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Illapel

Coquimbo33.021 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20242.628 km² of area13 inh./km²$13.459M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Economy
14.585 jobs
14th most jobs promised by investment projects
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Livability
1 m²/hab
3rd fewest green areas per inhabitant
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Economy
442/1,000 inhab.
26th most promised jobs per inhabitant (one megaproject transforms it)
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Population
−3,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
17%
Multidimensional poverty · 209th highest of 346
Finance
$408 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 251 of 346
Finance
80,55%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
550,7 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
86th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

54 Schools
17 Health centers
12 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
9 Kindergartens
8 Squares and green areas
4 Pharmacies
1 Hospitals
1 Fire stations
1 Carabineros

Liveability index · EIU style

48.0 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#190 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety56
Health74
Culture and environment26
Education52
Infrastructure38
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Denis Cortés A.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
13.183
votes (57.7%)
28.227
Electoral roll
85,4%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
DC
Denis Cortés A.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
13.183
votes
DM
Denis Miguel Angel Cortes Aguilera
2021-2024 · DC
5.248
votes
DC
Denis Cortés Vargas
2008-2012 · ILD
7.519
votes
LL
Luis Lemus Aracena
2004-2008 · PS
10.562
votes
LL
Luis Lemus Aracena
2000-2004 · PS
7.596
votes
LL
Luis Lemus Aracena
1996-2000 · PS
7.557
votes
LL
Luis Lemus Aracena
1992-1996 · PS
3.379
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JN
Jose Nuñez N.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
2.181
votes
JA
Janet Araya R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.700
votes
EC
Eduardo Cortes M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
1.681
votes
CV
Cristian Vasquez S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.610
votes
RC
Ricardo Castillo C.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.472
votes
MB
Maximiliano Bravo L.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.402
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión23 minWatch session

En una línea: Se realizó el acto de primera piedra y firma del acta de entrega de terreno para el mejoramiento del espacio público Manuel Antonio Mata, en el sector Mundo Nuevo Sur.

Temas tratados

  • Inicio formal de obras de mejoramiento de plaza/espacio público en el sector Mundo Nuevo Sur, enmarcado en el DS N°27 del Minvu (Programa de Mejoramiento de Viviendas y Barrios).
  • Balance de otras obras e inversiones en la comuna mencionadas por el alcalde (pavimentaciones, plazas, multicancha, cementerio, proyectos habitacionales).

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • No hubo votaciones: se trata de un acto protocolar, no de una sesión de concejo deliberativo. El acuerdo central fue la firma del acta de entrega de terreno entre el municipio, el Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Mundo Nuevo Sur, SERVIU y la empresa constructora (representada por Cristian Lemus Bugeño).

Plata y obras

  • Inversión total del proyecto: 3.500 UF financiadas por el Minvu, más 350 UF de aporte municipal.
  • Obras contempladas: muro de contención, veredas con baldosas, rampa de acceso universal con pasamanos, luminarias solares, sombradero, bancos, anfiteatro, señalética y paisajismo.
  • Plazo de ejecución: 210 días corridos a partir de la fecha del acto.
  • El alcalde mencionó una pavimentación de veredas del centro ejecutada por la misma empresa, valorada en aproximadamente 800 millones de pesos (cifra mencionada de manera informal; no queda del todo clara en la transcripción).
  • Se mencionó cartera habitacional en curso: primera etapa de "Sol del Valle" y meta de solución para 373 familias.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • El alcalde señaló problemas de consumo de alcohol y drogas en espacios públicos del sector La Guarda, donde se planea construir departamentos futuros, como contexto de la necesidad de recuperar espacios.

Para seguir

  • Inauguración del proyecto al término de los 210 días de ejecución.
  • Reunión pendiente con el comité "Sueño Violeta" para avanzar en proyecto de departamentos.
  • Segunda etapa del proyecto habitacional "Sol del Valle" aún en gestión.

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)

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

Resolutions extracted
357
of 233 minutes read
Money involved
$1.173.781.662
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.5 · Aprobación conducta funcionaria Juez de Policía Local de IllapelAppointment
4.4 · Aprobación Modificación Presupuestaria N°4, Área Salud MunicipalBudget amendment
4.3 · Aprobación adquisición estanques de agua por emergencia hídrica en la comuna de Illapel al Proveedor Polietilenos Bioplastic Chile SPA, RUT: 77.704.270-kOther
4.2 · Aprobación Adjudicación Licitación Pública ID 3509-17-LE22 'Servicio exámenes diagnosticas para el Departamento de Salud'Tender
4.1 · Aprobación Adjudicación Licitación Pública ID 3509-11-LP22 'Instalación de estanques de agua en postas de salud rural, Illapel'Tender
Presentación Informe de Contrataciones y Concesiones según Artículo 8º de la ley 18695Other

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
182
Highly complex
48
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021372269
2019853
2018279108
201774322022
20161064
2015265128

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

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

  • SP
    Sociedad Protectora de Animales
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • IY
    Ingenieria y Construccion Puerto Principal
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • sd
    Servicio de Entretenimiento y Producción de Eventos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • LL
    Luis Lemus Tapia Ingenieria Electrica y Servicios E.I.R..L
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda Santa Rafaela
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda Andolen
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda Felipe Camiroaga
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • AC
    Agrupacion Cuatro Patitas Illapel
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • AD
    Aguas del Valle S. A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2025
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda Algarrobo de Asiento Viejo
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CD
    Centro de Formación Técnica Cenco
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • A
    Acconsultoresspa
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • Fd
    Fundación de las Familias
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IP
    Inmobiliaria Parque del Choapa S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CD
    Clun de Patitaje Millancay
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CS
    Corporacion Sistema Colectivo de Gestion de Envases y Embalajes Resimple
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda Algarrobo Illapel
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AD
    Asociacion de Funcionarios de la Educacion Municipal Illapel
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • BD
    Baus&haus Digital Architecture SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
and 38 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

31.607
inhabitants
33.051
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+5%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
31.779
-4% vs. 2035 (33.204)
Over 60 · 2050
38,98%
29,79% 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)86,95 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,5 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment456 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)550,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)559,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo32.009 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples8,39 %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 449 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
33.779
16.958 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
8.676
51% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
8.247
Elderly (60+)8.22524%
Children and adolescents (<18)6.86120%
Foreign nationals7542%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.3954%
People with moderate/severe dependency5132%
Single-person households7.95147%

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
6.661
51 schools
Students per teacher
11,1
600 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
64,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 56%Private subsidized 44%
Pass rate
98,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,94%
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
2
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
12
FONASA enrollees
31.219
95% of the population
Doctors employed
4
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 42Contract staff: 133Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
24.479
75.385
20102025
Medical specialties served · 17 in the comuna (public system)
Internal MedicineAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult GynecologyOtorhinolaryngologyOphthalmologyAdult General SurgeryAdult PsychiatryPediatricsAdult UrologyAnesthesiologyObstetricsPediatric SurgeryChild Psychiatry
surgery:General SurgeryOtorhinolaryngologyOrthopedics and TraumaMaxillofacial SurgeryUrology

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
2.788
3.547
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 (31.441 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Urbano de IllapelFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal16.38854%
Centro de Salud Familiar Villa San Rafael de RozasFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal7.69953%
Posta de Salud Rural Cañas UnoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.98263%
Posta de Salud Rural Plan de HornosRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal76065%
Posta de Salud Rural CárcamoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal74960%
Posta de Salud Rural Peralillo IllapelRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal59360%
Posta de Salud Rural Pintacura SurRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal58752%
Posta de Salud Rural LimáhuidaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal55459%
Posta de Salud Rural HuintilRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal54169%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa VirginiaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal53667%
Posta de Salud Rural SocavónRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal41054%
Posta de Salud Rural Tunga SurRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal27268%
Posta de Salud Rural Tunga NorteRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal24966%
Posta de Salud Rural MatancillaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal12164%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $9.365.046.000 ($299.979/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $6.294.049.000Municipal contribution: $55.479.000

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

Indigenous population
2.685
8.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Diaguita1.30948.8%
Mapuche1.11041.3%
Aymara1033.8%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
260
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
7.9
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
3.298
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
778
Sports
504
Social and aid
489
For the elderly
197
Cultural
106
Religious
17
Foundations and corporations
12
Trade associations and cooperatives
4
Fire brigades
2

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.

18 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 15 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AAMERICAFM100.3 FM
CCREATIVAComunitaria107.5 FM
DDULCEFM98.3 FM
IFILLAPEL FMFM105.7 FM
JPJUAN PABLO IIFM90.3 FM
MMADRIGALFM95.3 FM
NMNUEVO MUNDOFM97.1 FM
RMRADIO MASFM98.7 FM
wwww.elillapelino.clDigital press
CCConsejo Cultural Jiump Illapel · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
PNParroquia Nuestro Señor Jesuscristo Crucificado · holderFM92.5 FM
RSRadiodifusion Sonora y Televisiva Sergio Guzman Leiva E.I.R.L. · holderFM88.7 FM
STServicios Tecnicos Telmar Ltda. · holderFM88.5 FM
SCSoc. Comunicaciones Paola Ltda. · holderFM106.3 FM
SNSoc. Nacional de Comunicacion y Difusion Estrategica Ltda. · holderFM97.7 FM
SPSoc. Publicitaria y de Radiodifusion Raul Musa U. Ltda. · holderFM96.1 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Montecarlo Ltda. Hoy Soc. Radiodifusora Montecarlo SpA · holderFM99.3 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Palacios Ltda. · holderFM95.7 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
988
3,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
533 people · 54% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
533 Venezuela
123 Perú
70 Colombia
66 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
84
3 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
656
5,7% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
65
3.959 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
535
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
668
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
71
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

23.622homes · by type (2017)
House
11.612 · 94.5%
House
11.116 · 98.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
336 · 2.7%
Apartment
212 · 1.7%
Apartment
125 · 1.1%
Other private
57 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
53 · 0.4%
Other private
44 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
35 · 0.3%
Mobile
13 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
10 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
7 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
75%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.052 · 62.2%
Rented
1.102 · 13.6%
Owned, being paid off
1.072 · 13.2%
Free of charge
524 · 6.5%
Provided for work
373 · 4.6%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
19
2,4 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified

Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.

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
$13.458.537.000
Own revenue
$2.230.337.000
17% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$9.238.020.000
69% of the total
State transfers
$979.640.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.705.900.000
$13.458.537.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

18.2%
14.6%
24.2%
40.1%
Property tax$405.342.000
Business licenses$324.977.000
Vehicle permits$539.603.000
Cleaning fees$67.092.000
Other own revenue$893.323.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $180.709.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
34.6%
42.5%
22.9%
Municipal$13.458.537.000
Education$16.536.597.000
Health$8.912.132.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $8.310.606.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$294.518.000
$2.230.337.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.021.457.000
$9.238.020.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$281.053.000
$979.640.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$14.668.686.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$13.589.833.000
Execution rate
92.6%
Unexecuted: $1.078.853.000
Medium execution: it executed 92.6%. Left unspent: $1.078.853.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.705.185.000
$13.589.833.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

54.6%
42.5%
Internal management$7.420.963.000
Community services$5.772.371.000
Social programs$241.615.000
Municipal activities$113.817.000
Recreational programs$28.803.000
Cultural programs$12.264.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$9.365.046.00068.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.773.281.00027.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.908.282.00021.4%
Investment (works and projects)$1.168.414.0008.6%
Electricity (facilities)$753.169.0005.5%
Water (facilities)$161.205.0001.2%
Transfers to education$160.000.0001.2%
Councillor stipends$113.387.0000.8%
Travel allowances$75.549.0000.6%
Transfers to health$55.479.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$32.389.0000.2%

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

21.4%
27.8%
50.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.908.282.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.773.281.000
Others$6.908.270.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

27.0%
10.2%
10.1%
51.9%
Permanent staff$1.660.999.000
Contract staff$625.446.000
Fee contracts$621.837.000
Labor Code$51.740.000
Community progs.$3.195.475.000

Municipal headcount · 2022

35.1%
43.7%
21.2%
Permanent staff53
Contract staff66
Fee contracts32
Total: 151 staffFee contracts: 21.2% of the headcountWomen: 39.5%Professionalization: 30.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $23.778.283/yearCost/staffer contract: $7.738.015/yearCost/staffer fees: $13.578.813/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2022). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.168.414.000 (8.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $113.387.000Travel allowances: $75.549.000Commissions and representation: $32.389.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Electricity: $753.169.000Water: $161.205.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

744
75
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

150
145
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
1 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
2
Security/patrol bicycles
2
Surveillance cameras
139
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
0
Primary-care medical visits
75.385
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
80,55%
of own revenue
Security drones
1
Permanent staff
51
Permanent own revenue
16,57%
of total revenue
Security/patrol motorcycles
2
Building permits
145
FONASA-enrolled population
31.219
municipal health
Street-market stalls
368
Final works approvals
75

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$110.175.095.026
Purchase orders
67.372

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.626.803.605
$5.930.430.901
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ingeniería y Construcción Puerto Principal S.A.$12.974.794.4675
Dabed y Dabed Ltda.$5.435.650.8732.903
Constructora del Arte SpA$3.960.174.5402
Soc Comercial los Naranjos Limitada$3.150.265.6168.445
Comercial Match Point SpA$2.333.346.972448
Soc Comercial el Choapa Limitada$2.182.069.9461.232
Juan Francisco$1.887.555.46764
Adolfo$1.705.397.292246

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $4.140.045.76370%
Direct award discretionary$704.167.23012%
Framework Agreement $631.490.62811%
Agile Purchase $454.727.2818%

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

Registered companies
2.649
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
6.036

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.3%
11.2%
23.3%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.702 companies
Small (≤25k UF)298 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)27 companies
Large (>100k UF)4 companies
No sales/no info618 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Soc de Transportes Cavilolen Ltda.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 218
Map Ingenieria SpAACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 1119
Soc Comercial los Naranjos LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 188
Combustibles Huifquenco Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 156
Alto SpACONSTRUCCIONMedium 2128
Sociedad Comercial el Torito SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 261
Empresa de Transportes Tramem LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 244
Minera Diamantino LimitadaEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASMedium 225
Estacion de Servicios Villalobos Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 23
San Andrés SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 22

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
2
US$ 667 M declared
Approved last 5 years
5
US$ 641 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
863
+ 341 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
1.369
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Extensión de Vida Útil de Minera Los PelambresEIAMinera los PelambresUnder Review2.0002.590
Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIAConexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Approved1.4809.535
Proyecto de Adaptación OperacionalEIAMinera los PelambresApproved1.0002.000
Parque Fotovoltaico Llanos de RungueDIAUka Chile & CiaApproved250400
Continuidad Operacional Minera Tres VallesDIACompañía Minera Tres Valles SpAApproved3060
Transporte terrestre de ácido sulfúrico entre la región de Arica y ParDIAAsociación Gremial de Dueños de CamApproved9,72
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Las ChinchillasNational Reserve4.291 ha

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

270
Species
175
Flora
79
Fauna
16
Funga
62
In conservation status
48
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUChinchilla costinaChinchilla lanigeraENUvilloMonttea chilensisENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUAñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVUDragón de oído cubiertoLiolaemus audituvelatusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVULagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENGuanacoLama guanicoeVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUGato montés andinoLeopardus jacobitaENLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTCarbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNT-Copiapoa coquimbanaNTHitigu, arrayán de hoja rojaMyrceugenia rufaNTJagartija de velosoLiolaemus velosoiNTLagartija de manchaLiolaemus nigromaculatusNTFrangel, olivillo de la cordillera, pulpicaKageneckia angustifoliaNTDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTDragón de torres-muraLiolaemus torresiNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPumaPuma concolorNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTMurciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTChorlito cordilleranoPhegornis mitchelliiNTChorlo de campo, pachurrónOreopholus ruficollisNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNT
and 2 more

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 398 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-04-15Rio Illapelurban389 /1.287
HUR-04-16Estero Aucourban9

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. 21 projects totaling US$ 2.163 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining10 projects · US$ 1.732 M · 1997–2026
Minera los PelambresInfraestructura Complementaria · Proyecto de Expansión 85.000 tpd Minera Los Pelambres
Energy4 projects · US$ 395 M · 2015–2025
Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre · Parque Fotovoltaico Llanos de Rungue
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 35 M · 2000
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasEmbalse Illapel
Others6 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
2
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
2.538 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Minera los PelambresMINERA LOS PELAMBRESMining2.326
Minera los PelambresMINERA LOS PELAMBRESMining212

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
3
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
93528-2021
1TA
Jacobo Abraham Ventura Svigilsky y otros con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Proyecto Integral de Desarrollo
SMA complaint archivedRejects
132151-2020
1TA
Álvaro Castro Cepeda y otros con Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Infraestructura complementaria
Administrative invalidation - Environmental AssessmentRejects
R-38-2014
2TA
Fisco de Chile en contra de la SMA
Construcción y mejoramiento Ruta D-705, Sector Illapel-Aucó-Los Pozos, IV, Región
Environmental sanction proceedingRejects

Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
1 m²
10% 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
1
Historic monuments
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Vertedero Quebrada Lo GallardoVertedero24.766 t/year
C.D.P. IllapelPrison (CDP)234 inmates · 143 convicted · 91 awaiting trial · 186% occupancy
PTAS . ILLAPELPTAS · lagunas aireadasAGUAS DEL VALLE S.A. · discharges into río choapa
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Quebrada Lo Gallardo (Illapel) · 24.766 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
2
Area affected
4 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
28 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
17
At high or very high risk
1
1 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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°77 21-07-2025 (prórroga N°94/2024) · in force until 27-07-2026
Years under decree since 2008
11
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
11,52°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,43°C
Annual precipitation
283 mm
projection: -6%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +5 days
Frost days
46

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
1.721
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.212
Police cases · trend
2.043
1.721
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces4311.305
Property damage209633
Threats196594
Domestic violence179542
Larceny121366
Minor injuries113342
Burglary of an uninhabited place95288
Burglary of an inhabited place57173
Drug-related crimes47142
Weapons-related crimes41124
Robbery with violence or intimidation40121
Theft of items from vehicles2679

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 28.

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
139
Guards and inspectors
29
1 per 1.139 hab
Patrol fleet
7
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 1Motorcycles: 2Bicycles: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
16
139
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
126
Deaths
3
9,1 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
77
9 serious
Pedestrian collisions
12
2 pedestrians killed

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