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Escudo de Andacollo

Andacollo

Coquimbo11.836 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024513 km² of area23 inh./km²$8.277M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Economy
824/1,000 inhab.
17th most promised jobs per inhabitant (one megaproject transforms it)
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Population
−5,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
19,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 149th highest of 346
Finance
$699 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 118 of 346
Finance
76,68%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
559,7 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
125th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

15 Squares and green areas
10 Schools
2 Kindergartens
1 Hospitals
1 Fire stations
1 Libraries
1 Carabineros
1 Pharmacies

Andacollo es una ciudad y comuna del Norte Chico de Chile ubicada en la provincia de Elqui, en la región de Coquimbo. Limita al oeste de Coquimbo, al norte con la de La Serena, al este con las comunas de Vicuña y Río Hurtado y al sur con la comuna de Ovalle.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

46.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#215 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety48
Health23
Culture and environment69
Education66
Infrastructure27
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Juan Alfaro A.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
3.293
votes (35.38%)
11.308
Electoral roll
88,08%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JA
Juan Alfaro A.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
3.293
votes
GA
Gerald Albert Cerda Pizarro
2021-2024 · IND
2.678
votes
JC
Juan Carlos Alfaro Aravena
2008-2012 · IND
3.682
votes
JW
Jorge Wladimir Ordenes González
2004-2008 · PDC
3.103
votes
MY
Marcelina Yolanda Cortes Gallardo
2000-2004 · ILC
2.526
votes
MY
Marcelina Yolanda Cortes Gallardo
1996-2000 · ILDRN
2.048
votes
MY
Marcelina Yolanda Cortes Gallardo
1992-1996 · ILD
2.801
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JC
Javier Cifuentes G.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
870
votes
LT
Luis Toledo C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
843
votes
CR
Cesar Rojas F.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
624
votes
JZ
Joaquin Zepeda R.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · PARTIDO DEMOCRATAS CHILE
615
votes
RO
Rene Olivarez C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
569
votes
AJ
Ana Jeraldo R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
366
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión18 de junio de 20263 minWatch session

En una línea: La transcripción proporcionada no corresponde a una sesión de concejo: contiene avisos radiales y publicidad municipal, no deliberaciones del cuerpo colegiado.

Temas tratados

  • No se registran puntos de tabla ni debate del concejo en esta transcripción.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • No hubo votaciones ni acuerdos registrados en el audio transcrito.

Plata y obras

  • No aplica. El único monto mencionado es el cupón de gas del Gobierno de Chile (27.000 pesos), que corresponde a un beneficio nacional difundido en radio, no a una decisión del concejo.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • No aplica.

Para seguir

  • La sesión del 18 de junio de 2026 no quedó registrada en esta transcripción. El audio capturado corresponde a transmisión de Radio Montaña FM: un aviso de actividades recreativas municipales (sábado 20 de junio, plaza Gabriela Mistral) y la introducción del programa *Andacollo en Voz de Mujer*. Se recomienda verificar si el enlace de YouTube apunta al video correcto.

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)

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

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

Resolutions extracted
235
of 101 minutes read
Money involved
$1.417.480.684
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Presentación del CFT estatal de la región de Coquimbo ante el Concejo Municipal.Otherunanimidad
Intervención de vecinos del sector Los Caletones para exponer sobre la situación de caminos, postes y agua potable.Otherunanimidad
Pronunciamiento Municipal por declaración de impacto ambiental, continuidad operacional Teck CDAOther
Lectura de carta presentada por ciudadanía y preocupación sobre fiscalizaciones en la municipalidadOther
Reparación de la calle Beltrán Amenábar y postulación a proyecto para renovarlaBudget amendment
Reclamo por la situación del microbasural en pasaje Estadio con calle Las Lilas y propuesta para mejorar el sectorOther

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
56
Highly complex
42
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
201626224
2015302082

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

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

  • TR
    Teck Resources Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • CM
    Cia Minera Dayton
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017
  • CD
    Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2026
  • AF
    Agrupación Funcional la Percala
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • GS
    Go SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • S
    Smartpaper
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • Si
    Sociedad Inmobiliaria Indic Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • BS
    Bus Service Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • FT
    Food Trucks Lovers SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • IL
    Importadora Lakshmin Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2025
  • S
    Siroe
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • A
    Accionet
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • LE
    Luis Eduardo Lazcano Pizarro EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • DS
    Dos Santos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
and 86 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

11.415
inhabitants
11.838
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+4%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
11.136
-6% vs. 2035 (11.789)
Over 60 · 2050
38,06%
28,88% in 2035 · +9 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)88,22 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment112 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)559,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)599,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo11.566 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)10,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)19,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples11,08 %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 103 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
12.467
6.377 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.597
56% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
3.103
Elderly (60+)3.12925%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.65021%
Foreign nationals931%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4273%
People with moderate/severe dependency1942%
Single-person households3.00247%

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
2.073
13 schools
Students per teacher
8,9
232 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
72,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 51%Private subsidized 49%
Pass rate
99,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,36%
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

Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
0
0% of the population
Doctors employed
0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
11.291
20.637
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
568
566
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.

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

Indigenous population
1.281
11.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Diaguita85967.1%
Mapuche25720.1%
Aymara826.4%

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
24
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
230
the entire active civil fabric
Social and aid
75
Sports
43
Committees (water, housing, progress)
24
For the elderly
22
Cultural
17
Fire brigades
1

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

6 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 3 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
GGENESISFM94.1 FM
wwww.elandacollino.clDigital press
AAAgrupacion Andacollo Patrimonial · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
AAAgrupacion Artistico Cultural y Social Andacollina Maray · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
IMIlustre Municipalidad de Andacollo · holderFM88.1 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Cerro Grande Ltda. · holderFM102.5 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
135
1,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
39 people · 29% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
39 Venezuela
26 Colombia
23 Perú
15 Bolivia

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
105
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
587
14,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
167
9.739 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
122
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
481
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
11
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

8.490homes · by type (2017)
House
4.310 · 96%
House
3.533 · 88.3%
Other private
390 · 9.8%
Shack/hut/shanty
86 · 1.9%
Apartment
50 · 1.3%
Other private
43 · 1%
Room in old house/tenement
25 · 0.6%
Apartment
24 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
15 · 0.4%
Mobile
10 · 0.3%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
81%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.198 · 76.1%
Rented
247 · 8.6%
Free of charge
175 · 6.1%
Provided for work
134 · 4.6%
Owned, being paid off
133 · 4.6%

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.

Others
Asignación de zona 10% (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: 10% 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.

10% 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
$8.276.795.000
Own revenue
$1.686.927.000
20% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.546.348.000
67% of the total
State transfers
$571.974.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.160.158.000
$8.276.795.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

42.0%
13.0%
42.2%
Property tax$12.904.000
Business licenses$708.247.000
Vehicle permits$219.438.000
Cleaning fees$35.030.000
Other own revenue$711.308.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $81.575.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
91.9%
8.1%
Municipal$8.276.795.000
Education$733.607.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.176.396.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$147.925.000
$1.686.927.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$655.858.000
$5.546.348.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$168.610.000
$571.974.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$11.376.871.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.687.342.000
Execution rate
67.6%
Unexecuted: $3.689.529.000
Low execution: it only executed 67.6% of the budget — $3.689.529.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.133.001.000
$7.687.342.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

44.4%
39.8%
9.0%
Internal management$3.415.512.000
Community services$3.056.789.000
Social programs$331.590.000
Municipal activities$689.287.000
Recreational programs$130.201.000
Cultural programs$63.963.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.345.499.00030.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.762.969.00022.9%
Investment (works and projects)$775.518.00010.1%
Electricity (facilities)$373.563.0004.9%
Water (facilities)$226.890.0003.0%
Councillor stipends$88.304.0001.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$53.427.0000.7%
Travel allowances$48.378.0000.6%
Street lighting$29.636.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$5.849.0000.1%

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

22.9%
30.5%
46.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.762.969.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.345.499.000
Others$3.578.874.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

37.7%
14.3%
43.2%
Permanent staff$1.190.881.000
Contract staff$452.885.000
Fee contracts$119.203.000
Labor Code$30.619.000
Community progs.$1.365.317.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

57.6%
42.4%
Permanent staff38
Contract staff28
Total: 66 staffWomen: 54.5%Professionalization: 31.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.759.842/yearCost/staffer contract: $12.689.250/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: $775.518.000 (10.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $88.304.000Travel allowances: $48.378.000Commissions and representation: $5.849.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $53.427.000Street lighting: $29.636.000Electricity: $373.563.000Water: $226.890.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

96
12
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

32
21
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
11 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
84
Security/patrol pickups
0
Security booths
0
Primary-care medical visits
20.637
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
76,68%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
40
Permanent own revenue
20,38%
of total revenue
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
21
FONASA-enrolled population
0
municipal health
Street-market stalls
542
Final works approvals
12

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$49.141.749.934
Purchase orders
18.947

Purchase-order amount · trend

$217.552.323
$3.878.071.053
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Procim SpA$9.681.168.5072
Mellafe y Salas S.A.$2.449.634.1222
Alvac del Pacífico S.A.$1.846.784.7211
Guillermo Leonardo Loayza Diaz$1.813.638.2379
Constructora Oscar Lopez Maturana y Cia Ltda.$1.810.379.7821
Constructora Carolina Limitada$1.758.871.4911
Mario Alejandro Zavala Cisternas$1.049.570.1381
Sur 2000$1.007.626.1791

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.269.047.27684%
Direct award discretionary$308.084.5678%
Agile Purchase $199.482.9425%
Framework Agreement $101.456.2673%

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

Registered companies
718
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
4.628

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.0%
15.5%
21.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)431 companies
Small (≤25k UF)111 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)16 companies
Large (>100k UF)3 companies
No sales/no info157 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Compania Minera Teck Carmen de AndacolloEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 4 (>1M UF)666
Soc Orietta Araya Pangue Hijos y Compania LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2576
Ks Servicios Integrales SpASUMINISTRO DE AGUA; EVACUACION DE AGUAS RESIDMedium 2363
Empresa de Obras Civiles Construccion y Servicios a la Mineria, Danilo SantiagoINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 2357
Sociedad Pasten & Martinez LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 2200
Transportes y Servicios a la Mineria Claudio Alejandro Huerta Olivares E.I.R.L.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 2188
Maga SpACONSTRUCCIONMedium 267
Rojas y Donaire, Compañía LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 252
Comercial Limari Urmeneta LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 234
Fruticola Pan de Azucar S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 232

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
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
6
US$ 224 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
450
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIAConexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Approved1.4809.535
Línea de Transmisión y Central BESS Halcón 9DIABess Halcón 9 SpAApproved120,7820
Central Fotovoltaica Sol de OroDIASolarig Development Chile SpAApproved29,460
Central Fotovoltaica Sol de La VirgenDIASolarig Development Chile SpAApproved26,6660
Transporte terrestre de ácido sulfúrico entre la región de Arica y ParDIAAsociación Gremial de Dueños de CamApproved9,72
Parque Fotovoltaico Don Oscar SolarDIADon Esteban SpAApproved9,575

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

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

MP10 · annual average
38,4µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
2,6× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,8× the Chilean standard · 0 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
5monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP10· stations: Andacollo, Chepiquilla, El Sauce, Hospital, Urmeneta - Plaza Centenario
PM10 latest reading
12 µg/m³
15-08-2026
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5007/24: 38,1 µg/m³08/24: 28,9 µg/m³09/24: 39 µg/m³10/24: 35,8 µg/m³11/24: 36,1 µg/m³12/24: 38,3 µg/m³01/25: 32,8 µg/m³02/25: 37,3 µg/m³03/25: 37 µg/m³04/25: 53,9 µg/m³05/25: 65,1 µg/m³06/25: 44,4 µg/m³07/25: 50,6 µg/m³08/25: 34 µg/m³09/25: 40,1 µg/m³10/25: 49,9 µg/m³11/25: 37,3 µg/m³12/25: 35,4 µg/m³01/26: 32,2 µg/m³02/26: 48 µg/m³03/26: 51 µg/m³04/26: 61,6 µg/m³05/26: 75,3 µg/m³06/26: 67,8 µg/m³07/26: 55,2 µg/m³08/26: 27,2 µg/m³07/2408/26
27,2 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
vigenteindustrial-mineroMP10
PDA Andacollo
DS 59/2014 · published 2014 · see plan

Zone with decontamination plan PDA Andacollo y sectores aledanos · critical pollutant MP10 / 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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
PichascaNatural Monumentat 25 km

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.

115
Species
72
Flora
43
Fauna
36
In conservation status
34
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUQueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENAñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVUDragón de oído cubiertoLiolaemus audituvelatusVULagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNT-Copiapoa coquimbanaNTCarbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTJagartija de velosoLiolaemus velosoiNTDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTDragón de torres-muraLiolaemus torresiNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTMurciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTChorlito 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 · 2 urban · 22 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-04-06Quebrada Arrayanurban21 /29
HUR-04-43Laguna artificialurban1

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. 14 projects totaling US$ 774 million, approved between 1995 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining4 projects · US$ 546 M · 1995–2020
Compañía Minera Teck Carmen de AndacolloProyecto Hipógeno · Continuidad Operacional Teck CDA
Energy5 projects · US$ 227 M · 2009–2026
Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre · Línea de Transmisión y Central BESS Halcón 9
Others5 projects · US$ 1 M · 2011–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas del Valle
Higher education
1 campus 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
4
Sanctioned entities
3
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
164 UTA
3 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Compañía Minera Teck Carmen de AndacolloTECK CARMEN DE ANDACOLLOMining75
Compañia Minera Teck Carmen de AndacolloTECK CARMEN DE ANDACOLLOMining50
Compañia Minera Teck Carmen de AndacolloTECK CARMEN DE ANDACOLLOMining39
Ilustre Municipalidad de OvalleALUMBRADO PÚBLICO COMUNA DE OVALLE - PLAZA GONZÁLEZ SIERRAHousing and Real Estate

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
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-45-2021
1TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Andacollo con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Proyecto Hipógeno
SMA complaint archivedRejects

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
11 m²
above 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
2
Historic monuments
2

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
PTAS - ANDACOLLOPTAS · lagunas aireadasAGUAS DEL VALLE S.A. · discharges into estero andacollo
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Panul (Coquimbo) · 3.664 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
39
At high or very high risk
9
Main threat
Interrupción de caminos

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.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

Under water-scarcity decreeDecreto MOP N°75 11-07-2025 · in force until 12-07-2026
Years under decree since 2008
6
latest: 2026 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

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

Mean annual temperature
13,53°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,3°C
Annual precipitation
161 mm
projection: -11%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +3 days
Frost days
5

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
806
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.810
Police cases · trend
826
806
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces1961.656
Threats1351.141
Domestic violence104879
Property damage86727
Minor injuries58490
Larceny40338
Burglary of an inhabited place38321
Weapons-related crimes20169
Drug-related crimes17144
Burglary of an uninhabited place16135
Crimes and offenses under the arms law1193
Carrying a bladed or pointed weapon976

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

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
84
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 11.836 hab
Surveillance cameras · trend
6
84
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
26
Deaths
1
8,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
38
7 serious

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.