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Antofagasta

Antofagasta444.276 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 202430.703 km² of area14 inh./km²$192.484M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Economy
57.911 jobs
1st most jobs promised by investment projects
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Environment
39
3rd most SMA-sanctioned companies (by domicile)
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Housing
7.773 families
3rd most families in encampments
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Environment
68 species in conservation status
7th most documented threatened species
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Oversight
144
9th most serious Comptroller findings
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Procurement
29%
16th that buys most through direct contracting
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Population
+7,8%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
16,7%
Multidimensional poverty · 217th highest of 346
Finance
$433 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 236 of 346
Environment
10,9 µg/m³
Air below the Chilean standard, above the WHO guideline (PM2.5)
Education
604,9 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
313th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

133 Squares and green areas
124 Schools
69 Kindergartens
51 Health centers
32 Pharmacies
14 Carabineros
11 Universities
8 Hospitals
7 Libraries
5 Institutes
4 Fire stations
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Liveability index · EIU style

63.9 /100
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#23 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety78
Health86
Culture and environment65
Education30
Infrastructure39
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Sacha Razmilic B.
CHILE VAMOS · EVOLUCION POLITICA
56.649
votes (26.6%)
303.021
Electoral roll
82,23%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 9 terms
SR
Sacha Razmilic B.
2024-2028 · EVOLUCION POLITICA
56.649
votes
JR
Jonathan Rodrigo Velasquez Ramirez
2021-2024 · IND
26.913
votes
JA
Jaime Araya Guerrero
2012-2012
votes
KR
Karen Rojo
2012-
votes
MX
Marcela Ximena Hernando Pérez
2008-2012 · IND
46.668
votes
DA
Daniel Adaro Silva
2004-2008 · IND
56.946
votes
PA
Pedro Araya Ortiz
2000-2004 · PDC
35.194
votes
PA
Pedro Araya Ortiz
1996-2000 · DC
30.831
votes
PA
Pedro Araya Ortiz
1992-1996 · DC
27.823
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PA
Patricio Aguirre R.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
14.611
votes
CK
Camilo Kong P.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
9.163
votes
WV
Waldo Valderrama S.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
6.911
votes
CA
Claudio Aguirre V.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
5.663
votes
MT
Maria Tapia Z.
PARTIDO DE LA GENTE E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO DE LA GENTE
5.317
votes
CR
Carolina Rivera G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · EVOLUCION POLITICA
5.062
votes
IP
Ignacio Pozo P.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
4.989
votes
DR
Dinko Rendic V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
4.143
votes
KG
Karina Guzman A.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · FEDERACION REGIONALISTA VERDE SOCIAL
2.943
votes
MV
Marcelo Valenzuela A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
2.154
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión9 de junio de 2026155 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó transferencias y modificaciones por más de 1.700 millones de pesos —incluyendo obras en multicanchas, Plaza Sotomayor y la Corporación Cultural— mientras debatió sin resolver el déficit de fiscalización nocturna de locales con patente de alcohol.

Temas tratados

  • Resolución Contraloría RE-13476/2026: Contraloría determinó responsabilidad del ex alcalde en transferencia de 600 millones a la Corporación Cultural para el Festival de Antofagasta 2023; la rendición de cuentas aún no está cerrada.
  • Multicanchas y sede social (puntos 2 y 3): Mandatos con el Gobierno Regional para mejoramiento de la Multicancha Antonio Rendich (~336 M con IVA) y la Sede Social Unión Circunvalación Norte (225 M, 112 días plazo).
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias (punto 4): Cinco ajustes presupuestarios, incluyendo Plaza Sotomayor, Corporación Cultural y compra de pañales para programa de atención domiciliaria.
  • Patentes de alcohol (punto 5): Renovación semestral de 628 patentes; 19 fueron retiradas del listado por observaciones de concejales.
  • Acuerdo judicial (punto 6): Pago de 5 millones de pesos por caída de vecina en bien nacional de uso público.
  • Convenio Corporación Cultural (punto 7): Formalización del convenio de transferencia por 1.460 millones para el segundo semestre.
  • Contrato mantención de canchas (punto 8): Adjudicación a Parques Hernán Johnson Ltda. por 24 meses.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Mandato multicancha Antonio Rendich: aprobado por unanimidad (11 votos).
  • Mandato sede social Circunvalación Norte: aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Cinco modificaciones presupuestarias: todas aprobadas por unanimidad.
  • Bases de acuerdo judicial (Soto vs. Municipalidad, 5 M): aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Convenio Corporación Cultural 1.460 M: aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Contrato mantención canchas: 5 votos a favor, 4 abstenciones.
  • Renovación de 609 patentes de alcohol (539 normales + 70 MEF): aprobada por unanimidad, con 19 patentes retiradas para revisión posterior.

Plata y obras

  • Multicancha Antonio Rendich: 282 M (≈336 M con IVA), financiado por Gobierno Regional.
  • Sede Social Circunvalación Norte: 225 M, financiado por Gobierno Regional.
  • Plaza Sotomayor: Presupuesto ajustado a ~2.297 M (SUBDERE aporta 1.200 M, municipio 1.097 M); modificación de 98 M aprobada.
  • Pañales atención domiciliaria: 24,5 M (fondos del Servicio de Salud, regularización contable).
  • Mejoras DTI (oficinas TI): 64 M (obras y mobiliario).
  • Corporación Cultural: 1.460 M para segundo semestre (1.360 M personal + 100 M operaciones Teatro Municipal).
  • Contrato canchas: hasta 314 M referencial por 24 meses (≈12,7 M/mes).
  • Acuerdo judicial: 5 M en una cuota.
  • Borde costero (reclasificación contable): 135 M reasignados de "estudio" a "consultoría", sin gasto adicional.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Contraloría y 600 M festival 2023: Concejales preguntaron si la Corporación Cultural devolverá los fondos no rendidos; la Dirección de Control aún no cierra el proceso porque parte de los gastos estarían acreditados.
  • Plaza Sotomayor: Una concejala cuestionó la falta de proceso participativo con enfoque de género y accesibilidad en el diseño; la contraparte indicó que hubo socialización con actores del centro pero se comprometió a entregar documentación.
  • Patentes de alcohol: Concejales reiteraron que la fiscalización nocturna es insuficiente y que se repiten los mismos locales problemáticos cada semestre (Crossbar, San Mori, locales de Pantaleón Cortés). La administración reconoció que falta dotación para turno nocturno.
  • Acuerdo judicial: Concejales plantearon que el municipio no recupera lo pagado de terceros responsables (empresa que dejó la tapa abierta); jurídica se comprometió a revisar mecanismos.
  • Sindicato de educación: Representante denunció irregularidades en protocolos de sumarios, falta de insumos en programas PIE, robos repetidos en escuela N°73 y trabas para ingresar al concejo.

Para seguir

  • Revisión pendiente de las ~19 patentes de alcohol retiradas del listado; se propuso mesa de trabajo con Inspección y Seguridad Ciudadana antes del próximo concejo (el 23 de junio, no hay sesión el 16).
  • Jurídica debe presentar propuesta para recuperar costos judiciales de terceros responsables en casos de falta de servicio.
  • Estado del sumario de Rodrigo Silva: pendiente toma de razón por Contraloría de la resolución municipal.
  • Rendición de los 600 M a la Corporación Cultural (Festival 2023): sin fecha de cierre.
  • Respuesta pendiente a múltiples solicitudes vecinales planteadas en puntos varios (basura, semáforo apagado, cámara en Pantaleón Cortés, entre otros).

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)

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

Resolutions extracted
1.363
of 418 minutes read
Money involved
$131.467.035.493
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Suministro 'Implementación, Migración de Datos, Instalación, Configuración, Puesta en Marcha y Mantenimientos de Sistema Computacionales para Procesos Municipales'Tender
Suministro de Seguro Colectivo de Salud para Funcionarios Municipales Socios del Servicio de BienestarTender
Comodato entre la I. Municipalidad de Antofagasta y Junta de Vecinos 'Villa Antonio Rendic'Loan for use
1546 · Comodato entre la I. Municipalidad de Antofagasta y Junta de Vecinos 'Juan Papic Miranda'Loan for useunanimidad
1545 · Comodato entre la I. Municipalidad de Antofagasta y Junta de Vecinos 'Alto Villa Los Arenales'Loan for useunanimidad
1544 · Transacción extrajudicial por monto de $ 4.500.000Settlement$4.500.000unanimidad

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
645
Highly complex
144
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202511262
20248323
202219856
2021452025
20206321
2019102165431

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

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

  • Ad
    Aguas de Antofagasta S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2016–2026
  • CC
    Cámara Chilena de la Construcción A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2015–2026
  • EE
    Engie Energía Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • PA
    Plaza Antofagasta S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • AM
    Antofagasta Minerals S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • MS
    Meetcard SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • CS
    Consorcio Santa Marta
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • DS
    Demarco S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • IS
    Ingesmart S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • AD
    Arcos Dorados Restaurantes de Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • cc
    Compañia Cervecerias Unidas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • VS
    Vesta SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2026
  • SQ
    Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • SC
    Sociedad Constructora Gestion Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2026
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • AL
    Albemarle Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2026
  • AR
    Antofagasta Railway Co Plc
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • Ad
    Administradora de Centros Comerciales SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • WC
    Walmart Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • TE
    Telefónica Empresas
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
and 217 more organizations that requested meetings

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

300.303
inhabitants
447.224
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+50%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
484.952
+3% vs. 2035 (471.431)
Over 60 · 2050
24,13%
17,75% in 2035 · +6 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)98,01 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)2,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment4.112 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment26,2 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)604,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)623,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo401.096 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)16,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples7,97 %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 5.128 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
331.148
176.551 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
69.744
40% of RSH households
Female-headed households
54%
94.734
Elderly (60+)57.45917%
Children and adolescents (<18)72.40622%
Foreign nationals54.40816%
Belonging to indigenous peoples16.4455%
People with moderate/severe dependency3.9141%
Single-person households91.35852%

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
79.688
142 schools
Students per teacher
16,2
4.923 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
40,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 49%Private subsidized 40%Private paid 11%
Pass rate
97,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,78%
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
8
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
305.742
69% of the population
Doctors employed
134
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 706Contract staff: 606Fee contracts: 314
Primary-care medical visits · per year
114.574
526.042
20102025
Medical specialties served · 53 in the comuna (public system)
Adult GynecologyOphthalmologyInternal MedicineAdult PsychiatryOtorhinolaryngologyObstetricsDermatologyMedical OncologyAdult UrologyAdult CardiologyAdult HematologyRadiation OncologyAdult GastroenterologyPediatric SurgeryAdult NephrologyAdult NeurologyAdult Orthopedics and TraumaPediatrics+33 more
surgery:Other specialtiesOtorhinolaryngologyObstetrics and Gynecology

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
9.706
9.632
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 (308.131 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Centro Sur de AntofagastaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal51.85848%
Centro de Salud Familiar Norte de AntofagastaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal45.26048%
Consultorio CorvallisFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal41.49649%
Centro de Salud Familiar Juan Pablo II de AntofagastaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal38.22347%
Consultorio Central Oriente de AntofagastaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal34.55654%
Consultorio Antonio Rendic (Ex Cautín)Family Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal33.52752%
Centro de Salud Familiar Dra. Maria Cristina Rojas NeumannFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal30.70850%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar ValdiviesoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal20.84754%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar AntofagastaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal6.58064%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar CoviefiCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal5.05145%
Centro Oncologico del NorteSpecialty CenterHealth Service2524%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $67.983.966.000 ($222.357/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $45.641.157.000Municipal contribution: $8.664.387.000

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

Indigenous population
31.955
8.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche8.53926.7%
Aymara7.03322.0%
Diaguita6.68620.9%
Atacameño o Lickanantay3.75911.8%
Quechua3.28810.3%
Chango1.1983.7%
Otro8222.6%
Colla4651.5%

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
163
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.4
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
4.023
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
1.891
Social and aid
472
Sports
264
For the elderly
158
Cultural
131
Foundations and corporations
78
Trade associations and cooperatives
5
Fire brigades
5
Religious
4

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.

43 Local media · 1 AM · 5 Comunitaria · 30 FM · 7 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AACTIVAFM100.5 FM
AFACTUAL FMFM102.9 FM
ARADN RADIOFM88.9 FM
AAntofacityDigital press
aantofapop.clDigital press
AARMONIAFM92.9 FM
AATLANTAFM103.9 FM
C9CANAL 95FM89.1 FM
CCARNAVALFM96.5 FM
CCENTROFM103.3 FM
CCORDILLERAFM89.7 FM
DDESIERTOFM92.1 FM
ddiariosol.clDigital press
DFDIGITAL FMFM97.1 FM
ECEL CONQUISTADORFM101.3 FM
EVEL VERBOComunitaria107.9 FM
EESTILOFM93.9 FM
FPFM PLUSFM106.7 FM
LPLA PORTADAAM1100 AM
MMADEROFM88.1 FM
NYNorte Y EnergíaDigital press
NMNUEVO MUNDOFM104.7 FM
PPAUTAFM99.1 FM
pportalantofagasta.clDigital press
PPOSITIVAFM94.7 FM
RROMINAFM92.5 FM
SSOLFM97.7 FM
TATimeline AntofagastaDigital press
UDUNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTAFM99.9 FM
wwww.radiocoya.clDigital press
CCCentro Comunitario de Radiodifusion Manantiales de Vida de Antofagasta · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
CSCentro Social Cultural y de Comunicaciones Meryt de Antofagasta · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
CdClub de Deportes Hrvatski Sokol · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
CICnc Inversiones S.A. · holderFM102.1 FM
DEDesarrollos Electronicos Dofox Ltda. · holderFM100.9 FM
FEFundacion Educacional Ministerio Internacional el Centinela Gran Portada · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
IEIglesia Evangelica Misionera Nueva Jerusalem · holderFM90.1 FM
ISInversiones San Jose Ltda. · holderFM89.3 FM
LSLarrain, Salas y Asociados Ltda. · holderFM90.3 FM
MCMadero Comunicaciones Ltda. · holderFM102.5 FM
SCServicios Comunicacionales Radiodifusion y Publicidad SpA · holderFM90.7 FM
SJSoc. Jose Enrique Gaete y Cia. Ltda. · holderFM94.1 FM
SPSoc. Periodistica el Salitre Ltda. · holderFM92.1 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
76.793
19,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Colombia
29.254 people · 38% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
29.254 Colombia
19.940 Bolivia
11.528 Venezuela
10.189 Perú

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

Families in informal settlements
7.773
87 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
15.807
11,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
2.300
177.406 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
2.299
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
4.811
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
461
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

239.136homes · by type (2017)
House
90.424 · 71.3%
House
80.067 · 71.3%
Apartment
33.601 · 26.5%
Apartment
27.940 · 24.9%
Shack/hut/shanty
2.782 · 2.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
1.199 · 0.9%
Other private
849 · 0.7%
Room in old house/tenement
751 · 0.7%
Other private
660 · 0.6%
Room in old house/tenement
651 · 0.5%
Mobile
95 · 0.1%
Mobile
44 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
42 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
31 · 0%
71%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
31.768 · 48.3%
Owned, being paid off
14.858 · 22.6%
Rented
13.467 · 20.5%
Free of charge
3.298 · 5%
Provided for work
2.402 · 3.7%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
6
Beds
162
2,6 per 1,000 over-60s

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.

Mining rent
Escondida (BHP) — Fundación Minera Escondidacommunity
RSE voluntaria (regional)

Fondos concursables voluntarios en la Región de Antofagasta: concurso "+Unidos 2026" hasta $230 M CLP (techo, no desembolso garantizado); $61 M al Fondo Mixto regional en 2015. RSE de alcance REGIONAL, no compromiso comunal vinculante. No existe el "1% de utilidades".

Hasta $230 M CLP (regional, concursable)· concurso 2026Source
Litio Salar de Atacama — acuerdo Codelco–SQMmunicipality and community
Asociación 50/50 (Minera Tárar + SQM Salar), 31-may-2024

Asociación para el litio 2025–2060 que reconoce 18 comunidades del Consejo de Pueblos Atacameños. Aportes municipales como % de ventas (sin tope): San Pedro de Atacama 0,2%, Antofagasta 0,1%, María Elena 0,1%, GORE 1,17%. CORFO proyecta hasta ~US$150 M/año a comunidades. Tomado de razón por Contraloría dic-2025.

% de ventas al municipio + hasta ~US$150 M/año a comunidades· 2025–2060Source
Litio Salar de Atacama — aportes CORFO–SQMcommunity
Contrato CORFO–SQM (2018)

US$10–15 M/año (tope US$15 M) a comunidades atacameñas vía convenios voluntarios canalizados por CORFO. 21 elegibles, 19 firmaron; comprometido 2018–2022 US$63,5 M, repartido ~US$14,2 M; ~US$29 M congelados tras fallo Corte Suprema (26-ago-2022) que exigió consulta indígena. Destinatario: comunidades indígenas (CONADI), NO el municipio.

US$10–15 M/año (a comunidades)· 2018–2030 (parcialmente congelado)Source
Royalty minero — Fondo de Comunas Minerasmunicipality
Ley 21.591/2023

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.)

Parte de $22.891 M (2024, Fondo Puente)· desde 2024Source
Others
Asignación de zona 30% (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: 30% 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.

30% 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
$192.483.545.000
Own revenue
$80.300.789.000
42% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$23.939.804.000
12% of the total
State transfers
$84.705.198.000
44% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$12.867.344.000
$192.483.545.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

29.5%
27.1%
8.7%
31.0%
Property tax$23.717.894.000
Business licenses$21.790.817.000
Vehicle permits$6.952.475.000
Cleaning fees$2.941.574.000
Other own revenue$24.898.029.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Casinos (Law 19.995): $7.410.756.000Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.521.691.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $9.210.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
47.7%
35.5%
16.8%
Municipal$192.483.545.000
Education$143.248.814.000
Health$67.983.966.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $12.091.059.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$8.377.149.000
$80.300.789.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$2.116.064.000
$23.939.804.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$839.635.000
$84.705.198.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$268.872.871.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$181.451.762.000
Execution rate
67.5%
Unexecuted: $87.421.109.000
Low execution: it only executed 67.5% of the budget — $87.421.109.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$12.943.010.000
$181.451.762.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

26.4%
69.2%
Internal management$47.976.688.000
Community services$125.526.171.000
Social programs$2.399.718.000
Municipal activities$1.380.427.000
Recreational programs$1.299.466.000
Cultural programs$2.869.292.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$67.983.966.00037.5%
Transfers to health$65.507.366.00036.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$46.281.753.00025.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$20.798.103.00011.5%
Transfers to education$17.238.956.0009.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$16.693.470.0009.2%
Investment (works and projects)$6.097.032.0003.4%
Electricity (facilities)$4.581.141.0002.5%
Street lighting$1.815.995.0001.0%
Water (facilities)$564.767.0000.3%
Councillor stipends$140.346.0000.1%
Travel allowances$12.911.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$4.492.0000.0%

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

11.5%
25.5%
63.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$20.798.103.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$46.281.753.000
Others$114.371.906.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

56.2%
30.9%
8.1%
Permanent staff$12.863.478.000
Contract staff$7.070.017.000
Fee contracts$864.608.000
Labor Code$218.573.000
Community progs.$1.854.571.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

64.1%
35.9%
Permanent staff388
Contract staff217
Total: 605 staffWomen: 54.2%Professionalization: 34.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.850.580/yearCost/staffer contract: $24.597.272/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: $6.097.032.000 (3.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $140.346.000Travel allowances: $12.911.000Commissions and representation: $4.492.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $16.693.470.000Street lighting: $1.815.995.000Electricity: $4.581.141.000Water: $564.767.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

345
249
20032025

Building permits issued · per year

158
379
20132025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$526.720.303.333
Purchase orders
49.830

Purchase-order amount · trend

$3.239.926.946
$43.965.391.309
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Demarco S.A.$79.866.572.508226
Paisajismo Cordillera S a$45.783.604.640346
Akro Disenos S a$29.557.352.28651
Rc Ingenieria y Construccion$18.267.096.084447
Richard Germán Cuevas Tan$15.729.223.043198
Asercop$15.327.946.37080
Consorcio Santa Marta S a$13.503.405.62182
Milton Astudillo Capetillo$12.306.234.75869

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $32.120.648.81273%
Direct award discretionary$7.714.327.57818%
Agile Purchase $2.501.059.7696%
Framework Agreement $1.629.355.1514%

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

Registered companies
28.811
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
167.293

Pyramid by sales bracket

54.9%
20.4%
20.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)15.805 companies
Small (≤25k UF)5.881 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)829 companies
Large (>100k UF)305 companies
No sales/no info5.991 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Berliam SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 4 (>1M UF)5.429
Constructora Cerro Nevado S.A.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 4 (>1M UF)2.243
Guinez Ingenieria LimitadaACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.995
Universidad Catolica del NorteENSEÑANZALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.847
Servicios de Mantencion, Montaje e Ingenieria Ecora S.A.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.824
Tecnologias Cobra LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.315
Mantos Copper S.A.EXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.239
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a BoliviaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.191
Engie Energia Chile S.A.SUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIRELarge 4 (>1M UF)1.172
Westfire Sudamerica SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 4 (>1M UF)1.167

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
15
US$ 6.720 M declared
Approved last 5 years
53
US$ 12.164 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
8.409
+ 2.875 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
25.355
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Nueva Planta Concentradora, obras eléctricas, actualización movimientoDIAMinera Escondida LimitadaUnder Review5.1506.011
Aguas MarítimasEIACramsa Infraestructura SpAApproved5.0008.550
Desarrollo de Infraestructura y Mejoramiento de Capacidad Productiva dEIACompañía Minera Doña Inés de CollahUnder Review3.2004.500
Desarrollo Futuro DMHEIADivisión Ministro Hales de Codelco Approved2.800465
Modificaciones Operacionales en Planta Concentradora Laguna Seca y NueDIAMinera Escondida LimitadaApproved2.3514.800
Adecuación Operacional SpenceEIAMinera Spence S.A.Approved1.652185
Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIAConexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Approved1.4809.535
Parque Fotovoltaico Altos del SolDIASan Carlos SpAApproved1.375713
Optimización Operacional en Pila de Lixiviación de Sulfuros y Planta dDIAMinera Escondida LimitadaApproved1.3003.575
Extensión de vida útil con transición hídrica - Compañía Minera ZaldívEIACompañía Minera Zaldívar SpAApproved1.2001.827
Aumento de Capacidad y Optimización Producción Planta de Litio CarmenDIANova Andino Litio SpAApproved9871.000
Parque Fotovoltaico CristalesDIACristales SpAApproved710975

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
376 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.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

MP2,5 · annual average
10,9µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
2,2× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,5× the Chilean standard · 0 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
32,1µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
2,1× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,6× the Chilean standard · 0 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
5monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; SO2· stations: Antofagasta, Oncológico, Playa Blanca, Rendic, Sur
PM2.5 latest reading
6 µg/m³
15-08-2026
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2007/24: 15,9 µg/m³08/24: 13,4 µg/m³09/24: 13 µg/m³10/24: 10,9 µg/m³11/24: 10,4 µg/m³12/24: 10,8 µg/m³01/25: 8,4 µg/m³02/25: 8,8 µg/m³03/25: 10,4 µg/m³04/25: 9,6 µg/m³05/25: 14,5 µg/m³06/25: 15,9 µg/m³07/25: 15,8 µg/m³08/25: 12,4 µg/m³09/25: 11,4 µg/m³10/25: 9,6 µg/m³11/25: 7,5 µg/m³12/25: 8,3 µg/m³01/26: 7,7 µg/m³02/26: 5,7 µg/m³03/26: 9,2 µg/m³04/26: 12,5 µg/m³05/26: 14,1 µg/m³06/26: 14,8 µg/m³07/26: 13,1 µg/m³08/26: 11,4 µg/m³07/2408/26
11,4 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
PM10 latest reading
28 µg/m³
15-08-2026
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5007/24: 43,1 µg/m³08/24: 40,5 µg/m³09/24: 30,8 µg/m³10/24: 26,7 µg/m³11/24: 30,8 µg/m³12/24: 29,4 µg/m³01/25: 24,8 µg/m³02/25: 28,7 µg/m³03/25: 35,3 µg/m³04/25: 35,6 µg/m³05/25: 38,7 µg/m³06/25: 45,7 µg/m³07/25: 38,9 µg/m³08/25: 41,1 µg/m³09/25: 34,8 µg/m³10/25: 29,3 µg/m³11/25: 25,5 µg/m³12/25: 26,6 µg/m³01/26: 29,6 µg/m³02/26: 29,4 µg/m³03/26: 42 µg/m³04/26: 46 µg/m³05/26: 40,8 µg/m³06/26: 46,6 µg/m³07/26: 44 µg/m³08/26: 45,6 µg/m³07/2408/26
45,6 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
12.010 t SO₂
485 t Material particulado
71 t MP10
68 t MP2,5

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2024); 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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
La ChimbaNational Reserve3.320 ha
La PortadaNatural Monument26 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.

212
Species
56
Flora
152
Fauna
4
Funga
100
In conservation status
58
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENDragón de oído cubiertoLiolaemus audituvelatusVUDragón de stolzmann, lagartija de stolzmannLiolaemus stolzmanniVUCaracolHeleobia atacamensisCRLagartija de paulinaLiolaemus paulinaeVULagartija de fabiánLiolaemus fabianiENCaracolHeleobia ascotanensisENLagartija de patricia iturraLIolaemus patriciaiturraeVUSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUChinchilla costinaChinchilla lanigeraENSapo de dankoTelmatobius dankoiCRUvilloMonttea chilensisENSapoTelmatobius halliCRLagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRBagrecitoTrichomycterus rivulatusENSapoTelmatobius chusmisensisCRGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUSapoTelmatobius fronteriensisCRAñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVULagartija de eleodoroLiolaemus rosenmanniVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENCaracolHeleobia transitoriaCRRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVULagartija de hellmichLiolaemus hellmichiVUCaracol de vertienteHeleobia chimbaensisVULagartija de isabelLiolaemus isabelaeVULagartija de ortiz, lagartija de juan carlos ortizLiolaemus juanortiziVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENVicuñaVicugna vicugnaVUFlamenco andino, parina grandePhoenicoparrus andinusVUGaviotín chicoSternula lorataENGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVUChinchilla cordilleranaChinchilla chinchillaCRAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENParina chicaPhoenicoparrus jamesiVUGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENÑandúRhea pennataENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUCaitíRecurvirostra andinaVUBallena jorobadaMegaptera novaeangliaeVUElefante marinoMirounga leoninaVUPetrel gigante antártico, petrel gigante del surMacronectes giganteusVUPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENGato montés andinoLeopardus jacobitaENLiquen (genérico)Acarospora schleicheriENComesebo de los tamarugalesConirostrum tamarugenseENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriEN
and 40 more

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.

7 Wetlands · 4 urban · 5.985 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
H-1424Salar de Imilac5.740
H-1421Salares Navidad y Mar Muerto179
H-1420Salar Los Morros-Jaspeado41 /5.952
HUR-02-06Humedal sector industrialurban11
HUR-02-07Qda. sector PN Morro Morenourban7
HUR-02-09Carrizourban5
HUR-02-08Aguada La Chimbaurban1

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. 211 projects totaling US$ 37.588 million, approved between 1993 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining77 projects · US$ 20.526 M · 1993–2026
Codelco Chile, División Radomiro TomicRT Sulfuros · Ampliación de Capacidad de Extracción y Procesamiento de Mineral Sulfurado de Minera Escondida
Energy62 projects · US$ 8.453 M · 1998–2025
Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre · Parque Fotovoltaico Altos del Sol
Hydraulic Infrastructure4 projects · US$ 5.199 M · 2000–2026
Cramsa Infraestructura SpAAguas Marítimas · Suministro Complementario de Agua Desalinizada para Minera Escondida
Others34 projects · US$ 1.787 M · 2005–2023
Tmt Observatory CorporationTransporte, Construcción y Operación de Telescopio TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope) en Cerro Armazones (e-seia) · Nuevas Instalaciones para Mantención Mina
Environmental Sanitation17 projects · US$ 922 M · 1999–2022
Empresa Concesionaria de Servicios Sanitarios S.a. O Econssa Chile S.A.Mejoras al sistema de disposición final de aguas servidas de Antofagasta · Planta de Potabilización, Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas y Nuevo Campamento MEL
Miscellaneous industrial facilities10 projects · US$ 414 M · 1995–2012
Albemarle LimitadaAmpliación Planta de Carbonato de Litio - La Negra · Ampliación y Mejoramiento Ambiental Planta Refimet
Transport Infrastructure3 projects · US$ 202 M · 2009–2023
Sociedad Concesionaria Autopistas de Antofagasta S.A.Concesión Autopistas de la Región de Antofagasta, Tramo Ruta 5 Sector Antofagasta - Carmen Alto (e-seia) · Proyecto Referencial Ampliación y Mejoramiento Aeropuerto Andrés Sabella
Port Infrastructure4 projects · US$ 85 M · 2004–2012
Antofagasta Terminal Internacional S.A.Recepción, Acopio y Embarque de Concentrados de Cobre · Ampliación de las Instalaciones Portuarias de Puerto de Mejillones

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 · also SAESA
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas de Antofagasta
Higher education
9 campuses in the comuna

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

Final sanctions
39
Sanctioned entities
37
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
11.504 UTA
35 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Minera Escondida LimitadaMINERA ESCONDIDAMining10.000
Antofagasta Terminal Internacional S.A.PUERTO ANTOFAGASTAPort Infrastructure1.237
Complejo Metalurgico Altonorte S.A.FUNDICION ALTONORTEIndustrial facility71
Empresa Constructora Guzman y Larrain SpAEDIFICIO SAN THOMAS LOTE A1Housing and Real Estate25
Boetsch S aRICA AVENTURA BOETSCHHousing and Real Estate17
Olivares Valdes Cristian JavierPUB KUNZA (EX ARENAS PUB)Amenities16
Ilustre Municipalidad de AntofagastaCANCHA LAS ALMEJASAmenities14
Sociedad Gastronomica y de Entretenciones Balmori LimitadaTERRZA ZENMORI (EX PUB BALMORI)Amenities13
Pantera Restaurante SpAGASTRONOMÍA PATIO 98Amenities13
Comercializadora y Distribuidora Faci LimitadaCOPEC ANGAMOSAmenities11
Jay Inversiones SpAPUB MALDITA BARRAAmenities10
Club de Rodeo AntofagastaClub de Rodeo AntofagastaAmenities9

Showing the 12 largest of 39 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

Appeals
9
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
55.621-2024
1TA
Antofagasta Terminal Internacional S.A. con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Unidad Fiscalizable “Puerto de Antofagasta
Environmental sanction proceedingRejects
R-113-2024
1TA
Comunidad Indígena Atacameña de Peine con Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Ajustes Operacionales Área Mina
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
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 observationsUpheld
R-333-2022
2TA
Comunidad Indígena Colla de la Comuna de Copiapó y otros en contra del Director ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Proyecto Blanco
Environmental AssessmentRejects
R-86-2023
1TA
Minera Escondida Ltda. con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Lixiviación de óxidos de cobre y aumento de la capacidad de tratamiento de mineral sulfurado
Environmental sanction proceedingRejects
R-90-2023
1TA
Humberto José Rojas Vallejos y otro con Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Planta Fotovoltaica Bonasort
Due consideration of citizen observationsRejects
28195-2018
2TA
Comunidad Indígena Atacameña de San Francisco de Chiu Chiu en contra del Comité de Ministros (Resolución N° 0478-2017, de 12 de mayo 2017). 
RT Sulfuros
Environmental assessment - Indigenous ConsultationRejects
R-12-2018
1TA
Jay Inversiones SpA con SMA
Pub Maldita Barra
Environmental sanction proceeding — noise emission standardRejects
88948-2016
2TA
Antofagasta Terminal Internacional S.A. en contra de la SMA
Antofagasta Terminal Internacional
Environmental sanction proceedingRejects

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
3 m²
30% 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
34
Historic monuments
30
Heritage zones
3
Nature sanctuaries
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
Relleno Sanitario Chaqueta BlancaRelleno Sanitario334.142 t/year
C.C.P. AntofagastaPrison (CCP)
C.C.P. Antofagasta Conc.Prison (CCP)1.496 inmates · 726 convicted · 756 awaiting trial · 109% occupancy
C.E.T. AntofagastaPrison (CET)37 inmates · 37 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 71% occupancy
C.P.F. AntofagastaPrison (CPF)240 inmates · 140 convicted · 100 awaiting trial · 240% occupancy
ES - GRAN ANTOFAGASTAPTAS · emisario submarinoECONSSA S.A. · discharges into mar
PTAS. LODOS ANTOFAGASTAPTAS · lodos activadosECONSSA S.A. · discharges into -
PTAS - STA.MARIA DEL MARPTAS · primario+desinfecciónCOOPAGUA LTDA. · discharges into mar
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Chaqueta Blanca (Antofagasta) · 334.142 t/year

Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).

Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)

Critical points registered
18
At high or very high risk
15
1 very high
Main threat
Subsidencia/Licuefacción/Soc…
Subsidencia/Licuefacción/Socavamiento/Erosión

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

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

Mean annual temperature
11,05°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,96°C
Annual precipitation
37 mm
projection: +11%
Hot days>30°C
3
projection: +17 days
Frost days
108

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
24.561
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.528
Police cases · trend
33.761
24.561
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Larceny3.481784
Domestic violence3.355755
Threats2.796629
Property damage2.387537
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces2.237504
Minor injuries1.536346
Robbery with violence or intimidation1.325298
Theft of items from vehicles1.110250
Motor vehicle theft1.098247
Weapons-related crimes756170
Burglary of an uninhabited place632142
Burglary of an inhabited place582131

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.

Surveillance cameras
30
Guards and inspectors
9
1 per 49.364 hab
Patrol fleet
11
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 9Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
30
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
1.688
Deaths
25
5,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
689
116 serious
Pedestrian collisions
150
11 pedestrians killed

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.