Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Combarbalá, es una ciudad y comuna del Norte Chico de Chile localizada en la provincia de Limarí, región de Coquimbo (Chile). Sus principales atracciones son la artesanía en piedra combarbalita y el observatorio astronómico-turístico Cruz del Sur. La ciudad se caracteriza por su clima semidesértico, con paisajes montañosos a su alrededor.
Liveability index · EIU style
45.1 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL
Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: La sesión estuvo dominada por la visita del Seremi de Energía para informar sobre proyectos de electrificación rural pendientes, y por el debate en torno a una modificación presupuestaria de honorarios que no alcanzó aprobación.
Temas tratados
- Aprobación de acta: Acta extraordinaria N°15 del 22 de abril de 2026, aprobada por unanimidad.
- Audiencia Seremi de Energía (Fabián Páez y Diego Abarca): Exposición sobre el estado de proyectos de electrificación rural en la comuna —PER, PMB y fotovoltaicos— y los procesos administrativos que los ralentizan.
- Presentación de RRHH / Contratos honorarios: Cambios en contratos de prestadores de servicio (marcaje en reloj control, días de permiso, reajustes) y propuesta de modificación presupuestaria para financiarlos.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°9 (2026): Suplementación de $50,2 millones correspondientes a fondos FRIL para la cancha sintética del Club Deportivo Las Parcelas.
- Presentación cartera de proyectos SECPLAN: Estado de todas las iniciativas de inversión vigentes en el primer semestre 2026, localidad por localidad.
- Votaciones de contratos: Suscripción de contratos de multicancha La Finca, mejoramiento plazoleta San Marcos Viejo, soporte informático y traslado de agua cruda.
- Comodato terreno Valle Hermoso: Aprobación del comodato entre la Comunidad Agrícola de Valle Hermoso y el municipio para construir un centro comunitario.
- Asunción de costos O&M proyectos FRIL: Centro Comunitario Valle Hermoso, refugios peatonales y espacios públicos.
- Academia de Robótica Escuela América: Exposición del director y profesor sobre logros nacionales/internacionales y solicitud de apoyo para competir en el WRO Open Americas en Estados Unidos (septiembre 2026), con un costo total declarado de $28,8 millones.
- Puntos varios y correspondencia: Múltiples requerimientos vecinales, seguimientos sin respuesta y nuevos oficios.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Acta extraordinaria N°15: Aprobada por unanimidad (6 concejales + alcaldesa).
- Modificación presupuestaria N°8 (honorarios, $233,6 millones): No aprobada. Carlos Castro, Claudia Ábalo, Jerco Gómez y Juan Castillo se abstuvieron (pidieron antecedentes adicionales sobre funciones y número de personas a contratar). Nelson Pizarro e Iván Guzmán aprobaron. La alcaldesa anunció sesión extraordinaria para resolverla.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°9 (FRIL cancha sintética, $50,2 millones): Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Suscripción contratos multicancha La Finca y plazoleta San Marcos Viejo: Aprobados por unanimidad (5 votos registrados + alcaldesa).
- Suscripción contrato soporte informático: Aprobado por unanimidad.
- Suscripción contrato agua cruda: Aprobado por unanimidad, con observación de corrección de RUT del adjudicatario (Oferta N°2).
- Comodato terreno Valle Hermoso: Aprobado por unanimidad.
- Asunción costos O&M proyectos FRIL (3 iniciativas): Aprobado por unanimidad.
- Renovación patentes de alcohol 2° semestre 2026: Quedó pendiente para la próxima sesión; concejales pidieron informe previo de Rentas y Patentes.
Plata y obras
- Electrificación rural – proyectos PER en trámite: San Lorenzo–La Saucera–Cárcamo (bicomunal con Montepata, 90 viviendas), Chingay (55 viviendas) y Litipampa (31 viviendas), todos priorizados por el Gobierno Regional pero pendientes de presupuesto de CGE.
- Proyectos PMB fotovoltaicos (SUBDERE): Las Arenas y La Garrigue ($332 millones) y Yaguin ($260 millones), ambos en etapa de visación técnica del Ministerio de Energía.
- Cancha sintética Las Parcelas: Recepcionada la semana anterior; tercer estado de pago cubierto con $50,2 millones FRIL aprobados en la sesión.
- Centro Comunitario de Salud Cogotí 18: Reiteradas licitaciones frustradas; actualmente en portal con cierre 26 de junio, sólo por obras civiles (~monto no especificado con precisión en la transcripción).
- Centro Comunitario Social Cogotí 18: ~$2.800 millones; bases recién salidas de revisión de Contraloría, próxima publicación.
- Parque Urbana La Alameda: Más de $7.000 millones (FNDR); suplemento de $1.636 millones en tramitación en Contraloría; ejecución proyectada a enero 2027.
- Habilitación Edificio Consistorial: ~$2.600 millones (FNDR), subsanando observaciones en MIDESO.
- Conservación Edificio Municipal: ~$1.360 millones (Circular 33), en DIPLADE.
- Adquisición buses (2 unidades): ~$945 millones (Circular 33), pendiente última cotización.
- Camino al Observatorio Cruz del Sur: ~$540 millones (Vialidad), ejecución prevista segundo semestre 2026.
- Multicancha tenis–La Finca: ~$121 millones (Seguridad Pública + municipio), adjudicada, inicio de obras próximo.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°8 rechazada temporalmente: Traspaso de $233,6 millones desde cuenta Personal de Planta a Otros Gastos de Personal para cubrir honorarios del segundo semestre.
- Deuda eléctrica Escuela América: ~$7,6 millones acumulados (marzo–mayo 2026); concejales solicitaron informe escrito sobre responsabilidades y origen de los fondos para pagar.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Modificación presupuestaria honorarios: Cuatro concejales se abstuvieron exigiendo certificación de que los contratos son para funciones ocasionales (no permanentes), y detalle de personas y funciones. La alcaldesa cuestionó la abstención comparando el porcentaje de contrata actual (67%) con el del período anterior (69%). Concejal Castro aclaró que la abstención no implica oposición, sino pedido de información.
- Corte de suministro eléctrico en la Escuela América: Concejal Juan Castillo denunció que el establecimiento acumuló ~$7,6 millones de deuda (3 meses) y sufrió corte de luz; exigió identificar responsables y origen de los fondos para regularizar.
- Proyectos de electrificación con 15–25 años de espera: Vecinos de Chingay, Litipampa, San Lorenzo y La Saucera presentes en la sala; el Seremi reconoció que los retrasos obedecen a trabas en etapas técnico-administrativas, no sólo a falta de voluntad política. El Concejal Guzmán preguntó qué garantías concretas pueden darse a esas comunidades.
- Contrato agua cruda: El Concejal Pizarro detectó discordancia de RUT entre el informe razonado y el decreto de adjudicación; se corrigió en sesión (RUT del Oferente N°2).
- Balance Fiesta Virgen de la Piedra 2026: Concejales reclamaron que Rentas y Patentes entregó solo ingresos por arriendo de puestos, sin los egresos ni el saldo neto comprometido con la Junta de Vecinos de La Isla.
- Vacaciones de invierno sin difusión: Concejales criticaron que el programa de actividades (19–24 junio) llegó al concejo sin haberse socializado con la comunidad ni publicado en redes, cuando otras comunas lo tenían anunciado con semanas de anticipación.
- Posible cierre del CDP de Gendarmería: Se convocó a sesión extraordinaria para el viernes 20 de junio a las 16:00 horas, con la presencia del Director Regional de Gendarmería, para que los concejales expresen su oposición formal antes de que el director viaje a reunirse con la dirección nacional.
Para seguir
- Sesión extraordinaria viernes 20 de junio, 16:00 hrs.: Director Regional de Gendarmería informará (y recibirá postura del concejo) sobre el eventual cierre del CDP de Combarbalá.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°8 (honorarios): Se retomará en sesión extraordinaria próxima; administración debe entregar certificación de funciones, número de personas y programas a financiar.
- Renovación patentes alcohol 2° semestre: Pendiente con informe previo de Rentas y Patentes para la próxima sesión ordinaria.
- Presupuesto CGE para PER: Reunión coordinada por el Seremi con CGE (jueves de la semana de la sesión) para agilizar entrega de presupuestos de San Lorenzo–Saucera–Cárcamo, Chingay y Litipampa.
- Visita en terreno Seremi de Energía: Comprometida para recorrer San Lorenzo–Saucera, Chingay y Litipampa una vez que haya novedades concretas del presupuesto.
- Respuestas pendientes con plazos vencidos: Informe sobre pagos por juicios laborales (solicitado en sesión N°47, ~3 meses sin respuesta); copia de oficios al Juzgado de Policía Local caso "partes" (solicitado en mayo); implementación Ley Karin; balance fiesta La Isla; estado del ex funcionario Mardones y sus cotizaciones no pagadas; informe deuda eléctrica Escuela América.
- Campeonato Nacional de Robótica en Combarbalá: Liga Nacional 10 de julio y WRO Nacional 24–25 de julio; municipio comprometió apoyo logístico. Gestión de financiamiento para viaje a Estados Unidos (septiembre 2026) continúa con Gobierno Regional y privados.
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)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N°32 N° 32 · 2025 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N°33 N° 33 · 2025 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N°34 N° 34 · 2025 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N°26 N° 26 · 2025 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N°27 N° 27 · 2025 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N°28 N° 28 · 2025 ↗
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)
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
| Resolution | Type | Amount | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 279 · Autorizar el funcionamiento de la patente de alcohol propiedad del Sr. Mario Selin Castillo Perez. | License | — | unanimidad |
| 278 · Aprobar aporte al comité de bienestar municipal consistente en 4 UTM por funcionario adscrito. | Subsidy | — | mayoria |
| 277 · Aprobar rectificaciones con errores puntuales de digitalización en las metas PMG año 2025. | Budget amendment | — | mayoria |
| 276 · Aprobar convenio anticipo de aporte estatal bonificación por retiro voluntario para funcionarios de atención primaria de salud. | Subsidy | $65.721.985 | unanimidad |
| Despacho de correspondencia, incluyendo solicitudes y evaluaciones diversas | Other | — | — |
| Informe de pasivos trimestrales correspondiente al 2º Trimestre año 2025 | Budget amendment | — | — |
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
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | 6 | 8 | — |
| 2019 | 11 | — | 4 | 7 | — |
| 2018 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — |
| 2016 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | — |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- CDComite de Vivienda Latos del SolLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- CDClub Deportivo Juan Godoy la LiguaLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- JDJunta de Vecinos Pueblo HundidoLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- CdClub de Rodeo de CombarbalaLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- JDJunta de Vecinos Valle HermosoLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- JDJunta de Vecinos Nº 17 RamadillaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- CDComite de Agua Potable San MarcosLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- CDClub de Huasos la IslaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- CDComite de Crianceros el HuachoLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- CPComite Pro Casa por Un Sueño PropioLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- CDClub Deportivo Nuevo Amanecer la CanteraLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- MCMesa Comunal Discapacidad CombarbalaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- SIServicios Integrales de Transparencia y Gobierno AbiertoLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- ALAgrupacion Literaria Cultural Piedra CieloLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- CAComite Agua Potable Rural Puente la HigueraLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- CDComite de Agua Potable Rural de ManquehuaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- CPComite Pro Luz Pangata QuilitapiaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- CDClub de Cueca Sentimiento CombarbalinoLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- PEPrime Enrgia SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
- AgAsociación Gremial de Comunidades Agrícolas de CombarbaláLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 75,7 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 0,8 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 142 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 50 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 543,4 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 559,7 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 12.954 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 11 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 22,4 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 17,46 % | 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 157 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 4.368 | 31% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 2.391 | 17% |
| Foreign nationals | 119 | 1% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 791 | 6% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 398 | 3% |
| Single-person households | 3.453 | 48% |
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
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
Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posta de Salud Rural San Lorenzo (Combarbalá) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 4.822 | 67% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Cogotí 18 | Community Family Health Center (CECOSF) | Municipal | 334 | 66% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Manquehua | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 210 | 74% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Quilitapia | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 185 | 72% |
| Posta de Salud Rural la Ligua | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 139 | 67% |
| Posta de Salud Rural el Sauce (Combarbalá) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 135 | 70% |
| Posta de Salud Rural San Marcos (Combarbalá) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 115 | 67% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Ramadilla | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 101 | 69% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Valle Hermoso | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 96 | 71% |
| Posta de Salud Rural el Huacho | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 90 | 74% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Barrancas | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 79 | 71% |
| Posta de Salud Rural el Durazno(Combarbalá) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 76 | 79% |
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Diaguita | 1.610 | 71.2% |
| Mapuche | 416 | 18.4% |
| Aymara | 98 | 4.3% |
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
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.
12 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 10 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
12 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 10 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| CCOMBARBALA | FM | 91.1 FM |
| MMARIA | FM | 94.3 FM |
| PPROGRESO | FM | 106.7 FM |
| wwww.elcombarbalino.cl | Digital press | — |
| CdComite de Funcionarios Liceo Samuel Roman Rojas · holder | Comunitaria | 107.1 FM |
| CAComunidad Agricola Jimenez y Tapia · holder | FM | 103.9 FM |
| CAComunidad Agricola Manquehua · holder | FM | 88.3 FM |
| FWFernando Wilson Zambra Robledo Comunicaciones y Publicidad E.I.R.L. · holder | FM | 96.3 FM |
| MMManquehua Multimedios Ltda. · holder | FM | 101.5 FM |
| STServicios Tecnicos Telmar Ltda. · holder | FM | 89.1 FM |
| SNSoc. Nacional de Comunicacion y Difusion Estrategica Ltda. · holder | FM | 90.5 FM |
| SRSoc. Radiodifusora Palacios Ltda. · holder | FM | 99.5 FM |
The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).
Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE
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: 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
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.
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.
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $2.853.932.000 | 35.6% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $2.183.032.000 | 27.2% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $1.658.540.000 | 20.7% | |
| Transfers to education | $925.218.000 | 11.5% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $464.554.000 | 5.8% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $326.007.000 | 4.1% | |
| Transfers to health | $200.000.000 | 2.5% | |
| Water (facilities) | $109.461.000 | 1.4% | |
| Councillor stipends | $87.298.000 | 1.1% | |
| Travel allowances | $34.953.000 | 0.4% | |
| Commissions and representation | $474.000 | 0.0% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $417.000 | 0.0% |
Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.
Personal y dotación municipal
Spending composition · 2025
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
Management indicator · 2025
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
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What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Alejandro Montalván Maya | $5.744.000.000 | 1 |
| Alamiro de la Cruz Valle Lanas | $2.789.616.796 | 140 |
| Alex Francisco Bruna Villalobos | $1.523.583.603 | 45 |
| Raul Alegre Cuturrufo | $1.166.479.756 | 2 |
| Jose | $1.150.126.752 | 163 |
| Montesco Ltda. | $1.138.104.891 | 16 |
| Copec S.A. | $991.428.771 | 121 |
| Supermercado Combarbala | $895.308.702 | 2.271 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $769.322.104 | 41% |
| Agile Purchase | $700.583.193 | 37% |
| Framework Agreement | $406.284.133 | 22% |
| Direct award discretionary | $9.101.102 | 0% |
| Coordinated Purchase | $3.868.254 | 0% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudio Enrique Contreras Ramirez Supermercados Empresa Individual de Responsabi | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 2 | 27 |
| Estacion de Servicio Comercializadora y Distribuidora Nanjari Zuniga Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 32 |
| Sociedad Comercial Cortes y Trigo Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 18 |
| Minera Escorpión SpA | EXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERAS | Medium 1 | 18 |
| Transportes Guayacan y Compania Limitada | TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTO | Medium 1 | 5 |
| Ferreteria Barraca y Aridos Jose Osven Osven Empresa Individual de Responsabilid | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 4 |
| Sociedad Comercializadora y Distribuidora Centurion Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 3 |
| Arriendo de Maquinarias y Minería Luis Claudio Marin SpA | ACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DE | Medium 1 | — |
| Isol Renovables SpA | CONSTRUCCION | Small 3 | 84 |
| Agricola Harming Rivera Palacios y Compania Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Small 3 | 57 |
SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.
Investment in SEIA projects
| Project | Owner | Status | Investment (US$M) | Constr. jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIA | Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A. | Approved | 1.480 | 9.535 |
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 quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.
Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines
Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.
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.
4 Wetlands · 4 urban · 1.338 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
4 Wetlands · 4 urban · 1.338 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-04-48 | Embalse Cogotiurban | 713 |
| HUR-04-11 | Rio Cogotiurban | 327 /734 |
| HUR-04-13 | Rio Combarbala y trib.urban | 277 |
| HUR-04-07 | Sist. Rio Limari y triburban | 21 /659 |
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. 7 projects totaling US$ 217 million, approved between 2011 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
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
| Case no. | Parties / project | Subject | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24001-2019 ↗ 1TA | Adolfo del Tránsito Barraza y otros con SEA Central de Respaldo Combarbala 75 MW | Administrative invalidation - Citizen participation | Rejects |
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 (2023)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2023)
Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.
| Facility | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Vertedero Sector Casas Blancas | Vertedero | 10.800 t/year |
| C.D.P. Combarbalá | Prison (CDP) | |
| PTAS - COMBARBALA | PTAS · lagunas aireadas | AGUAS DEL VALLE S.A. · discharges into estero |
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
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)
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)
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)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Threats | 95 | 686 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 78 | 563 |
| Property damage | 77 | 556 |
| Domestic violence | 58 | 419 |
| Minor injuries | 38 | 274 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 34 | 245 |
| Larceny | 30 | 217 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 24 | 173 |
| Drug-related crimes | 22 | 159 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 15 | 108 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 15 | 108 |
| Carrying a bladed or pointed weapon | 9 | 65 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 22.
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.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.