Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Río Hurtado, es una comuna del Norte Chico de Chile localizada en el sector norte de la provincia del Limarí, región de Coquimbo, en la zona precordillerana del valle de Hurtado, a unos 400 kilómetros al norte de Santiago de Chile. Su capital es la localidad de Samo Alto.
Liveability index · EIU style
42.9 /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: El concejo aprobó dos fondos concursables por $11 millones para organizaciones comunitarias y dos subvenciones, mientras se discutió la precaria conectividad y la visita del Seremi de Obras Públicas a obras en ejecución.
Temas tratados
- Correspondencia: Carta del Comité Procasa Fundina Sur pidiendo paraderos, mejoramiento de camino y cemento para escalera comunitaria; oficio de Subtel sobre telecomunicaciones y fiscalización de antenas en la comuna.
- Ordenanza medioambiental: Actualización y votación de la ordenanza comunal vigente.
- Bases Fondeve 2026: Fondo de $5 millones exclusivo para juntas de vecinos; proyectos hasta $1 millón c/u.
- Bases Fondo de Medio Ambiente 2026: Fondo de $6 millones abierto a todas las organizaciones comunitarias; proyectos hasta $1 millón c/u.
- Subvenciones: Centro de Madres Flor del Valle de Morrillo ($500.000) y Club Deportivo Arco Iris de Tabaquero ($1.000.000).
- Modificaciones presupuestarias: Entrega de modificaciones N°18, 19, 20 (municipal) y N°8 (educación); sin debate en sesión.
- Varios: Conectividad comunal, visita del Seremi de Obras Públicas, crianceros y emergencia invernal, dictámenes de Contraloría.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Ordenanza medioambiental: Aprobada por unanimidad. Concejales pidieron mayor fiscalización e informar a la comunidad sobre sus contenidos.
- Bases Fondeve: Aprobadas por unanimidad, con la observación de agregar la palabra "hasta" antes de "1 UTM" en la sección de rendiciones.
- Bases Fondo de Medio Ambiente: Aprobadas por unanimidad.
- Subvención Centro de Madres Morrillo ($500.000): Aprobada. Había quedado pendiente la sesión anterior por documentación incompleta en los correos de los concejales; el ministro de fe levantó la alerta y se regularizó.
- Subvención Club Deportivo Arco Iris de Tabaquero ($1.000.000, mobiliario): Aprobada por unanimidad. Se advirtió que la cotización data de marzo y los precios podrían haber variado.
Plata y obras
- Fondos concursables: $11 millones en total disponibles desde el 17 de junio (Fondeve hasta 15 de julio; Fondo MA hasta el 24 de julio).
- Subvenciones aprobadas: $1,5 millones entre las dos organizaciones.
- Obras Seremi MOP: 11 piscinas de captación en quebrada de Pichasca en ejecución (una terminada, plazo: octubre); Glosa 5 de Fundina ya terminada. El tramo desenrolado de la ruta D-449 entre Pichasca y Caracoles de Pichasca no tiene recursos asignados para este año según el Seremi.
- Conectividad — Programa Última Milla: Río Hurtado contemplado para 2do semestre de 2027; se pedirá redirigir el punto asignado desde Samo Alto —donde ya opera la empresa Mundo con fibra óptica— hacia otro sector de la comuna.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Cámara de agua potable enterrada: En el km 500 del camino Fundina-Caracol, la empresa pavimentadora no levantó una cámara de APR al instalar la base. El operador alertó al concejal De la Ribera; se derivará a la empresa.
- Conectividad y respaldo energético: Tras un corte breve de luz, la antena de Mondo quedó sin servicio por más de una jornada. Subtel confirmó que las antenas de la zona no cumplen las 6 horas mínimas de autonomía exigidas por normativa. Se mencionó vandalismo en equipos de respaldo como causa recurrente a nivel regional.
- Dictámenes de Contraloría: Reunión interna con el área jurídica aclaró que los concejales deben canalizar solicitudes de organizaciones de forma colectiva, no individual; se buscará difundir el nuevo procedimiento a la comunidad.
- Salud rural: Un concejal señaló que la derivación al SAPU y los tiempos de respuesta del SAMU (hasta 1 hora) alargan las consultas en postas rurales, afectando la atención.
Para seguir
- 24 de junio, 15:00 hrs: Reunión en terreno con Comité Procasa Fundina Sur (punto limpio Fundina Sur); concejales invitados.
- Crianceros: Se ingresó proyecto para apoyo invernal a 207 crianceros inscritos; falta respuesta del Gobierno Regional sobre redistribución a quienes se inscribieron tardíamente en el SAC.
- Proyecto Pueblito de Cerón: En formulación con financiamiento aprobado, en revisión de contraparte; se pedirá actualización.
- Pendientes solicitados por concejales: Informe estado internados de Urtado y Pichasca; informe centro de rehabilitación (¿) de Samo Alto con horarios y profesionales; listado de asistencia a reuniones de Pequeñas Localidades 2026; minuta de requerimientos de Contraloría del año en curso.
- Post-sesión (mismo día): Funcionarios de salud presentaron al concejo el impacto del paro nacional del 18 de junio sobre las prestaciones locales.
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)
- Sesión Ordinaria N° 1 · 2026 ↗
- Sesión Ordinaria N° 2 · 2026 ↗
- Sesión Ordinaria N° 3 · 2026 ↗
- Sesión Ordinaria N° 4 · 2026 ↗
- Sesión Ordinaria N° 5 · 2026 ↗
- Sesión Ordinaria N° 6 · 2026 ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 · Propuesta de espacios públicos para propaganda electoral en el Plebiscito Nacional Constitucional 2023 | Other | — | unanimidad |
| 4.5 · Modificación presupuestaria por ingresos percibidos hasta el día 29.12.2020 y ajustes en gastos | Budget amendment | — | unanimidad |
| 4.4 · Modificación presupuestaria por ingresos percibidos desde la SUBDERE, Programa Mejoramiento Urbano y Equipamiento Comunal de Emergencia | Budget amendment | $96.498.000 | unanimidad |
| 4.3 · Modificación presupuestaria por ingresos de recaudación de Permisos de Circulación | Budget amendment | $4.375.000 | unanimidad |
| 4.2 · Modificación presupuestaria por devolución de diferencia a SUBDERE | Budget amendment | $292.000 | unanimidad |
| 4.1 · Modificación presupuestaria por ingresos provenientes de seguros vehículos municipales | Budget amendment | $24.279.000 | unanimidad |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — |
| 2019 | 49 | — | 23 | 25 | — |
| 2017 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — |
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)
- AFAsociación Funcionarios Asistentes de la Educación de Río HurtadoLobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2021–2024
- CGCompañía General de Electricidad S.A.Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2020–2026
- CtCrea Tu HogarLobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2023
- WWomLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2023
- ARAfusam Rio HurtadoLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2024
- CSChirino Santa ,maria Rojas y Compañia LimitadaLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2022
- HLHdc Latinamerica SpALobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2025
- IAImportadora Arquimed Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2024
- ACAsociacion Chilena de SeguridadLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2020
- CLCaja los AndesLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
- ScSociedad Comercial y Constructora Pichasca LimitadaLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- FDFundación DrewsLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
- CMConstructora Marcelo Enrique Penna Morgado E.I.R.LLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
- TSTelefonica S.A.Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
- R&R & C EIRLLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
- RRRj Rental SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2021
- SIShcc Ingenieria SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2023
- BCBeereaders Chile SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
- AGAPS Gestión SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020
- hcHight ChileLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
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) | 86,55 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 1,5 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 48 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 100 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 550,5 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 579,6 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 4.334 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 7,8 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 22,8 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 12,81 % | 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 27 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 1.556 | 33% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 749 | 16% |
| Foreign nationals | 22 | 0% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 215 | 5% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 83 | 2% |
| Single-person households | 1.447 | 54% |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultorio Pichasca | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 1.857 | 67% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Serón | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 720 | 62% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Samo Alto | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 701 | 64% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Hurtado | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 425 | 60% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Tabaqueros | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 379 | 60% |
| Posta de Salud Rural las Breas (Río Hurtado) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 319 | 72% |
| Posta de Salud Rural el Chañar | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 214 | 70% |
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 | 407 | 73.3% |
| Mapuche | 89 | 16.0% |
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.
2 Local media · 1 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
2 Local media · 1 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| wwww.elhurtadino.cl | Digital press | — |
| RFRadioemisoras Fernando Zambra E.I.R.L. · holder | FM | 94.5 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 | $2.280.385.000 | 45.6% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $1.479.089.000 | 29.6% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $700.773.000 | 14.0% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $627.661.000 | 12.6% | |
| Transfers to education | $601.000.000 | 12.0% | |
| Transfers to health | $263.000.000 | 5.3% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $137.306.000 | 2.7% | |
| Councillor stipends | $83.455.000 | 1.7% | |
| Travel allowances | $54.290.000 | 1.1% | |
| Water (facilities) | $12.224.000 | 0.2% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $10.210.000 | 0.2% | |
| Street lighting | $2.000.000 | 0.0% | |
| Commissions and representation | $1.879.000 | 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
Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Comercial Aros Pizarro Limitada | $27.538.709.457 | 596 |
| Walter Alejandro Montalván Maya | $1.735.831.001 | 1 |
| Pichasca Limitada | $1.485.671.292 | 29 |
| Constructora Bye SpA | $865.885.854 | 17 |
| Marcelo Galindo Jiménez Cortés | $774.773.905 | 6 |
| Empresa Constructora Guayacan Ltda. | $737.183.048 | 8 |
| Ingenieria Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Sicall S.A. | $669.459.014 | 1 |
| Luis Adrián Espinosa Romero | $616.225.545 | 6 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $1.319.845.677 | 78% |
| Agile Purchase | $220.912.396 | 13% |
| Framework Agreement | $81.891.463 | 5% |
| Direct award discretionary | $62.851.120 | 4% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Municipalidad de Rio Hurtado | ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE S | No sales | 533 |
SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.
Investment in SEIA projects
| Project | Owner | Status | Investment (US$M) | Constr. jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIA | Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A. | Approved | 1.480 | 9.535 |
| Parque Fotovoltaico y sistema de almacenamiento de energía para el sumDIA | The Association Of Universities For | Approved | 10 | 50 |
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.
1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 283 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 283 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-04-37 | Rio Hurtadourban | 283 |
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. 3 projects totaling US$ 47 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.
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
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 heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Property damage | 25 | 580 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 16 | 371 |
| Domestic violence | 12 | 279 |
| Larceny | 10 | 232 |
| Threats | 9 | 209 |
| Sexual abuse | 5 | 116 |
| Drug-related crimes | 5 | 116 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 5 | 116 |
| Sexual harassment | 3 | 70 |
| Receiving stolen goods | 3 | 70 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 3 | 70 |
| Less serious injuries | 3 | 70 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 19.
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.