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Escudo de Salamanca

Salamanca

CoquimboFounded 184429.916 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20243.447 km² of area9 inh./km²$16.610M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Procurement
37%
8th that buys most through direct contracting
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Oversight
83
27th most serious Comptroller findings
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Population
+4,3%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
14%
Multidimensional poverty · 276th highest of 346
Finance
$555 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 163 of 346
Environment
5,4 µg/m³
Air below the Chilean standard, above the WHO guideline (PM2.5)
Education
575,3 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
212th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

38 Schools
18 Squares and green areas
15 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
11 Health centers
4 Pharmacies
2 Carabineros
2 Hospitals
1 Kindergartens
1 Fire stations
1 Libraries

Salamanca es una ciudad y comuna chilena del Norte Chico ubicada en el extremo sureste de la Región de Coquimbo. Su territorio comunal pertenece a la Provincia de Choapa y limita al norte con la comuna de Illapel, al sur con las comunas de Petorca, Cabildo y Putaendo, al este con Argentina y al oeste con las comunas de Illapel y Los Vilos. Comuna de vocación agrícola, actualmente su principal ingreso económico proviene de la explotación de cobre de la mina Los Pelambres, la cual se encuentra en el cordón andino de la comuna. En los últimos años, producto del uso de los recursos acuíferos por parte de la minería y la agroindustria, en conjunto con las condiciones climáticas de la zona, se registran los niveles más alto de sequía en la historia de la comuna.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

53.3 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#112 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety50
Health75
Culture and environment50
Education63
Infrastructure35
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Carlos Lillo A.
INDEPENDIENTE
7.264
votes (37.39%)
24.477
Electoral roll
85,68%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
CL
Carlos Lillo A.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
7.264
votes
GA
Gerardo Andres Rojas Escudero
2021-2024 · IND
3.170
votes
GR
Gerardo Rojas Escudero
2008-2012 · PPD
4.945
votes
GR
Gerardo Rojas Escudero
2004-2008 · PPD
4.857
votes
FG
Fernando Gallardo Pereira
2000-2004 · ILC
3.689
votes
FG
Fernando Gallardo Pereira
1996-2000 · ILDRN
3.696
votes
FG
Fernando Gallardo Pereira
1994-1996 · ILD
4.234
votes
GR
Gerardo Rojas Escudero
1992-1994 · PPD
2.603
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CC
Carlos Cepeda R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.855
votes
JP
Jose Peña G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.090
votes
MC
Manuel Cuevas S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.085
votes
JB
Jacqueline Briceño S.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
902
votes
NM
Nasalina Moreno R.
PARTIDO DE LA GENTE E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO DE LA GENTE
690
votes
AB
Angel Barraza P.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
679
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión16 de junio de 202616 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó por unanimidad la adjudicación de cinco maquinarias para el vertedero municipal y un cambio de nombre en un proyecto de alumbrado solar en Cuncumen.

Temas tratados

  • Maquinarias para el vertedero municipal: adjudicación de cinco equipos a distintas empresas por un total que supera los 1.000 millones de pesos.
  • Cambio de nombre de proyecto de luminarias: el proyecto en Cuncumen pasa de "instalación" a "construcción de alumbrado público solar", según exigencia del Gobierno Regional.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Adjudicación de las cinco líneas de maquinaria aprobada por unanimidad (todos los concejales presentes votaron a favor).
  • Cambio de nombre del proyecto de luminarias solares en Cuncumen aprobado por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • Excavadora Komatsu PC360LC-11E-0 → Komatsu Chile: $354.620.000
  • Retroexcavadora Komatsu WB97R8E-0 → Komatsu Chile: $139.230.000
  • Rodillo compactador Ammann ARS130 (transcripción dice "Adman") → Raico CA: $132.685.000
  • Camión tolva 6x4 → Yurmar Camiones y Equipos SpA: $222.530.000
  • Camión aljibe 20 m³ 6x4 → Difford Chile SpA (grafía incierta): $156.961.000
  • Total aproximado: $1.006.026.000 (suma directa de los montos indicados).
  • Se menciona que los equipos también apoyarán la reparación de caminos de la comuna.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • No hubo debates ni reparos; ambos puntos se aprobaron sin discusión.

Para seguir

  • No quedaron temas pendientes explícitos; la sesión extraordinaria se cerró tras aprobar los dos puntos de tabla.
  • Pendiente confirmar ortografía y razón social exacta de proveedores (Raico CA, Difford Chile SpA) ya que la transcripción automática puede contener errores en nombres propios.

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)

934 minutes publishedindex updated on 12-08-2026Municipal transparency
Recent minutes indexed

Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.

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

Resolutions extracted
1.123
of 624 minutes read
Money involved
$43.399.294.151
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Transacción con Sra. María Rodríguez Mejía por una situación que se viene arrastrando desde hace muchos años respecto a una ampliación del local comercial.Settlement
Comodato a Radioclub Aficionados Illapel-Salamanca para facilitar instalaciones municipales.Loan for use
43/2015 · Firma del convenio para solicitar un anticipo del Fondo Común Municipal, por la suma de $ 19.537.639.-, para el pago de Retiro Voluntario del ex funcionario sr. José Madrid S.Tender$19.537.639unanimidad
42/2015 · Aprobación de funciones a honorarios a suma alzada presentadas por la Jefatura de Recursos Humanos.Appointmentunanimidad
41/2015 · Subvención municipal para la ANFA Centro de Salamanca, por el monto de M$ 8.990.-, para el campeonato comunal 2015.Subsidy$8.990.000unanimidad
40/2015 · Cambio de sesión ordinaria del lunes 13 de Abril para el jueves 16 de Abril, a las 11:00 hrs., para reunirse con el Sr. Director Regional del Servicio de Salud Coquimbo.Otherunanimidad

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
208
Highly complex
83
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2025234118
202017710
20199522
20183515137
20175438124
201654151722

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

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

  • Cd
    Cuerpo de Bomberos de Salamanca (Segunda Compañía )
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2015–2023
  • SH
    Sucesión Homer Calderón
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • FC
    Flexing Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • AD
    Agrupación de Trabajadores de Salamanca
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • CN
    Compañía Nacional de Fuerza Eléctrica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • CD
    Comité de Vivienda Aguas Claras II
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2020–2023
  • IG
    Ic Global Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2024
  • CP
    Comité Pobladores Villa Luisin Landaez
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2023
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos 1 Esfuerzo 3
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • TP
    Tesorería Provincial de Illapel
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • BF
    Ballet Folclorico Admapu de Salamanca
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2023
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria Salamanca SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2023
  • CD
    Club de Carreras a la Chilena Felipe Moyano
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos San Agustín N° 34
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • cd
    Comite de Vivienda Procasa Villa Chalinga
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • UC
    Union Comunal Apr de Salamanca
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2022
  • CA
    Comite Apr el Tambo Oriente
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2024
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos el Tambo Centro
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023
and 275 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

23.975
inhabitants
30.081
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+26%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
31.529
+1% vs. 2035 (31.281)
Over 60 · 2050
37,99%
28,92% 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)90,99 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment335 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment16,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)575,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)580,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo27.823 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)14 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples9,63 %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 391 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
31.190
16.645 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
7.937
48% of RSH households
Female-headed households
44%
7.371
Elderly (60+)6.94722%
Children and adolescents (<18)6.18320%
Foreign nationals1.0773%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.5445%
People with moderate/severe dependency2971%
Single-person households8.68152%

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
5.717
35 schools
Students per teacher
11,8
484 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
94,1%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
58,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 34%Private subsidized 66%
Pass rate
98,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,38%
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
9
FONASA enrollees
15.354
51% of the population
Doctors employed
4
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 76Contract staff: 51Fee contracts: 30
Primary-care medical visits · per year
16.128
132.276
20102025
Medical specialties served · 3 in the comuna (public system)
Adult GynecologyObstetricsPediatric Gynecology

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.403
1.255
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 (15.266 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural Cuncumén(Salamanca)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal5.50553%
Posta de Salud Rural TahuincoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.11361%
Cesfam Valle AltoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal1.99654%
Posta de Salud Rural Quelén BajoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.92162%
Posta de Salud Rural Arboleda GrandeRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.23461%
Posta de Salud Rural TranquillaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.07857%
Posta de Salud Rural LlimpoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal64760%
Posta de Salud Rural San Agustín (Salamanca)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal41564%
Posta de Salud Rural CamisaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal19957%
Posta de Salud Rural CunlaguaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal15867%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.103.990.000 ($332.421/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.345.674.000Municipal contribution: $606.504.000

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

Indigenous population
2.679
9.6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Diaguita1.21245.2%
Mapuche1.15343.0%
Aymara1425.3%
Otro582.2%
Colla532.0%

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
44
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
272
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
83
Sports
33
Social and aid
33
For the elderly
9
Cultural
6
Foundations and corporations
3

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.

16 Local media · 3 Comunitaria · 12 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
EEPICENTROFM103.3 FM
LPLA POPULARFM94.7 FM
NMNUEVO MUNDOFM89.3 FM
PPAOLAFM104.5 FM
SFSAN FRANCISCOFM102.1 FM
wwww.elsalamanquino.clDigital press
CCCentro Cultural y Artistico Getsemani · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
CdCentro de Padres y Apoderados Colegio Cumbres del Choapa · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
ESEmiben SpA · holderFM106.1 FM
EdEscuela de Artes Eduardo Gato Alquinta Salamanca · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
JPJuan Pablo Madrid Avalos Radiodifusion E.I.R.L. · holderFM99.7 FM
MMManquehua Multimedios Ltda. · holderFM91.1 FM
OCOrganizacion Ciudadana Ambiental de Salamanca · holderFM98.3 FM
PyProductora y Comunicaciones Jorge Barraza Cortez E.I.R.L. · holderFM95.5 FM
SNSoc. Nacional de Comunicacion y Difusion Estrategica Ltda. · holderFM93.1 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Montecarlo Ltda. Hoy Soc. Radiodifusora Montecarlo SpA · holderFM94.1 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
1.271
4,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
504 people · 40% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
504 Venezuela
242 Perú
141 Colombia
84 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
255
8 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
595
5,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
137
9.230 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
380
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
295
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
27
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

20.422homes · by type (2017)
House
10.069 · 94.9%
House
9.646 · 98.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
297 · 2.8%
Apartment
132 · 1.2%
Apartment
93 · 0.9%
Other private
54 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
38 · 0.4%
Other private
34 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
30 · 0.3%
Mobile
21 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
78%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
4.076 · 64.8%
Owned, being paid off
821 · 13%
Rented
610 · 9.7%
Free of charge
444 · 7.1%
Provided for work
342 · 5.4%

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
$16.610.250.000
Own revenue
$4.303.824.000
26% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$7.516.089.000
45% of the total
State transfers
$2.999.982.000
18% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.577.332.000
$16.610.250.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

15.0%
35.9%
16.3%
31.5%
Property tax$645.826.000
Business licenses$1.545.345.000
Vehicle permits$702.743.000
Cleaning fees$54.202.000
Other own revenue$1.355.708.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $407.304.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
52.6%
31.7%
15.7%
Municipal$16.610.250.000
Education$10.004.001.000
Health$4.944.565.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $6.304.762.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$527.902.000
$4.303.824.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$805.957.000
$7.516.089.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$86.325.000
$2.999.982.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$19.028.341.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$15.728.488.000
Execution rate
82.7%
Unexecuted: $3.299.853.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.7%. Left unspent: $3.299.853.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.599.429.000
$15.728.488.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

56.2%
22.6%
13.1%
Internal management$8.831.648.000
Community services$3.559.650.000
Social programs$2.057.885.000
Municipal activities$632.232.000
Recreational programs$532.327.000
Cultural programs$114.746.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.103.990.00032.5%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.290.940.00014.6%
Transfers to education$1.938.857.00012.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.744.098.00011.1%
Investment (works and projects)$1.136.309.0007.2%
Electricity (facilities)$713.019.0004.5%
Transfers to health$606.504.0003.9%
Councillor stipends$98.587.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$94.533.0000.6%
Travel allowances$41.219.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$17.305.0000.1%

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

11.1%
14.6%
74.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.744.098.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.290.940.000
Others$11.693.450.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

21.8%
13.2%
64.0%
Permanent staff$1.069.970.000
Contract staff$648.287.000
Fee contracts$25.841.000
Labor Code$23.011.000
Community progs.$3.143.038.000

Municipal headcount · 2022

42.2%
57.8%
Permanent staff35
Contract staff48
Total: 83 staffWomen: 42.2%Professionalization: 25.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $30.324.743/yearCost/staffer contract: $9.036.438/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: $1.136.309.000 (7.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $98.587.000Travel allowances: $41.219.000Commissions and representation: $17.305.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Electricity: $713.019.000Water: $94.533.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

490
68
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

217
100
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
3 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
56
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
132.276
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
63,59%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
29
Permanent own revenue
25,91%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
4
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
2
Building permits
100
Health staff
51
contract
Health staff
76
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
15.354
municipal health
Rural health posts
9
Final works approvals
68

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$73.080.913.805
Purchase orders
37.196

Purchase-order amount · trend

$842.924.236
$4.523.329.147
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ingeniería y Construcción Puerto Principal S.A.$11.635.134.5246
Emcoex E.I.R.L.$2.610.867.91215
Diaz$2.403.333.58642
Constructora Millahue$2.157.994.668450
Constructora Salfa S a$2.106.133.3731
Diego Alejandro$1.815.678.0741
Mario Alejandro Zavala Cisternas$1.518.096.9332
Ingenieria Construcciones y Servicios Yagnam Ltda.$1.099.305.4401

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.727.962.66760%
Direct award discretionary$1.217.926.83127%
Agile Purchase $513.514.65911%
Framework Agreement $63.924.9891%

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

Registered companies
3.019
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
8.968

Pyramid by sales bracket

66.7%
12.2%
19.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.015 companies
Small (≤25k UF)369 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)49 companies
Large (>100k UF)9 companies
No sales/no info577 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Ingenieria y Construccion Hadysic LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2662
Geo Atacama Consultores LimitadaEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 2460
Bramaq Ingeniería y Servicios Industriales LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 2325
F y C Chile Servicios SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2189
Sociedad de Transportes Salamanca LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 222
San Pedro Ingenieria S aACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 1303
P&b Ingeniería y Construcción SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 1240
Fund Minera los PelambresOTRAS ACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOSLarge 118
Cooperativa de Desarrollo SustentableAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2148
Sociedad Dacaf Ingeniería, Construcción y Servicios LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONMedium 2115

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
6
US$ 548 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
863
+ 341 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
815
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Extensión de Vida Útil de Minera Los PelambresEIAMinera los PelambresUnder Review2.0002.590
Proyecto de Adaptación OperacionalEIAMinera los PelambresApproved1.0002.000
Planta de Almacenamiento de Energía BESS HUAÑILDIABess Huañil SpAApproved18840
Continuidad Operacional Minera Tres VallesDIACompañía Minera Tres Valles SpAApproved3060
Parque Fotovoltaico Plaza SunlightDIAPlaza Sunlight SpAApproved1070
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
Ampliación Parque Fotovoltaico Chalinga SolarDIASonnedix Joaquín Solar SpAApproved1,58

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

MP2,5 · annual average
5,4µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
1,1× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,3× the Chilean standard · 0 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
16,7µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
1,1× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,3× the Chilean standard · 0 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
5monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10· stations: Camisas, Coiron, Cuncumen, Hotel Mina, Quelen Alto
PM2.5 latest reading
1 µg/m³
15-08-2026
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2007/24: 3,5 µg/m³08/24: 4,4 µg/m³09/24: 4,9 µg/m³10/24: 5,2 µg/m³11/24: 9,3 µg/m³12/24: 8,6 µg/m³01/25: 7,7 µg/m³02/25: 12,7 µg/m³03/25: 6,6 µg/m³04/25: 3,5 µg/m³05/25: 2,9 µg/m³06/25: 2,6 µg/m³07/25: 2,8 µg/m³08/25: 3,3 µg/m³09/25: 2,8 µg/m³10/25: 3,9 µg/m³11/25: 4 µg/m³12/25: 4,6 µg/m³01/26: 5,8 µg/m³02/26: 4,9 µg/m³03/26: 4,8 µg/m³04/26: 4,7 µg/m³05/26: 3,6 µg/m³06/26: 3,2 µg/m³07/26: 2,8 µg/m³08/26: 2,1 µg/m³07/2408/26
2,1 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
PM10 latest reading
3 µg/m³
15-08-2026
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5007/24: 15,2 µg/m³08/24: 12,2 µg/m³09/24: 8,8 µg/m³10/24: 8,9 µg/m³11/24: 16,8 µg/m³12/24: 25,6 µg/m³01/25: 26,6 µg/m³02/25: 33,5 µg/m³03/25: 23,3 µg/m³04/25: 22,6 µg/m³05/25: 22,5 µg/m³06/25: 16,7 µg/m³07/25: 21,6 µg/m³08/25: 11,7 µg/m³09/25: 14,7 µg/m³10/25: 18,4 µg/m³11/25: 17,3 µg/m³12/25: 19,6 µg/m³01/26: 22,5 µg/m³02/26: 23 µg/m³03/26: 24,3 µg/m³04/26: 24 µg/m³05/26: 25,1 µg/m³06/26: 23,4 µg/m³07/26: 13,2 µg/m³08/26: 8 µg/m³07/2408/26
8 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5
0 t Material particulado
0 t SO₂

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)
Las ChinchillasNational Reserveat 57.1 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.

171
Species
105
Flora
50
Fauna
16
Funga
36
In conservation status
35
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUQueuleGomortega keuleENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUChinchilla costinaChinchilla lanigeraENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENUvilloMonttea chilensisENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENRatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUGato montés andinoLeopardus jacobitaENLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTCarbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNT-Copiapoa coquimbanaNTFrangel, olivillo de la cordillera, pulpicaKageneckia angustifoliaNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPumaPuma concolorNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTChorlo de campo, pachurrónOreopholus ruficollisNTPilpilén, pilpilén común, american oystercatcher (inglés)Haematopus palliatusNT

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.

3 Wetlands · 2 urban · 971 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-04-17Rio Choapa - Rio Chalingaurban763
HUR-04-15Rio Illapelurban171 /1.287
H-1443Vegas Las Gualtatas37

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. 27 projects totaling US$ 1.794 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining10 projects · US$ 1.467 M · 1997–2026
Minera los PelambresInfraestructura Complementaria · Proyecto de Expansión 85.000 tpd Minera Los Pelambres
Energy8 projects · US$ 279 M · 1998–2026
Bess Huañil SpAPlanta de Almacenamiento de Energía BESS HUAÑIL · Nueva Línea Transmisión 2x220 kV Nueva Pan de Azúcar-Punta Sierra-Centella
Hydraulic Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 34 M · 1999–2008
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasEmbalse Corrales · Manejo de Aguas Naturales Túnel de Desvío Río Cuncumen (e-seia)
Real estate1 project · US$ 13 M · 2019
Tecno Fast S.A.Ampliación Hotel Village Chillepín
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
No campus · nearest in Illapel at 45.3 km

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

Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
2
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

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
3 m²
30% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
2
Historic monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
1

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Vertedero El QueñeVertedero13.586 t/year
PTAS - SALAMANCAPTAS · lagunas aireadasAGUAS DEL VALLE S.A. · discharges into río choapa
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero El Queñe (Salamanca) · 13.586 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
4
Area affected
8 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
289 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
83
At high or very high risk
49
7 very high
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°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
9,65°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,58°C
Annual precipitation
309 mm
projection: -5%
Hot days>30°C
3
projection: +6 days
Frost days
81

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
1.353
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.523
Police cases · trend
1.601
1.353
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces3071.026
Domestic violence200669
Threats193645
Property damage113378
Minor injuries90301
Larceny86288
Burglary of an uninhabited place76254
Burglary of an inhabited place64214
Weapons-related crimes2274
Robbery with violence or intimidation2170
Less serious injuries1860
Sexual abuse1860

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
56
Guards and inspectors
14
1 per 2.137 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
156
56
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
100
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
66
9 serious
Pedestrian collisions
5

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.