Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Pica es una comuna y localidad de la provincia del Tamarugal, en la Región de Tarapacá (Chile). Se ubica en el Norte Grande de Chile y destaca por ser un oasis en el desierto de Atacama, considerado el único oasis en Chile y uno de los pocos en Latinoamérica.
Liveability index · EIU style
49.5 /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 dos modificaciones presupuestarias: una para reasignar el financiamiento de un vehículo municipal y otra para ejecutar el programa Pica Starlight de la oficina de turismo.
Temas tratados
- Modificación presupuestaria N°29: Cambio de fuente de financiamiento de un vehículo municipal, desde fondos SOFRI a fondos FET (Royalty), liberando los fondos SOFRI para veredas en la comuna.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°30: Reasignación presupuestaria para financiar un evento del programa Pica Starlight, certificación internacional de turismo astronómico, a ejecutarse el día 26 (mes no especificado).
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Modificación N°29: Aprobada por mayoría. Un concejal votó en contra, argumentando falta de información sobre el tipo de vehículo y plazo insuficiente para revisar los antecedentes.
- Modificación N°30: Aprobada por unanimidad, sin debate.
Plata y obras
- El cambio de ítem en la modificación N°29 no implica variación de monto (no se especifica cifra en la transcripción).
- Los fondos SOFRI que se liberan quedarán destinados a construcción de veredas en la comuna.
- No se mencionan montos explícitos en ninguna de las dos modificaciones.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Un concejal rechazó la modificación N°29 alegando que el justificativo no identifica el tipo ni la marca del vehículo, y que los antecedentes fueron entregados solo un día antes de la sesión, incumpliendo el plazo de cinco días reglamentario.
- La mesa aclaró que la compra del vehículo ya había sido aprobada en sesión anterior; lo único en votación era el cambio de ítem presupuestario.
Para seguir
- El evento Pica Starlight debe ejecutarse el día 26 (fecha exacta no queda clara en la transcripción); su realización depende de la modificación presupuestaria aprobada.
- Queda pendiente verificar si el municipio regulariza la entrega de información con el plazo reglamentario de cinco días antes de las sesiones.
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 Sesión Ordinaria N° 1 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N° 2 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N° 3 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N° 4 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N° 5 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N° 6 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 · Otorgamiento de subvención municipal al Club Deportivo y Social Lourdes | Subsidy | — | — |
| 4.5 · Otorgamiento de subvención municipal a la Policía de Investigaciones | Subsidy | — | — |
| 4.4 · Otorgamiento de subvención municipal a Junta de Vecinos de Cancosa | Subsidy | — | — |
| 4.3 · Aprobación del Plan Capacitación 2026 | Other | — | — |
| 4.2 · Modificación presupuestaria municipal y servicios traspasados | Budget amendment | $31.508.098 | unanimidad |
| Aprobación de actas anteriores | Other | — | unanimidad |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | — | 1 | 7 | — |
| 2020 | 14 | — | 3 | 11 | — |
| 2019 | 34 | — | 23 | 11 | — |
| 2018 | 53 | 6 | 24 | 22 | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
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)
- TRTeck Resources Chile LimitadaLobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017–2026
- RRRwe Renewables Chile SpALobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2024
- CIComunidad Indígena Aymara de CancosaLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2020
- BIBanco InternacionalLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
- CdCompañía de Teatro Profesional AntifazLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2018
- SCSonnedix Chile Holding SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2024
- AGAPS Gestión SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2024
- ISIncomec SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
- SCServicios Costa NorteLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- HMHeadway Medical Chile SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
- FMFundación Mita JaqiLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
- BEBanco EstadoLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
- IRInversiones Rodrigo SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- CSCodiples SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- DCDale ConscienteLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
- CdComité de Vivienda Sol de Pica ILobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
- TDTaller Digital SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
- SMSalud Moderna de Chile SpA, MediclicLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
- IYImportadora y Comercializadora Remed SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
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) | 82,13 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 1 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 93 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 100 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 557,4 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 598,1 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 6.272 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 10,7 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 16,8 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 60,7 % | 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 105 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 1.592 | 21% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 1.911 | 25% |
| Foreign nationals | 1.478 | 19% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 3.815 | 50% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 199 | 3% |
| Single-person households | 2.023 | 51% |
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
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 Dr. Juan Márquez Vismarra | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 8.248 | 60% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Matilla | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 415 | 64% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Cancosa | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 24 | 92% |
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
INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT AREA The comuna is part of the ADI JIWASA ORAJE (art. 26, Indigenous Law 19.253).
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Aymara | 2.862 | 75.2% |
| Quechua | 585 | 15.4% |
| Diaguita | 159 | 4.2% |
| Mapuche | 145 | 3.8% |
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.
12 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 10 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
12 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 10 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| CCCERRO CASCASCA | FM | 103.3 FM |
| PDPABELLON DEL INCA | FM | 106.3 FM |
| PPOSITIVA | FM | 101.7 FM |
| CSCentro Social-Cultural Amigos de la Musica Tarapaqueña · holder | Comunitaria | 107.1 FM |
| CMCia. Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca S.A. · holder | FM | 97.5 FM |
| CSComunicaciones San Andres Ltda. · holder | FM | 90.9 FM |
| FCFundacion Crear · holder | Comunitaria | 107.5 FM |
| LSLarrain, Salas y Asociados Ltda. · holder | FM | 104.5 FM |
| PRPocito Radio SpA · holder | FM | 91.7 FM |
| RIRadio Iquique SpA · holder | FM | 89.5 FM |
| SdServicios de Radiodifusion Sonora Latitud Norte SpA · holder | FM | 92.5 FM |
| SIServicios Integrales de Insumos y Maquinarias Ltda. · holder | FM | 88.9 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).
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.
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: 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.
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 | $4.177.727.000 | 36.1% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $2.417.290.000 | 20.9% | |
| Transfers to education | $2.246.235.000 | 19.4% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $1.750.888.000 | 15.1% | |
| Transfers to health | $850.000.000 | 7.3% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $675.630.000 | 5.8% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $517.614.000 | 4.5% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $239.629.000 | 2.1% | |
| Water (facilities) | $149.206.000 | 1.3% | |
| Councillor stipends | $85.132.000 | 0.7% | |
| Travel allowances | $24.508.000 | 0.2% | |
| Street lighting | $4.989.000 | 0.0% | |
| Commissions and representation | $4.669.000 | 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 · 2022
Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2022). 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
Management indicator · 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro | $2.438.582.462 | 159 |
| Crecer SpA | $2.035.251.483 | 152 |
| Servicios Meme SpA | $1.992.083.312 | 84 |
| Sociedad de Servicio de Aseo Asemir Limitada | $1.302.629.700 | 72 |
| Ingenieria y Mantenimiento Electrico S a | $1.251.112.393 | 26 |
| Rodrigo Iturra Lagos | $1.159.304.167 | 55 |
| Empresa Constructora Tarapaca S.A. | $1.158.034.764 | 7 |
| Mahendra Kumar | $1.038.391.829 | 93 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $2.105.646.733 | 73% |
| Direct award discretionary | $283.660.783 | 10% |
| Agile Purchase | $269.072.104 | 9% |
| Framework Agreement | $237.900.615 | 8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociedad de Transportes Santa Angela Ltda. | TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTO | Large 2 | 186 |
| Dolmen Ingeniería y Construcción SpA | CONSTRUCCION | Medium 2 | 138 |
| Ferreteria Emmita SpA | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 23 |
| Sociedad Hotelera Tamarugal Limitada | ACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE C | Medium 1 | 14 |
| Sociedad Inversiones Rucarú Limitada | ACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE C | Medium 1 | 1 |
| I Municipalidad de Pica | ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE S | Small 3 | 737 |
| Asb Comercializadora y Servicios Integrales SpA | SUMINISTRO DE AGUA; EVACUACION DE AGUAS RESID | Small 3 | 55 |
| Hotelera Mariella Angelica Cervellino Welsch E.I.R.L. | ACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE C | Small 2 | 52 |
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
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.
4 Wetlands · 16.099 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
4 Wetlands · 16.099 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| H-1409 | Salar de Coposa | 9.943 |
| H-1408 | Salar de Huasco | 5.298 |
| H-1410 | Laguna Pampa Lagunillas | 567 |
| H-1412 | Salar de Michincha | 291 |
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. 40 projects totaling US$ 6.115 million, approved between 1995 and 2023. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compañia Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca ↗ | FAENA MINERA QUEBRADA BLANCA | Mining | 1.379 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8573-2019 ↗ 2TA | Jara Alarcón, Luis en contra del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Continuidad operacional Cerro Colorado | Environmental assessment - Citizen participation | 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 (2024)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2024)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Relleno Sanitario Manual de Pica | Relleno Manual | 6.455 t/year |
| PTAS - PICA | PTAS · lagunas estabilización | AGUAS DEL ALTIPLANO · discharges into riego |
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 | 97 | 1.542 |
| Property damage | 77 | 1.224 |
| Threats | 62 | 986 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 53 | 843 |
| Larceny | 38 | 604 |
| Minor injuries | 27 | 429 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 22 | 350 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 20 | 318 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 16 | 254 |
| Receiving stolen goods | 13 | 207 |
| Drug-related crimes | 9 | 143 |
| Less serious injuries | 9 | 143 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 23.
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.