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Ollagüe

Antofagasta269 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20242.931 km² of area0 inh./km²$3.969M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
-37%
7th that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Finance
$18.748.557/inhab.
2nd highest budget per inhabitant
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Finance
-25 pts
8th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Education
8%
5th highest school dropout
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Society
23.0%
11th largest foreign population share
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Economy
13.357 jobs
21st most jobs promised by investment projects
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Population
−31,5%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Finance
$14,8 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 2 of 346
Finance
70,22%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
7,55%
School dropout rate · 5th highest in the country
Safety
20.818
cases per 100k inhab. · 2nd in the country
Economy
2.331
construction jobs · Investment in the pipeline would promise
Finance
176th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

2 Carabineros
1 Libraries
1 Kindergartens
1 Health centers
1 Schools

Liveability index · EIU style

44.4 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#243 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety45
Health50
Culture and environment26
Education70
Infrastructure48
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

JR
Jhean Ramírez D.
INDEPENDIENTE
394
votes (38.18%)
1.420
Electoral roll
74,44%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JR
Jhean Ramírez D.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
394
votes
HJ
Humberto Jose Flores Gonzalez
2021-2024 · IND
290
votes
JC
José Cid Ortega
2008-2012 · PPD
550
votes
CR
Carlos Reygadas Bavestrello
2004-2008 · UDI
450
votes
CR
Carlos Reygadas Bavestrello
2000-2004 · UDI
168
votes
PD
Patricia Debora Mujica Silva
1996-2000 · ILFIS
101
votes
MN
Mario Noland Contreras Guzmán
1992-1996 · UDI
100
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

LA
Luis Anza A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
125
votes
JC
Javier Condori Q.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
117
votes
LC
Luis Cutipa C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
108
votes
JP
Julia Pizarro R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
84
votes
KS
Karen Salinas S.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · FEDERACION REGIONALISTA VERDE SOCIAL
70
votes
LF
Luis Fernandez C.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
58
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión11 de junio de 2026134 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó un subsidio energético regional de ~$572 millones para financiar el combustible de los generadores, además de la compra de una camioneta municipal y un convenio con un laboratorio médico.

Temas tratados

  • Crisis eléctrica y sistema de generación: El alcalde informó cortes reiterados por fallas en cableado y generadores; se adelantará el recambio de cables en calle Antofagasta.
  • Subsidio energético del GORE (sesión CORE 801): Presentación técnica del director de SECPLAN sobre el reconocimiento del sistema de autogeneración y los $572 millones aprobados por el Consejo Regional.
  • Posta de Oyahue y plano regulador comunal: Se expuso el bloqueo del diseño de la posta por restricciones del plano regulador (2004); se gestiona solución urgente con SEREMI MINVU.
  • Informe Fundación de Cultura: Presentación de actividades culturales en curso (Día del Patrimonio, proyecto "Memorias del Altiplano", radio comunitaria, talleres).
  • Convenio con DiagnoSalud: Aprobación de convenio de laboratorio médico con descuentos para funcionarios municipales.
  • Compra de camioneta: Aprobación de adquisición de Toyota Hilux 4x4 2026 con fondos FIHEM 2024.
  • Seguridad en localidades alejadas (Puquios, Ollagüe): Debate sobre presencia de tráfico fronterizo ilícito y limitaciones legales del municipio para actuar.
  • Otros: Comisarías (agua y luz pendientes), AMRA, fusión de comisiones del concejo, obras de bocatoma, visita de Contraloría.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Acuerdo 048: Aprobación del acta de sesión ordinaria N°016. Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Acuerdo 049: Aprobación del convenio comercial con DiagnoSalud. Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Acuerdo 050: Aprobación de compra de camioneta Toyota Hilux 4x4 2026 vía convenio marco por $37.161.000 (IVA incluido), con fondos FIHEM 2024. Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Informe de compras: Sin licitaciones públicas, privadas ni tratos directos en el período informado.

Plata y obras

  • $572.941.600 aprobados por el GORE (sesión CORE 801) para subsidiar el 80% del combustible y transporte de generadores (sept.–nov. 2026; meses 4–12 en 2027). El municipio asume ~$143 millones de contraparte anual. El CORE solicitó que en 2027 el subsidio sea el 100%.
  • Combustible 2026: Costo proyectado ~$694 millones (vs. $457 millones en 2025).
  • Camioneta municipal: $37.161.000 con fondos FIJEM 2024, vía convenio marco.
  • Posta de Oyahue: Diseño en gestión con Minera El Abra/Fundación Huellas Local; licitación de diseños incluiría Oyahue, Kiyawa y Chiu Chiu. Bloqueada por plano regulador vigente (2004).
  • Plano regulador comunal: Inversión anterior (~$130 millones) perdida tras rechazo; nueva elaboración estimada en $130–$150 millones; se exploran glosas del GORE para financiamiento cruzado.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Desfase del subsidio energético: Los recursos del GORE no cubren enero–agosto 2026; el municipio deberá asumir esos meses por cuenta propia, lo que genera tensión presupuestaria en invierno.
  • Exclusión de Oyahue del paquete de licitación de postas: Estuvo a punto de quedar fuera del diseño por el bloqueo del MINVU; se logró reincorporar tras gestiones de urgencia.
  • Bocatoma: Una concejala cuestionó videos que circulan mostrando la obra como terminada; el alcalde aclaró que el municipio aún no ha recepcionado formalmente la obra.
  • Invitaciones a reuniones (ADI, CONADI): Varios concejales reclamaron no haber sido convocados a sesiones de organismos indígenas; se comprometió corregirlo.
  • Seguridad en zonas fronterizas: Debate sobre tráfico ilícito en Puquios; concejales y el alcalde coincidieron en que el municipio tiene facultades muy limitadas por la condición fronteriza y la nueva ley de seguridad.

Para seguir

  • Reunión técnica con comunidades indígenas Khewaya y Puquios (jueves 10 junio, 9:00 y 10:30 hrs.) sobre plano regulador, alcantarillado y plano definitivo.
  • Sesión CORE para aprobación de modificación presupuestaria del subsidio energético (pendiente confirmación).
  • Respuesta de SEREMI MINVU en 1–2 meses sobre interpretación del plano regulador para habilitar la posta.
  • Consejo de Seguridad Pública convocado para el jueves 26 de junio, con posible participación del Director de Seguridad Pública de Calama.
  • Propuesta de fusión de comisiones del concejo: la concejala Karen Salinas enviará propuesta escrita para votarla en la próxima sesión (30 de junio).
  • Informe semestral completo de la Fundación de Cultura, pendiente para próxima sesión.

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)

279 minutes publishedindex updated on 13-07-2026Municipal transparency
Recent minutes indexed

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)

Resolutions extracted
120
of 48 minutes read
Money involved
$442.546.915
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.1 · Modificación Ordenanza sobre Subvenciones MunicipalesRegulation
Aprobación del acta de la sesión anteriorOtherunanimidad
Nombramientos y contrataciones durante el primer trimestre del año 2025Appointment
Compra de credenciales oficiales para concejales y alcaldeLoan for use$349.860
025/2025 · Aprobación del acta de la Sesión Ordinaria N°009Otherunanimidad
4.6 · Propuesta de la concejal Karen Salinas para sesionar directamente en las comunidadesOther

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
6
Highly complex
2
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2017624

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

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

  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • CP
    Consultorías Públicas División Digital
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • EL
    Empresas Lipigas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • TS
    Tecnologias Sociales Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CA
    Consultorías Ambientales
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • FL
    Fonroche Lighting America Latina
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • DI
    Di Internacional SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • FD
    Fundación Drews
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • NF
    Nueva Fuente SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • SS
    Sosafe S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • L
    Lemontech
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • C1
    Coding 12 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • ME
    Mg Equipos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • PM
    Panther Management SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
and 24 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

422
inhabitants
265
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-38%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
178
-21% vs. 2035 (225)
Over 60 · 2050
39,01%
23,56% in 2035 · +15 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)89,25 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)2,1 %MINEDUC 2023
poblacion_censo256 inh.2024 Census 2024
Indigenous peoples78,52 %2024 Census 2024

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
265
173 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
65
38% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
87
Elderly (60+)4517%
Children and adolescents (<18)5420%
Foreign nationals5119%
Belonging to indigenous peoples15257%
People with moderate/severe dependency00%
Single-person households11466%

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
50
1 schools
Students per teacher
5
10 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
54%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
100%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
7,55%
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
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
10
4% of the population
Doctors employed
0
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 2Contract staff: 2Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
101
1.331
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
3
1
20212022

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 (10 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural OllagüeRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1040%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $223.614.000 ($22.361.400/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $140.171.000Municipal contribution: $0

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

Indigenous population
201
78.5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
4
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024

INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT AREA The comuna is part of the ADI ALTO EL LOA (art. 26, Indigenous Law 19.253).

PeoplePeople% of total
Quechua18290.5%

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
1
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.7
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
22
the entire active civil fabric
Sports
4
Social and aid
4
Committees (water, housing, progress)
1
For the elderly
1
Foundations and corporations
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
FCFundacion Cultural de la Municipalidad de Ollague · holderFM88.9 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

Foreign nationals
62
24,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
59 people · 95% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
59 Bolivia
2 Perú
1 Venezuela

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
19
18,6% of the comuna's households
Subsidies Rental · DS52
0
paid · 2022–2022

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

516homes · by type (2017)
Shack/hut/shanty
234 · 54.8%
House
173 · 40.5%
House
87 · 97.8%
Other private
13 · 3%
Room in old house/tenement
6 · 1.4%
Mobile
1 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 1.1%
Other private
1 · 1.1%
21%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Provided for work
25 · 37.9%
Free of charge
15 · 22.7%
Owned outright
14 · 21.2%
Rented
12 · 18.2%

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.

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
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 80% (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: 80% 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.

80% 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
$3.969.388.000
Own revenue
$1.046.455.000
26% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.467.325.000
62% of the total
State transfers
$441.585.000
11% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$511.099.000
$3.969.388.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

52.4%
9.6%
37.0%
Property tax$11.280.000
Business licenses$548.047.000
Vehicle permits$100.340.000
Other own revenue$386.788.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $217.737.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
84.9%
10.9%
Municipal$3.969.388.000
Education$509.959.000
Health$197.907.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.298.422.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$14.752.000
$1.046.455.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$313.308.000
$2.467.325.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$21.590.000
$441.585.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$7.572.036.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$5.207.716.000
Execution rate
68.8%
Unexecuted: $2.364.320.000
Low execution: it only executed 68.8% of the budget — $2.364.320.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$511.099.000
$5.207.716.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

70.9%
23.3%
Internal management$3.693.478.000
Community services$1.215.779.000
Social programs$215.158.000
Municipal activities$83.301.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.696.805.00032.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.578.008.00030.3%
Investment (works and projects)$848.355.00016.3%
Electricity (facilities)$521.242.00010.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$402.879.0007.7%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$223.614.0004.3%
Travel allowances$118.095.0002.3%
Councillor stipends$100.854.0001.9%
Commissions and representation$13.444.0000.3%
Street lighting$8.061.0000.2%
Water (facilities)$959.0000.0%

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

30.3%
32.6%
37.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.578.008.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.696.805.000
Others$1.932.903.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

69.0%
26.9%
Permanent staff$1.097.567.000
Contract staff$427.403.000
Fee contracts$53.038.000
Community progs.$13.071.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

59.5%
35.1%
Permanent staff22
Contract staff13
Fee contracts2
Total: 37 staffFee contracts: 5.4% of the headcountWomen: 34.3%Professionalization: 48.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $46.163.182/yearCost/staffer contract: $25.938.308/yearCost/staffer fees: $19.169.000/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: $848.355.000 (16.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $100.854.000Travel allowances: $118.095.000Commissions and representation: $13.444.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $402.879.000Street lighting: $8.061.000Electricity: $521.242.000Water: $959.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

0
0
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

0
0
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$28.266.041.529
Purchase orders
5.962

Purchase-order amount · trend

$249.412.634
$1.062.922.653
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Grupo Aurrera SpA$3.848.683.9201
Copec S.A.$2.058.535.100271
Scania Chile S a$1.743.380.3043
Julio$1.723.000.0001
Nolvia del Carmen Nina Huanca$804.675.72243
Hernan Humberto$728.584.1366
Komatsu Chile S.a.- Casa Matriz$714.327.6345
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$629.861.688200

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $462.004.56543%
Framework Agreement $435.347.26341%
Direct award discretionary$94.101.8059%
Agile Purchase $71.469.0207%

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

Registered companies
22
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
164

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.6%
18.2%
18.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)14 companies
Small (≤25k UF)4 companies
No sales/no info4 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Construccion y Servicios Parwa Ltda.ACTIVIDADES ARTISTICAS, DE ENTRETENIMIENTO Y Small 350
I Municipalidad de OllagueADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales65

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
3
US$ 1.900 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 1 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
2.331
+ 1.821 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
8
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Continuidad Operacional Minera El Abra y Desarrollo de Planta ConcentrEIASociedad Contractual Minera el AbraUnder Review7.5008.842
Desarrollo de Infraestructura y Mejoramiento de Capacidad Productiva dEIACompañía Minera Doña Inés de CollahUnder Review3.2004.500
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3
Modificación Medida de Compensación Establecimiento de un Área de CompEIACompañia Minera Teck Quebrada BlancApproved1,715

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
81 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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

72
Species
11
Flora
58
Fauna
3
Funga
41
In conservation status
14
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENDragón de stolzmann, lagartija de stolzmannLiolaemus stolzmanniVUSapoTelmatobius halliCRKarachi, orestiasOrestias ascotanensisENSapoTelmatobius chusmisensisCRSapoTelmatobius fronteriensisCRBagrecitoTrichomycterus rivulatusENVicuñaVicugna vicugnaVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVULagarto de puritama, puritama lizard (inglés)Liolaemus puritamensisENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENComesebo de los tamarugalesConirostrum tamarugenseENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGato montés andinoLeopardus jacobitaENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUGaviotín chicoSternula lorataENÑandúRhea pennataENLiquen (genérico)Acarospora schleicheriENPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVULagartija de cuello liso de hajekLiolaemus hajekiNTPumaPuma concolorNTFlamenco chilenoPhoenicopterus chilensisNTLagartija de la punaLiolaemus punaNTLagarto de pacheco, pacheco’s lizard (inglés)Liolaemus pachecoiNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTMurciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNTGuanayPhalacrocorax bougainvilliiNTPelícano peruano, pelícano de humboldtPelecanus thagusNTLilePhalacrocorax gaimardiNTPilpilén, pilpilén común, american oystercatcher (inglés)Haematopus palliatusNTGaviotín monjaLarosterna incaNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTBecacina de la punaGallinago andinaNTChorlito cordilleranoPhegornis mitchelliiNT

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 · 26.425 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
H-1416Salar de Ascotán24.247
H-1414Salar de Ollagüe2.178

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. 5 projects totaling US$ 377 million, approved between 2005 and 2019. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy3 projects · US$ 200 M · 2012–2019
Geotérmica del Norte S.A.Ampliación Proyecto Central Geotérmica Cerro Pabellón · Central Geotérmica Cerro Pabellón
Mining1 project · US$ 172 M · 2008
Sociedad Contractual Minera el AbraLIXIVIACIÓN DE SULFUROS SULFOLIX
Others1 project · US$ 5 M · 2005
Antofagasta Railway Company Plc (Fcab)Transporte Ferroviario de Contenedores con Concentrados de Minerales de Minera San Cristóbal (Segunda Presentación)

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

Higher education
No campus · nearest in Calama at 72 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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
675 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Geotermica del Norte S aGEOTERMICA CERRO PABELLONEnergy675

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
1
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
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

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
4 m²
40% 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.

Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Relleno Sanitario Manual de OllagüeRelleno Manual48 t/year
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Manual de Ollagüe (Ollagüe) · 48 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
13
At high or very high risk
3
1 very high
Main threat
Flujos de barro/detritos (Al…
Flujos de barro/detritos (Aluvión)

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
4,01°C
2035-2065 projection: +2,45°C
Annual precipitation
181 mm
projection: +2%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
311

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
56
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
20.818
Police cases · trend
15
56
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Drug-related crimes269.665
Property damage51.859
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces41.487
Weapons-related crimes31.115
Other burglaries (forcible entry)31.115
Crimes and offenses under the arms law31.115
Sexual harassment2744
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)2744
Threats2744
Minor injuries2744
Burglary of an uninhabited place2744
Robbery with violence or intimidation1372

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 13.

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
0
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 269 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
0
20202025