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Paihuano

Coquimbo4.709 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.516 km² of area3 inh./km²$7.644M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Procurement
26%
20th that buys most through direct contracting
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Finance
$1.933.349/inhab.
27th highest budget per inhabitant
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Population
−4,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
15,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 256th highest of 346
Finance
$1,6 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 37 of 346
Finance
76,85%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
12.996
cases per 100k inhab. · 4th in the country
Finance
123rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

11 Schools
6 Squares and green areas
5 Health centers
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Fire stations
2 Carabineros
1 Kindergartens

Paihuano o Paiguano es una comuna de la provincia de Elqui, correspondiente a la Región de Coquimbo, en el Norte Chico de Chile. Está compuesta por ocho distritos: Paihuano, La Quebrada, La Bajada, Quebrada de Pinto, Montegrande, Alcohuaz, Pisco Elqui y Jarillas.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

41.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#290 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety34
Health52
Culture and environment34
Education46
Infrastructure46
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Hernán Ahumada Ahumada A.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.346
votes (54.6%)
5.294
Electoral roll
85,53%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
HA
Hernán Ahumada Ahumada A.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.346
votes
HA
Hernan Andres Ahumada Ahumada
2021-2024 · RN
1.663
votes
LR
Lorenzo Roberto Torres Medina
2008-2012 · PPD
1.383
votes
LT
Lorenzo Torres Medina
2004-2008 · PPD
1.507
votes
LT
Lorenzo Torres Medina
2000-2004 · PPD
929
votes
LT
Lorenzo Torres Medina
1996-2000 · PPD
909
votes
LT
Lorenzo Torres Medina
1994-1996 · PPD
302
votes
JL
Juan Luis Huerta Pizarro
1992-1994 · RN
488
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

DI
Diego Iglesias A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
535
votes
MA
Marta Ahumada V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
514
votes
OC
Orlando Chelme A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
456
votes
JC
Jose Cortes P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
434
votes
SP
Sergio Perez P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
425
votes
JP
Juan Pizarro Z.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
348
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión17 de junio de 2026193 minWatch session

En una línea: Sesión con tabla extensa: se aprobaron dos modificaciones presupuestarias, costos de operación y licitaciones para nueve proyectos de infraestructura, renovación de patentes de alcohol y la guía de subvenciones 2026.

Temas tratados

  • Modificaciones presupuestarias (1ª y 2ª): reasignación de fondos internos y declaración de ingresos frescos por programa de empleabilidad, patentes mineras y arriendo de activos.
  • Proyectos FRIL 2026: aprobación de costos de O&M para plaza Alejandra Salazar (Quebrada de Paiguano), pavimentación Callejón El Olivo (Pisco Elqui) y pavimentación Población Buena Esperanza (Orcón).
  • Proyectos FRIL 2025: autorización para licitar mejoramiento espacio comunitario Quebrada de Pinto y sedes de Tres Cruces y Quebrada de Paiguano (inversión >500 UTM).
  • Club Deportivo Estrella del Oriente (Orcón): aprobación de costos de O&M de mejoramiento integral (cancha sintética, nuevo acceso, ampliación de camarines, empalme eléctrico).
  • 64 nichos cementerios: autorización de inversión >500 UTM para construir 32 nichos en Paiguano y 32 en Pisco Elqui.
  • Patentes de alcohol: renovación primer semestre 2026 y nueva patente de restaurante en Paiguano.
  • Subvenciones 2026: aprobación de guía y fechas de postulación.
  • Cambio de nombre: proyecto señaléticas comunales pasa de "conservación" a "reposición" para avanzar en formulación.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Todas las votaciones fueron unánimes; no hubo votos en contra ni abstenciones registradas.
  • Aprobadas actas de sesiones 48, 49 y 12 sin observaciones.
  • Renovadas 65 patentes de alcohol (63 con requisitos completos + 2 casos especiales en trámite); 7 patentes con plazo extendido hasta el 30 de junio para presentar documentación.
  • Aprobada nueva patente de restaurante a nombre de Constanza Contreras Garrotes E.I.R.L. (La Rinconada, Paiguano).
  • Subvenciones 2026: monto de 850.000 pesos para todas las organizaciones sin excepción; se excluye financiamiento de alimentación.

Plata y obras

  • 1ª modificación: 3,3 millones para equipos computacionales de SECPLA; 200.000 pesos para terminal de buses de Orcón.
  • 2ª modificación: ingresos declarados por ~340 millones (314 M programa empleabilidad + 11,25 M patentes mineras + 14,78 M arriendos); 53,3 millones reasignados desde honorarios para construcción de nichos.
  • Nichos cementerios: presupuesto total 65.391.268 pesos con fondos municipales.
  • Subvenciones 2026: bolsa total de 53 millones de pesos.
  • Costos anuales de O&M aprobados: plaza Quebrada de Paiguano 2,01 M; Callejón El Olivo 1,62 M; Buena Esperanza 1,44 M; Club Estrella del Oriente 5,94 M.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Salud municipal: comisión detectó graves problemas financieros en el departamento de salud; solo 2 de 4 ambulancias operativas, deudas con proveedores de medicamentos y falta de médico 24/7. Se acordaron reuniones periódicas para buscar soluciones.
  • Proyecto Chañar Blanco: obras paralizadas a la espera de que los recursos pasen por el comité de inversiones de la Subdere; vecinos frustrados por la demora y el estado del camino.
  • Plan regulador: sector Chanchoqui declarado zona urbano-turística, lo que exige anchos de calzada de 7 m e impide pavimentar; se confirmó que una modificación del plan no es viable antes del año 10 de vigencia.
  • Piscina olímpica de Pisco Elqui: sin uso por problemas técnicos; ministra del Deporte visitó el recinto y se evalúa reconvertirlo en gimnasio comunitario.
  • Redes sociales: una publicación municipal describió el inicio del programa de empleabilidad solo como "desayuno", omitiendo que era una capacitación obligatoria del convenio; la alcaldesa subrogante comprometió mayor rigurosidad en las comunicaciones.

Para seguir

  • Reunión en Subdere (Santiago) para destrabar recursos de Chañar Blanco; un vecino del sector participará.
  • Comisión de salud continuará con reuniones periódicas para atender la crisis financiera del departamento.
  • Evaluación de terrenos aptos para cementerio en Paiguano (requiere factibilidad sanitaria y de riesgo).
  • Respuesta pendiente sobre proyecto de borde río y camino peatonal Tres Cruces (solicitadas por requerimiento escrito).
  • Reglamento de simplificación de trámite de patentes comerciales: en elaboración, sin fecha definida.
  • Separación de roles sede/plaza de Cochiguas: en espera de respuesta del SAC (ya se ofició dos veces).
  • Próxima sesión: 7 de julio de 2026.

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)

Este municipio no publica actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa (obligación de la Ley 20.285); sus sesiones pueden estar solo en video.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
218
Highly complex
56
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021311615
2020514
201926121
20174018139
201664282213
20155292517

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • BC
    Beereaders Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • DC
    Dale Consciente
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • BS
    Buk SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • AT
    Andean Telecom Partners Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • DP
    Dlc Prestación de Servicios SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • UC
    Uvax Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • SS
    Sarey S.P.A
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • IA
    Importadora Arquimed Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • ST
    Sba Torres Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • XL
    Xp Latam SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • FD
    Fundación Drews
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • BV
    Bionic Vision SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
and 73 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

4.381
inhabitants
4.713
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+8%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
4.487
-5% vs. 2035 (4.716)
Over 60 · 2050
40,87%
31,21% in 2035 · +10 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)88,24 %CENSO 2017 2017
School enrollment34 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)546 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)551,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo4.649 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples11,59 %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 29 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
5.695
3.272 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
2.016
62% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
1.565
Elderly (60+)1.39725%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.11520%
Foreign nationals1002%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1162%
People with moderate/severe dependency331%
Single-person households1.80255%

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
761
11 schools
Students per teacher
5,3
143 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
71,2%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 95%Private subsidized 5%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,87%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
2.410
51% of the population
Doctors employed
1
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 29Contract staff: 25Fee contracts: 35
Primary-care medical visits · per year
3.608
19.151
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
688
454
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 (2.418 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural Horcón (Paiguano)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.67061%
Consultorio PaiguanoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal63361%
Posta de Salud Rural Monte GrandeRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal7066%
Posta de Salud Rural Pisco ElquiRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal4571%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.188.763.000 ($908.200/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $612.291.000Municipal contribution: $606.538.000

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

Indigenous population
539
11.6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
2
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Diaguita36267.2%
Mapuche11721.7%

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
11
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
123
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
27
Sports
19
Social and aid
13
Cultural
9
For the elderly
4
Foundations and corporations
2
Fire brigades
1

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

6 Local media · 5 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CDCUNA DEL SOLFM99.5 FM
wwww.elpaihuanino.clDigital press
CRComunicaciones Raul Munizaga Guerrero E.I.R.L. · holderFM100.1 FM
FWFernando Wilson Zambra Robledo Comunicaciones y Publicidad E.I.R.L. · holderFM94.9 FM
IMInversiones Manhattan SpA · holderFM93.7 FM
RORadiodifusora Orel Ali E.I.R.L. · holderFM89.1 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
122
2,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
49 people · 40% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
49 Venezuela
15 Colombia
15 Argentina
12 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
119
6,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
5
568 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
21
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
30
beneficiaries · 2013–2021
Subsidies Rental · DS52
3
paid · 2017–2024

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

4.175homes · by type (2017)
House
2.258 · 96.2%
House
1.810 · 99.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
48 · 2%
Other private
19 · 0.8%
Room in old house/tenement
16 · 0.7%
Shack/improvised dwelling
6 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
5 · 0.3%
Mobile
5 · 0.2%
Other private
3 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0.1%
Apartment
1 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0.1%
Mobile
1 · 0.1%
63%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
652 · 53%
Provided for work
199 · 16.2%
Free of charge
129 · 10.5%
Owned, being paid off
126 · 10.2%
Rented
125 · 10.2%

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.

Others
Asignación de zona 15% (DL 249)workerspreliminary data
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 15% 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.

15% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$7.643.592.000
Own revenue
$1.157.857.000
15% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.843.359.000
50% of the total
State transfers
$1.664.802.000
22% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$713.768.000
$7.643.592.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

13.4%
44.3%
35.1%
Property tax$155.463.000
Business licenses$65.391.000
Vehicle permits$512.919.000
Cleaning fees$17.453.000
Other own revenue$406.631.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $123.960.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
62.9%
20.9%
16.3%
Municipal$7.643.592.000
Education$2.540.355.000
Health$1.976.418.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.960.840.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$62.354.000
$1.157.857.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$487.841.000
$3.843.359.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$111.633.000
$1.664.802.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$8.867.118.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.841.989.000
Execution rate
88.4%
Unexecuted: $1.025.129.000
Medium execution: it executed 88.4%. Left unspent: $1.025.129.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$650.728.000
$7.841.989.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

59.6%
34.6%
Internal management$4.673.177.000
Community services$2.712.839.000
Social programs$227.983.000
Municipal activities$182.516.000
Recreational programs$21.053.000
Cultural programs$24.421.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.188.763.00027.9%
Investment (works and projects)$1.605.035.00020.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.586.502.00020.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.349.256.00017.2%
Transfers to health$606.538.0007.7%
Transfers to education$365.891.0004.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$125.000.0001.6%
Electricity (facilities)$107.219.0001.4%
Councillor stipends$88.604.0001.1%
Water (facilities)$69.311.0000.9%
Street lighting$58.147.0000.7%
Travel allowances$29.389.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$4.219.0000.1%

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

20.2%
17.2%
62.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.586.502.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.349.256.000
Others$4.906.231.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

28.1%
22.8%
14.8%
10.2%
24.2%
Permanent staff$679.153.000
Contract staff$550.014.000
Fee contracts$357.335.000
Labor Code$245.649.000
Community progs.$583.477.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

51.2%
46.5%
Permanent staff22
Contract staff20
Fee contracts1
Total: 43 staffFee contracts: 2.3% of the headcountWomen: 54.8%Professionalization: 47.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $30.478.136/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.323.850/yearCost/staffer fees: $143.759.000/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: $1.605.035.000 (20.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $88.604.000Travel allowances: $29.389.000Commissions and representation: $4.219.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $125.000.000Street lighting: $58.147.000Electricity: $107.219.000Water: $69.311.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

31
13
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

16
13
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
3 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
5
Security/patrol pickups
3
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
19.151
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
76,85%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
20
Permanent own revenue
15,15%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
1
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
2
Building permits
13
Health staff
25
contract
Health staff
35
fee-based
Health staff
29
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
2.410
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Final works approvals
13

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$38.968.945.950
Purchase orders
18.853

Purchase-order amount · trend

$929.797.823
$1.140.255.029
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Arauco S a$1.891.655.0901
Sarey S.P.A.$1.862.421.6693
Patricio Antonio Contreras Portilla$1.361.319.94558
Mauricio Romero$1.318.155.270129
Todaplaga.com$980.201.751169
Soc Ingenieria Construccion y Montaje Industrial Tamsec Limitada$953.021.2427
Hilton Barahona y Cia Ltda.$695.848.09893
Serdemaq Ltda.$658.875.160148

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $618.761.99054%
Agile Purchase $294.359.56526%
Framework Agreement $118.952.24010%
Direct award discretionary$108.181.2319%

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

Registered companies
518
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.388

Pyramid by sales bracket

73.0%
11.4%
14.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)378 companies
Small (≤25k UF)59 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)4 companies
No sales/no info77 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Agricola Chanar Blanco SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 262
Vitivinicola Fundo los Nichos S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 122
Earth Archaeological Consultant Estudios Patrimoniales SpAACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNMedium 117
Inversiones Bellavita SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSMedium 12
I Municipalidad PaihuanoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SMicro 1564

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.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
PichascaNatural Monumentat 49.7 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.

5
Species
5
Flora
5
In conservation status
5
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVU

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

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-04-04Rio Cochiguazurban130 /152
HUR-04-05Quebrada Paihuanourban85

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).

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas del Valle
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Vicuña at 39.4 km

Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.

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
6
Historic monuments
3
Heritage zones
1
Nature sanctuaries
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 - PAIHUANOPTAS · lodos activadosAGUAS DEL VALLE S.A. · discharges into riego
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Quebrada El Mollaco (Vicuña) · 8.511 t/year

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

Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)

Wildfires · 2023-2024
6
Area affected
29 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
33 ha
includes the 2022-2023 mega-season

Occurrence and area affected by wildfires (CONAF). The 5-season cumulative gives a fairer picture than a single year: fire is episodic and big catastrophes concentrate in few seasons. The area is comuna-wide, not just urban.

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

Critical points registered
112
At high or very high risk
93
67 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.

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
10
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
6,48°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,76°C
Annual precipitation
200 mm
projection: -7%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +2 days
Frost days
129

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
612
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
12.996
Police cases · trend
456
612
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces3216.817
Threats851.805
Domestic violence521.104
Property damage42892
Minor injuries31658
Larceny24510
Drug-related crimes13276
Burglary of an inhabited place12255
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)8170
Burglary of an uninhabited place5106
Sexual abuse485
Rapes364

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 20.

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
5
Guards and inspectors
4
1 per 1.177 hab
Patrol fleet
5
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
5
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
22
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
34
3 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.