archive service for municipal plenary sessions, providing citizens transparent access to council meetings and government decisions.
• Residency Certificates (Certificados de Residencia) Online service for residents to request and obtain official residency certificates from the municipal registry (padrón municipal).
• Sociocultural Centers (Centros Socioculturales) Six sociocultural centers (San Isidro Labrador in Uga, Victor Fernández Gopar in Las Breñas, Casona de Femés, Centro Cultural El Molino, Centro Cultural La Aurora, and Salón Social de Viviendas Yaiza) offering community activities, workshops, libraries, and cultural events to residents.
• Mercado Municipal de Uga (Uga Municipal Market) Municipal market in Uga (opened 23 May 2009) promoting local agriculture, livestock, and artisanal products, with 121.45 m² of usable area on a 2,958 m² plot. Rents space to local farmers and livestock owners to support sustainable development.
• Transparency Portal (Portal de Transparencia) Public transparency portal providing citizens access to municipal budgets, contracts, decisions, ordinances, and governance documents as required by Spanish transparency law.
• Municipal Budgets Publication (Presupuestos Municipales) Annual municipal budgets and financial reports (e.g., 2026 budget) published for public access, including income, expenditure, debt status, and personnel details.
• Camel Rides in Timanfaya (Paseos en Camello en Timanfaya) Tourist camel rides operated by the municipality within Timanfaya National Park, priced at 11 euros per person (children from 4 years pay). Each ride lasts 20-25 minutes and operates daily 9:00-15:00 except 25 December and 1 January.
• Educational and Cultural Services (Educación y Cultura) Educational and cultural services including support for six schools (CEIP Uga, CEIP Yaiza, CEIP Playa Blanca, IES Yaiza, CEIP Las Breñas, CEIP Mararía), cultural heritage preservation, the San Marcial de Rubicón archaeological research project, educational publications, and AMPA (parent association) coordination.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Desenfoque ProduccionesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Documentary production company that produced 'San Marcial de Rubicón, voces enterradas en el jable' for the Rubicenses Conference series.
• Senderismo LanzaroteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 August 2023Implementation partner for environmental education activities in schools, providing guided visits to heritage sites and environmental interpretation programs for students.
• Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Research partnership for archaeological excavation and study of San Marcial de Rubicón archaeological site. The university provides scientific direction through researchers Esther Chávez Álvarez and team for the multidisciplinary research project on the first European settlement in the Canary Islands.
• Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Research partnership for archaeological excavation and study of San Marcial de Rubicón. University provides scientific direction through researcher María del Cristo González Marrero for the multidisciplinary research project.
• Government of Canarias (Gobierno de Canarias)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Cooperation agreement for archaeological research at San Marcial de Rubicón, cultural heritage projects, and general municipal development. Government provides additional 150,000 euros funding for 2024-2027 research phase.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ayuntamiento de Arrecife: Capital municipality of Lanzarote, providing the same municipal service portfolio (administration, culture, tourism, social services) to a larger resident population on the same island.
• Ayuntamiento de Tías: Adjacent Lanzarote municipality that hosts Puerto del Carmen, one of Lanzarote's main tourist resorts. Highly comparable as a tourism-dependent municipal government in the same island environment.
• Cabildo de Lanzarote: The island-level government of Lanzarote, providing overlapping public administration, tourism promotion, cultural heritage, and infrastructure services across the same island. Directly comparable in scope and constituency to Ayuntamiento de Yaiza's municipal functions.
• Ayuntamiento de Teguise: Neighboring Lanzarote municipality and former island capital, with comparable responsibilities in cultural heritage preservation, tourism, and local public services in a similar tourist-economy context.
• Ayuntamiento de San Bartolomé: Lanzarote municipality with similar administrative, cultural, and tourism roles, and comparable scale in terms of population and territory served.

Regional players

• Ayuntamiento de Adeje: Major Tenerife tourist municipality (Playa de las Américas, Costa Adeje). Comparable as a high-tourism municipal government in the Canary Islands, useful for benchmarking tourism-dependent municipal revenue and services.
• Cabildo de Fuerteventura: Island government of neighboring Fuerteventura, providing comparable public administration and tourism/promotion functions but for a different island geography. Useful benchmark for insular governance scale and tourism strategy.
• Ayuntamiento de Pájara: Fuerteventura municipality with comparable tourism-dependent economy and similar budget profile. Useful regional benchmark for municipal-scale service delivery in a Canary Islands tourism economy.
• Ayuntamiento de Mogán: Gran Canaria municipality heavily oriented to tourism (Puerto Rico, Arguineguín). Comparable as a tourism-anchored municipal government in a different Canary Island, useful for benchmarking tourism revenue models.

Broad incumbents

• Cabildo de Gran Canaria: Island government of Gran Canaria providing broader public administration and tourism services at a larger scale. Useful benchmark for what a larger island-government operation looks like, including cultural heritage and tourism promotion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeteledifusioncloud.net/yaiza
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ayuntamiento-de-yaiza

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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