Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Liveability index · EIU style
65.9 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL
Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: El concejo aprobó licitaciones para los viajes a La Tirana y Tarapacá, una modificación presupuestaria de CORMUDEVI y las bases del FONDEVE segundo llamado, mientras dejó pendiente el nombramiento de un director para la Corporación Municipal de Desarrollo Social.
Temas tratados
- Actas sesiones extraordinarias: Votación de actas N° 16, 17 y 18 de 2026.
- Nombramiento directorio CORMUDESI: Propuesta del alcalde para integrar a Cristián Ortega Caro como cuarto director; punto retirado y aplazado.
- Modificación presupuestaria CORMUDEVI: Redistribución interna de ítems sin aumento de presupuesto total.
- FONDEVE 2026 segundo llamado: Aprobación de reglamento, bases y calendario para el fondo de desarrollo vecinal.
- Licitación viaje a La Tirana: Adjudicación del servicio de producción para la misa en honor a la Virgen del Carmen.
- Licitación viaje a Tarapacá: Adjudicación del servicio de producción para la misa de San Lorenzo.
- Puntos varios: Múltiples solicitudes vecinales sobre iluminación, baches, rucos, plagas y espacios públicos.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Actas 16, 17 y 18: Aprobadas 8-1; el concejal Barra rechazó las tres por el deficiente sistema de audio de la sala, reclamo que mantiene desde hace más de tres meses.
- Nombramiento CORMUDESI: Retirado sin votación; se convocará al candidato a la sesión del 25 de junio.
- Modificación CORMUDEVI: Aprobada por unanimidad (9-0).
- FONDEVE segundo llamado: Aprobado por unanimidad (9-0).
- Licitación La Tirana: Aprobada por unanimidad; adjudicada a Productora Gringo Limitada por $38.996.300.
- Licitación San Lorenzo Tarapacá: Aprobada por unanimidad; adjudicada a AIC Comercial e Inversiones Limitada por $46.053.000.
Plata y obras
- CORMUDEVI (redistribución interna): Campeonato Nacional de Patinaje Nordkosta (30 jul–2 ago): $7 millones; ropa de trabajo e implementos de seguridad: $7.105.000; mantención máquinas gimnasio: $2.500.000; equipos computacionales e impresoras: $4.400.000.
- FONDEVE: Hasta $4.000.000 por proyecto; plazo de postulación: 22 junio–24 julio de 2026.
- Viaje La Tirana: 1.400 personas en dos jornadas (6 y 7 de julio), 18 buses, $38.996.300.
- Viaje Tarapacá: 1.600 personas, 20 buses (31 jul y 1 ago), $46.053.000.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- CORMUDESI: Tensión entre el alcalde y algunos concejales (Valdez, Barra): parte del concejo exigía que el candidato se presentara en sesión pública y no solo en reunión de trabajo; el alcalde consideró la exigencia desproporcionada dado que el cargo es ad honorem.
- Machaq Mara: El alcalde puso sobre la mesa una crítica recibida de comunidades aymara que consideran que realizar la festividad en la plaza de Iquique constituye una apropiación y resta participantes a los pueblos de origen; tema quedó abierto para análisis.
- Patente comercial de adjudicataria (Tirana): La concejala Valdez cuestionó que Productora Gringo Limitada no informó su patente comercial en la evaluación; SECO aclaró que ese ítem es criterio evaluable pero no requisito excluyente, y confirmó en sala que la patente está vigente.
Para seguir
- CORMUDESI: Nombramiento de Cristián Ortega Caro se vería en la sesión del 25 de junio.
- Próxima sesión ordinaria: Desplazada del 18 al 25 de junio por el Congreso de Concejales.
- Reunión de trabajo: Desplazada del 16 al 23 de junio a las 16:00; se tratará solicitud de audiencia de vecinos de playa brava (sector feria/fiestas patrias).
- Gobernanza turística: Reunión el 24 de junio a las 9:00 en la sala del concejo.
- Bacheo (reparación de calles): Pendiente resolución de la Contraloría al proceso licitatorio anterior; se espera informe "esta semana o la próxima".
- Programación de repavimentación SERVIU: El alcalde comprometió enviar a los concejales el listado de calles contempladas.
Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
- Acta N° 01 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 02 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 03 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 04 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 06 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 07 · 2026 ↗
Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
| Resolution | Type | Amount | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 · Rechazar nuevos horarios de aperturas para las mesas de juegos del Casino Municipal de Juegos de Iquique hasta que no se tenga conocimiento de la opinión del Sindicato de Trabajadores. | Other | — | unanimidad |
| Comodato a la Corporación Municipal de Deportes de Iquique (CORMUDEPI) en Sector de Arena Playa Cavancha | Loan for use | — | rechazado |
| 32 · Complementar el Programa Municipal 'Actuación de Artistas en Eventos Municipales y Actos Organizados para y por la Comunidad' año 2018 | Other | $55.000.000 | unanimidad |
| 31 · Aprobación de Acta N° 66/2017 | Other | — | unanimidad |
| 30 · Aprobación de Acta N° 64/2017 | Other | — | unanimidad |
| 29 · Patente Temporal de Alcohol para Ingeniería, Servicios y Transportes Garcia CIA. LTDA. | License | — | mayoria |
Resolutions voted by the council, automatically extracted from the official minutes (extraction ongoing: coverage grows as the 94.917 indexed minutes are processed). May contain reading errors; the official document is the municipality's PDF.
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | — | 12 | — | — |
| 2024 | 16 | — | 15 | — | — |
| 2022 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 2020 | 32 | — | 23 | 9 | — |
| 2019 | 65 | 2 | 36 | 27 | — |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- AdAsociación de Funcionarios Municipales I RegiónLobby / interest management · 13 audiencias · 2017–2024
- cCosemarLobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2023
- CPCía Pesquera CamanchacaLobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2024
- AdAsociación de Rugby de TarapacáLobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2018–2023
- CCCámara Chilena de la Construcción A.g.Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2019–2022
- CLCjhile-Metals Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2019
- GTGtd TeleductosLobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2019
- TETelefónica EmpresasLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2025
- EEEmpresa Eléctrica de Iquique S.A.Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2017
- SdSindicato de Profesores CormudesiLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2021
- MIMinisterio Internacional Jesús Es el ReyLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2018
- WCWalmart Chile S.A.Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2022
- IMInmobiliaria Mall las Américas S.A.Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2021
- SCSk Comercial S.A.Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2019
- ADAtacama Desert CrossingLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018
- UDUnidad de Pastores Evangelicos de IquiqueLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2022
- UdUniversidad de TarapacáLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2019
- NNomadesertLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2020
- WWomLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2018
- CDCompania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S aLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2021
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 99,06 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 1,8 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 2.546 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 24,3 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 603,5 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 623,6 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 199.587 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 7,9 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 18,3 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 16,66 % | 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 3.004 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 33.751 | 20% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 36.767 | 22% |
| Foreign nationals | 28.775 | 17% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 21.318 | 13% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 2.328 | 1% |
| Single-person households | 55.536 | 57% |
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
Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.
Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA
Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro de Salud Familiar Cirujano Aguirre | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 54.985 | 54% |
| Centro de Salud Familiar Sur de Iquique | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 52.671 | 50% |
| Centro de Salud Familiar Cirujano Videla | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 50.286 | 56% |
| Centro de Salud Familiar Cirujano Guzmán | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 40.316 | 50% |
| Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Cerro Esmeralda | Community Family Health Center (CECOSF) | Municipal | 4.834 | 66% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Chanavayita | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 2.554 | 70% |
| Posta de Salud Rural San Marcos | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 712 | 77% |
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
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Aymara | 18.777 | 56.5% |
| Mapuche | 4.937 | 14.8% |
| Quechua | 4.088 | 12.3% |
| Diaguita | 3.664 | 11.0% |
| Otro | 582 | 1.8% |
| Atacameño o Lickanantay | 472 | 1.4% |
| Colla | 353 | 1.1% |
| Chango | 235 | 0.7% |
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.
Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026
All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.
27 Local media · 2 AM · 3 Comunitaria · 19 FM · 3 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
27 Local media · 2 AM · 3 Comunitaria · 19 FM · 3 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| AACIERTO | FM | 106.7 FM |
| ARADN RADIO | FM | 103.1 FM |
| AALTISSIMA | AM | 1400 AM |
| aatentonorte.cl | Digital press | — |
| aavispatepollo.cl | Digital press | — |
| BBRAVISSIMA | FM | 88.7 FM |
| CCARIBE | FM | 104.9 FM |
| cclickandgo.cl | Digital press | — |
| CCOOPERATIVA | FM | 104.3 FM |
| CCORPORACION | AM | 720 AM |
| DFDIGITAL FM | FM | 99.1 FM |
| ECEL CONQUISTADOR | FM | 100.5 FM |
| EESTILO | FM | 100.1 FM |
| HHORIZONTE | FM | 88.1 FM |
| MMONTECARLO | FM | 90.3 FM |
| M9MUNICIPAL 93,3 | FM | 93.3 FM |
| NNEURA | FM | 102.3 FM |
| PDPALABRA DE VIDA | FM | 95.7 FM |
| PTPARA TI | FM | 101.9 FM |
| PPAULINA | FM | 89.3 FM |
| PPOSITIVA | FM | 102.7 FM |
| RLRADIO LATORRE | FM | 100.9 FM |
| SSUPER | FM | 91.9 FM |
| CCCentro Cristiano Ademi · holder | Comunitaria | 107.5 FM |
| CSCentro Social Cristiano Monte Oreth · holder | Comunitaria | 107.7 FM |
| MCMinisterio Comunitario Cristiano Bendicion de Dios · holder | Comunitaria | 107.3 FM |
| NyNuñez y Cia. Ltda. · holder | FM | 100.7 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
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
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
Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.
ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more
Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified
Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.
17% de las remuneraciones imponibles (hasta tope base ~$182.000 reajustable IPC) de trabajadores con domicilio y trabajo permanente en la zona. En Aysén/Magallanes/Chiloé/Palena solo si la remuneración supera en 20% el salario mínimo.
Exención de renta de 1ª categoría por rentas devengadas en la zona y de IVA por ventas/servicios de usuarios dentro del recinto (excepto suntuarios, tabaco, alcohol, pirotecnia).
Tarifas rebajadas en 5 modos de transporte (+900.000 personas), con complemento extra para zonas extremas/australes. La "Tarifa Cero" da pasaje GRATUITO, pero solo para 65+ y personas con discapacidad (con sola cédula), en 130+ servicios incluyendo barcazas. Para el residente común es descuento, no gratuidad.
US$9,59 M de inversión comunitaria en 2017 (+21%), reparto Iquique/Pica/Pozo Almonte; convenio formal con el municipio de Pozo Almonte (Liceo Sergio González Gutiérrez). Cifra de RSE autorreportada.
En 2024 el Fondo Puente (anticipo, ~50% de la distribución) repartió $22.891 millones a 43 comunas mineras de 6 regiones. Ingreso MUNICIPAL. Acá se listan las comunas nombradas oficialmente; la lista completa (43) está en Hacienda/TGR. (Cruza con SINIM royalty, var ya cargada en finanzas.)
Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 40% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $46.394.033.000 | 41.2% | |
| Transfers to health | $44.652.444.000 | 39.7% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $28.595.401.000 | 25.4% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $22.246.100.000 | 19.8% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $8.076.423.000 | 7.2% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $2.317.109.000 | 2.1% | |
| Water (facilities) | $1.971.060.000 | 1.8% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $1.641.840.000 | 1.5% | |
| Councillor stipends | $136.841.000 | 0.1% | |
| Travel allowances | $57.568.000 | 0.1% | |
| Commissions and representation | $5.561.000 | 0.0% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Cosemar S a | $66.027.703.711 | 488 |
| Construcciones y Servicios Siglo Verde S.A. | $12.285.022.427 | 72 |
| Desarrollos y Proyectos de Ingenieria Ingetech S a | $11.431.605.898 | 73 |
| Euronorte | $6.954.843.591 | 58 |
| Itelecom Holding Chile SpA | $6.545.821.482 | 1 |
| Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A. | $5.612.378.662 | 655 |
| Tek Chile S a | $5.292.849.375 | 166 |
| S.g.c. Construcciones e Ingenieria Sociedad Anonima | $4.951.047.604 | 584 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $15.943.170.495 | 83% |
| Direct award discretionary | $1.629.278.634 | 8% |
| Agile Purchase | $1.013.629.848 | 5% |
| Framework Agreement | $600.272.690 | 3% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compania Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca S.A. | EXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERAS | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 1.814 |
| Corp Municipal de Desarrollo Social de Iquique | ACTIVIDADES DE ATENCION DE LA SALUD HUMANA Y | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 1.568 |
| Sociedad Contractual Minera Corporacion de Desarrollo del Norte | EXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERAS | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 1.320 |
| Universidad Arturo Prat | ENSEÑANZA | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 1.088 |
| Acl Ingenieria y Construccion Limitada | CONSTRUCCION | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 943 |
| Acf Baquedano S.A. | EXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERAS | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 374 |
| Zona Franca de Iquique S a | ACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIAS | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 357 |
| Acf Minera S.A. | EXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERAS | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 307 |
| Embotelladora Iquique S.A. | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 161 |
| Soc Comercial Recmetal Compania Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 137 |
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
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
Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot
Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.
Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC
No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.
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
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.
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.
2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 66 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 66 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-02-05 | Des. Rio Loaurban | 39 /699 |
| HUR-01-03 | Playa Blancaurban | 27 |
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. 44 projects totaling US$ 4.126 million, approved between 1996 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
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
| Sanctioned entity | Auditable unit | Category | Fine (UTA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociedad Hell Resto Pub Limitada ↗ | HELL STREET BAR IQUIQUE | Amenities | 86 |
| Gavina Hotel Limitada ↗ | HOTEL GAVINA | Amenities | 84 |
| Guzman y Larrain Viviendas Economicas SpA ↗ | EDIFICIO ROTTERDAM-IQUIQUE | Housing and Real Estate | 82 |
| Central Termoeléctrica Celta ↗ | CENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA TARAPACA | Energy | 76 |
| Agrosuper Comercializadora de Alimentos Limitada ↗ | AGROSUPER IQUIQUE | Amenities | 68 |
| Ebco S.A. ↗ | CONDOMINIO ALTOS DE HUAYQUIQUE II | Housing and Real Estate | 67 |
| Rvc Ingenieria y Construccion S.A. ↗ | EDIFICIO LYNCH- RVC | 65 | |
| Rvc Ingenieria y Construccion S.A. ↗ | RVC INGENIERIA Y CONSTRUCCIÓN (EDIFICIO BULNÉS LABBÉ) | Housing and Real Estate | 54 |
| Sociedad V y L Deportes Limitada ↗ | CENTRO DE EVENTOS THE ROOF | Amenities | 48 |
| Rvc Ingenieria y Construccion S.A. ↗ | RVC INGENIERÍA Y CONSTRUCCIÓN (EDIFICIO SALVADOR ALLENDE-SOTOMAYOR) | Housing and Real Estate | 40 |
| Soundset SpA ↗ | PUB SOUNDSET | Amenities | 19 |
| Sociedad Gastronómica Lounge Iquique Limitada ↗ | SIDDHARTHA LOUNGE | Amenities | 11 |
Showing the 12 largest of 33 sanctions.
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.
Appeals before the Environmental Courts
| Case no. | Parties / project | Subject | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53.924-2025 ↗ 1TA | Sociedad Hell Resto Pub Limitada con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente Hell Resto Pub | Environmental sanction proceeding — noise emission standard | Rejects |
| R-430-2023 ↗ 2TA | Asociación Indígena Wilamasi De Pescadores Mamq´Uta, Caleta De Chanavaya y otro en contra del Comité de Ministros del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Desarrollo de Infraestructura y Mejoramiento de Capacidad Productiva de Collahuasi | Due consideration of citizen observations | Upheld |
| R-40-2020 ↗ 1TA | Gavina Hotel Ltda. con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente Hotel Gavina | Environmental sanction proceeding — noise emission standard | Rejects |
| R-22-2019 ↗ 1TA | Centro Deportivo Comercial y Recreativo Península Ltda con SMA Centro deportivo Península | Environmental sanction proceeding — noise emission standard | Upheld |
| R-32-2014 ↗ 2TA | Importadora Santa Alicia S.A. en contra del Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Planta de transferencia de ácido sulfúrico ISAL | Environmental Assessment | Partially upheld |
Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
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 heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.
| Facility | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| C.C.P. Iquique | Prison (CCP) | 403 inmates · 388 convicted · 15 awaiting trial · 72% occupancy |
| ES - BARRIO INDUSTRIAL (PUNTA NEGRA) | PTAS · emisario submarino | AGUAS DEL ALTIPLANO · discharges into mar |
| ES-PLAYA BRAVA | PTAS · emisario submarino | AGUAS DEL ALTIPLANO · discharges into mar |
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic violence | 2.295 | 989 |
| Threats | 1.603 | 691 |
| Property damage | 1.479 | 638 |
| Larceny | 1.356 | 585 |
| Minor injuries | 749 | 323 |
| Theft of items from vehicles | 663 | 286 |
| Robbery with violence or intimidation | 568 | 245 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 487 | 210 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 453 | 195 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 403 | 174 |
| Drug-related crimes | 401 | 173 |
| Snatch theft | 341 | 147 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 30.
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.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.