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Escudo de Huara

Huara

TarapacáFounded 18853.095 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 202410.612 km² of area0 inh./km²$7.521M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
39%
7th highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Education
4%
12th highest school dropout
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Society
22.2%
12th largest foreign population share
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Education
105 km to the nearest campus
17th most isolated from higher education
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Finance
$2.615.719/inhab.
20th highest budget per inhabitant
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Society
73%
24th lowest electoral turnout
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Population
+6,3%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
38,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 7th highest of 346
Finance
$2,4 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 23 of 346
Education
4,38%
School dropout rate · 12th highest in the country
Safety
10.501
cases per 100k inhab. · 10th in the country
Finance
183rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

8 Schools
7 Health centers
7 Squares and green areas
2 Carabineros
2 Kindergartens
2 Libraries
1 Fire stations

Huara es un pueblo y comuna chilena perteneciente a la provincia del Tamarugal, correspondiente a la Región de Tarapacá, en el Norte Grande de Chile. Integra junto con las comunas de Alto Hospicio, Camiña, Colchane, Iquique, Pica y Pozo Almonte, el distrito electoral N.° 2 y pertenece a la 2.ª circunscripción senatorial.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

46.9 /100
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#205 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety52
Health17
Culture and environment73
Education46
Infrastructure39
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

José Bartolo V.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.934
votes (66.78%)
4.140
Electoral roll
72,71%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JB
José Bartolo V.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.934
votes
JA
Jose Andres Bartolo Vinaya
2021-2024 · UDI
1.463
votes
SP
Sergio Platero Chambe
2008-2012 · RN
1.451
votes
FR
Felipe Rocha Pantoja
2004-2008 · PRSD
739
votes
FG
Felipe Guillermo Rocha Pantoja
2000-2004 · PRSD
656
votes
FG
Felipe Guillermo Rocha Pantoja
1996-2000 · PRSD
697
votes
FG
Felipe Guillermo Rocha Pantoja
1992-1996 · PR
142
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MM
Maribel Mamani V.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
311
votes
JF
Joaquin Flores M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
309
votes
LB
Lorena Baltazar L.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
241
votes
EC
Edmundo Caceres I.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
238
votes
RU
Raul Uribe T.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
196
votes
NR
Narciso Relos E.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
190
votes

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

517 minutes publishedindex updated on 12-08-2026Municipal transparency

What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)

Resolutions extracted
111
of 37 minutes read
Money involved
$162.923.885
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
02/16 · Fijación de una sesión extraordinaria para tratar temas relacionados con la nueva administración y el estado de situación municipalOthermayoria
01/16 · Fijación de fechas y horario para sesiones ordinarias de Concejo MunicipalOthermayoria
7/16 · Aprueba subvención al Club juvenil, deportivo y cultural de Pisagua por $1.000.000 para actividades recreativas de verano 2017Subsidy$1.000.000unanimidad
6/16 · Aprueba creación del cargo de Encargado de Seguridad PúblicaAppointmentunanimidad
5/16 · Aprueba contratación de profesionales a Suma AlzadaAppointmentunanimidad
4/16 · Aprueba utilización de espacios fisicos para propaganda electoral 2017Otherunanimidad

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

Findingstotal
146
Highly complex
22
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202411110
2019431319
201810252
20171045
20165513357
201517575

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

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

  • PU
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • SQ
    Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2024
  • SC
    Soc Comercial e Inversiones Gastrohotel Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • CR
    Consultora Rmasg Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • EE
    Empresa Eléctrica de Iquique S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • EE
    Empresa Eléctrica de Arica
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CD
    Club de Adulto Mayor Renacer de Pachica
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • LE
    Lg Electronics Inc. Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • UA
    Universidad Arturo Prat
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • AC
    Alear Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • FP
    Fundacion Prodemu
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Sd
    Sociedad de Eventos y Espectáculos Artísticos de John Paulino el Magnifico.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • IR
    Inversiones Rodrigo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • PC
    Peg Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • HS
    Hicapps SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • OS
    On Street S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • C
    Cyg Suministros y Servicios a la Mineria Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015

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

2.615
inhabitants
3.111
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+20%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
3.321
+2% vs. 2035 (3.259)
Over 60 · 2050
40,08%
30,99% in 2035 · +9 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)59,4 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment19 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)545,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)537,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo2.858 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)18,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)38,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples65,99 %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 18 students registered for the PAES — far too few: this comuna’s average is unreliable.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
3.388
1.767 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
1.107
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
46%
810
Elderly (60+)76523%
Children and adolescents (<18)91427%
Foreign nationals56017%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.88456%
People with moderate/severe dependency311%
Single-person households98656%

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

School enrollment
703
12 schools
Students per teacher
8,3
85 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
75,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
99%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
4,38%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
5
FONASA enrollees
3.373
109% of the population
Doctors employed
0
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 45Contract staff: 22Fee contracts: 4
Primary-care medical visits · per year
4.833
14.503
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
232
76
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 (3.397 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Consultorio General Rural Dr. Amador Neghme RodríguezFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal2.72770%
Posta de Salud Rural TarapacáRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18477%
Posta de Salud Rural SibayaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18187%
Posta de Salud Rural PisaguaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal14472%
Posta PachicaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal11183%
Posta de Salud Rural ChiapaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal5074%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.033.748.000 ($602.949/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $541.782.000Municipal contribution: $561.400.000

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

Indigenous population
1.886
66.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
29
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024

INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT AREA The comuna is part of the ADI JIWASA ORAJE (art. 26, Indigenous Law 19.253).

PeoplePeople% of total
Aymara1.50179.6%
Quechua22612.0%
Diaguita703.7%
Mapuche573.0%

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

Active neighborhood councils
22
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
7.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
103
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
17
For the elderly
11
Sports
4
Social and aid
4
Cultural
2
Fire brigades
1

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
UUNITAFM93.1 FM
CSComunicaciones San Andres Ltda. · holderFM90.1 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
688
24,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
533 people · 77% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
533 Bolivia
99 Perú
33 Venezuela
7 Colombia

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
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
238
23% of the comuna's households
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
0
paid · 2012–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
146
beneficiaries · 2014–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
1
paid · 2014–2024

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

3.872homes · by type (2017)
House
2.266 · 79.1%
House
916 · 90.8%
Shack/hut/shanty
443 · 15.5%
Indigenous dwelling
61 · 2.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
51 · 5.1%
Room in old house/tenement
50 · 1.7%
Other private
39 · 1.4%
Other private
36 · 3.6%
Apartment
4 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0.2%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0.2%
Mobile
2 · 0.2%
57%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
403 · 52.3%
Free of charge
144 · 18.7%
Provided for work
123 · 16%
Rented
65 · 8.4%
Owned, being paid off
35 · 4.5%

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

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.

Tax exemptions
Bonificación a la mano de obra en zonas extremasworkers
DL 889/1975 → Ley 19.853

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.

17% de remuneraciones imponibles (con tope)· vigenteSource
Subsidized connectivity
Subsidio MTT a transporte en zonas aisladasresidents
Ley 20.378 mod. por Ley 20.696

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.

Tarifa rebajada (gratis solo 65+/discapacidad)· vigenteSource
Others
Asignación de zona 55% (DL 249)workers
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 55% 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.

55% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$7.521.191.000
Own revenue
$1.605.570.000
21% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.620.134.000
48% of the total
State transfers
$2.566.147.000
34% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$789.790.000
$7.521.191.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

91.3%
Property tax$18.798.000
Business licenses$81.468.000
Vehicle permits$37.150.000
Cleaning fees$1.720.000
Other own revenue$1.466.434.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $862.393.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
54.3%
29.9%
15.8%
Municipal$7.521.191.000
Education$4.142.097.000
Health$2.190.298.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.561.627.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$133.003.000
$1.605.570.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$422.200.000
$3.620.134.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$177.688.000
$2.566.147.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$10.559.423.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.415.435.000
Execution rate
70.2%
Unexecuted: $3.143.988.000
Low execution: it only executed 70.2% of the budget — $3.143.988.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$737.058.000
$7.415.435.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

37.5%
47.3%
9.5%
Internal management$2.782.279.000
Community services$3.503.981.000
Social programs$278.417.000
Municipal activities$707.576.000
Recreational programs$58.033.000
Cultural programs$85.149.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Investment (works and projects)$2.397.083.00032.3%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.033.748.00027.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.612.528.00021.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.280.242.00017.3%
Transfers to health$561.400.0007.6%
Transfers to education$122.200.0001.6%
Electricity (facilities)$105.610.0001.4%
Councillor stipends$79.557.0001.1%
Travel allowances$69.210.0000.9%
Water (facilities)$48.354.0000.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$24.146.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$1.928.0000.0%
Street lighting$135.0000.0%

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

17.3%
21.7%
61.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.280.242.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.612.528.000
Others$4.522.665.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

44.7%
6.1%
43.0%
Permanent staff$1.070.759.000
Contract staff$62.348.000
Fee contracts$147.135.000
Labor Code$84.184.000
Community progs.$1.029.768.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

67.9%
28.6%
Permanent staff19
Contract staff8
Fee contracts1
Total: 28 staffFee contracts: 3.6% of the headcountWomen: 44.4%Professionalization: 55.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $36.700.474/yearCost/staffer contract: $25.708.500/yearCost/staffer fees: $132.704.000/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: $2.397.083.000 (32.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $79.557.000Travel allowances: $69.210.000Commissions and representation: $1.928.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $24.146.000Street lighting: $135.000Electricity: $105.610.000Water: $48.354.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

3
0
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

51
5
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$46.552.987.126
Purchase orders
17.599

Purchase-order amount · trend

$575.204.722
$2.016.826.910
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Esmax Distribucion Limitada$1.750.326.909396
Santa Cruz Ltda.$1.715.141.62231
Comercializadora F & M Ltda.$1.388.451.42681
Dl2 SpA$1.298.542.50251
Transportes y Obras Civiles Eben Ezer Ltda.$1.269.371.6088
Obras Civiles Guillermo Soto Reed E.I.R.L$1.066.209.1485
Claudio Andres$980.609.48320
Ferrox Ltda.$964.598.3491

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.300.270.16564%
Agile Purchase $518.085.09026%
Framework Agreement $174.279.0229%
Direct award discretionary$24.192.6341%

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

Registered companies
213
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
433

Pyramid by sales bracket

72.8%
8.0%
18.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)155 companies
Small (≤25k UF)17 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info40 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Contractual Minera Cosayach YodoEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 4 (>1M UF)1
Ilustre Municipalidad de HuaraADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales320

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
1
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
8
US$ 45 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
407
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Modificación de Proyecto Continuidad Operacional Cerro Colorado medianDIACompañía Minera Cerro Colorado LtdaApproved60116
Transporte terrestre de ácido sulfúrico entre la región de Arica y ParDIAAsociación Gremial de Dueños de CamApproved9,72
Subestación Seccionadora 220/33 kv OrcomaDIAOrcoma SpAApproved9150
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3
Modificación Proyecto Aducción de Agua de Mar en Sector JuninDIASociedad Contractual Minera CopiapóApproved5,356
Parque Solar Fotovoltaico NegreirosDIAScm Cosayach YodoApproved3,642
Variante Sector de Huara para el Proyecto Nuevas Líneas 2x220 entre PaDIARed Eléctrica del Norte S.A.Approved3,150
Seccionamiento Línea 1x110 kV Arica ? Pozo Almonte en Subestación DoloDIAEngie Energía Chile S.A.Approved370
Ampliación NegreirosDIAScm Cosayach YodoApproved1

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

Kilometres of trunk road
244 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

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.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Volcan IslugaNational Park168.906 ha
Pampa de TamarugalNational Reserve100.378 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.

49
Species
10
Flora
37
Fauna
2
Funga
32
In conservation status
16
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENDragón de stolzmann, lagartija de stolzmannLiolaemus stolzmanniVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus rivulatusENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chungaraensisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus laucaensisENKarachi, orestiasOrestias parinacotensisENSapoTelmatobius halliCRPicaflor de arica, estrellita chilenaEulidia yarrelliiCRKarachi, orestiasOrestias laucaensisENChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENTortuga verde, tortuga negraChelonia mydasENGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUSapo peruanoTelmatobius peruvianusENGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVUCamarón de río del norteCryphiops caementariusVUTarucaHippocamelus antisensisENGolondrina de mar peruana, wedge-rumped storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates tethysVULiquen (genérico)Acarospora schleicheriENDragón de torres-muraLiolaemus torresiNTPelícano peruano, pelícano de humboldtPelecanus thagusNTPizarritaXenospingus concolorNTLobo fino australArctocephalus australisNTPilpilén, pilpilén común, american oystercatcher (inglés)Haematopus palliatusNT

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 · 1 urban · 372 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HPU-01-02Quebrada Camiña364 /503
HUR-01-02Humedal Delta Aromaurban8

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. 18 projects totaling US$ 730 million, approved between 2000 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy6 projects · US$ 387 M · 2000–2021
San Andrés SpAParque Fotovoltaico Gramadal · PLANTA SOLAR FOTOVOLTAICA WARA III
Mining4 projects · US$ 296 M · 2010–2026
Orcoma SpAOrcoma · Modificación de Proyecto Continuidad Operacional Cerro Colorado mediante la incorporación de plataformas de prospección para sondajes mineros, estudios geotécnicos e hidrogeológicos y calicatas
Hydraulic Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 33 M · 2013–2014
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasConstrucción Defensas Fluviales Quebrada de Tarapacá, Sectores Achacagua, Huaviña, Mocha, Laonzana · Construcción Defensas Fluviales Quebrada de Tarapacá, Sectores Quillahuasa, Tarapacá, Huarasiña, Carora, Amalo
Others6 projects · US$ 14 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
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas del Altiplano
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Alto Hospicio at 105.4 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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
2
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
817-2016
2TA
Los Pueblos Indígenas Unidos de la Cuenca de Tarapacá, Quebrada de Aroma, Coscaya y Miñi-Miñi en contra del Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Sondajes de Prospección Paguanta
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
21993-2014
2TA
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. en contra de la Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental de la Región de Tarapacá
Trazado de Agua a Chinquiquiray
Administrative invalidation - Environmental AssessmentRejects

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 space per capita
7 m²
70% 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
26
Historic monuments
25
Heritage zones
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
Basural de HuaraBasural826 t/year
PTAS - HUARAPTAS · lagunas aireadasAGUAS DEL ALTIPLANO · discharges into riego
Where this comuna's waste goes
Basural de Huara (Huara) · 826 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
3
Area affected
303 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
384 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.

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

Mean annual temperature
13,29°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,82°C
Annual precipitation
35 mm
projection: +11%
Hot days>30°C
2
projection: +14 days
Frost days
38

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
325
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
10.501
Police cases · trend
284
325
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces842.714
Property damage491.583
Threats381.228
Domestic violence331.066
Minor injuries18582
Drug-related crimes17549
Receiving stolen goods12388
Larceny12388
Burglary of an inhabited place10323
Sexual abuse9291
Weapons-related crimes7226
Less serious injuries5162

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 24.

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
16
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 3.095 hab
Surveillance cameras · trend
9
16
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
25
Deaths
6
193,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
36
15 serious

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.