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Escudo de Río Hurtado

Río Hurtado

Coquimbo4.308 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20242.206 km² of area2 inh./km²$4.870M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Economy
2.225/1,000 inhab.
5th most promised jobs per inhabitant (one megaproject transforms it)
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Society
-13%
24th that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Population
−13%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
22,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 85th highest of 346
Finance
$1,1 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 62 of 346
Finance
85,62%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
2.577
cases per 100k inhab. · 343rd in the country
Finance
53rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

19 Schools
8 Health centers
2 Carabineros
2 Kindergartens
2 Squares and green areas
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Fire stations

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.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

42.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#267 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety54
Health35
Culture and environment23
Education82
Infrastructure43
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Carmen Olivares D.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.388
votes (36.12%)
4.789
Electoral roll
84,19%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CO
Carmen Olivares D.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
1.388
votes
CJ
Carmen Juana Olivares de la Rivera
2021-2024 · IND
1.147
votes
GV
Gary Valenzuela Rojas
2008-2012 · RN
1.418
votes
LZ
Lidia Zapata Pastén
2004-2008 · PDC
1.363
votes
GV
Gary Valenzuela Rojas
2000-2004 · RN
1.117
votes
GV
Gary Valenzuela Rojas
1996-2000 · RN
1.077
votes
GV
Gary Valenzuela Rojas
1992-1996 · RN
904
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

EA
Edgard Anjel V.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
404
votes
SD
Solano de la Rivera C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
326
votes
SP
Solano Portilla R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
257
votes
JP
Juan Perines H.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
256
votes
CM
Claudio Molina R.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
148
votes
RH
Rodrigo Hernandez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
142
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión17 de junio de 202695 minWatch session

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)

369 minutes publishedindex updated on 11-08-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
1.199
of 361 minutes read
Money involved
$142.833.181.239
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.1 · Propuesta de espacios públicos para propaganda electoral en el Plebiscito Nacional Constitucional 2023Otherunanimidad
4.5 · Modificación presupuestaria por ingresos percibidos hasta el día 29.12.2020 y ajustes en gastosBudget amendmentunanimidad
4.4 · Modificación presupuestaria por ingresos percibidos desde la SUBDERE, Programa Mejoramiento Urbano y Equipamiento Comunal de EmergenciaBudget amendment$96.498.000unanimidad
4.3 · Modificación presupuestaria por ingresos de recaudación de Permisos de CirculaciónBudget amendment$4.375.000unanimidad
4.2 · Modificación presupuestaria por devolución de diferencia a SUBDEREBudget amendment$292.000unanimidad
4.1 · Modificación presupuestaria por ingresos provenientes de seguros vehículos municipalesBudget amendment$24.279.000unanimidad

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
118
Highly complex
25
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202519388
2019492325
2017231661
2015276136

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

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

  • AF
    Asociación Funcionarios Asistentes de la Educación de Río Hurtado
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • Ct
    Crea Tu Hogar
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • AR
    Afusam Rio Hurtado
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • CS
    Chirino Santa ,maria Rojas y Compañia Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • HL
    Hdc Latinamerica SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • IA
    Importadora Arquimed Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • CL
    Caja los Andes
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • Sc
    Sociedad Comercial y Constructora Pichasca Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • FD
    Fundación Drews
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • CM
    Constructora Marcelo Enrique Penna Morgado E.I.R.L
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • R&
    R & C EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • RR
    Rj Rental SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2021
  • SI
    Shcc Ingenieria SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • BC
    Beereaders Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020
  • hc
    Hight Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
and 87 more organizations that requested meetings

Organisations that registered Lobby Law meetings with this municipality. Registering the meeting is mandatory for the official, so the list shows who asked to be heard, not whether they got anything.

PopulationWho lives here, how they study, their healthcare and more

Population and living conditionsSource: INE · CENSO · MINEDUC · ADIS

Population trend

4.924
inhabitants
4.291
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-13%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
3.720
-10% vs. 2035 (4.136)
Over 60 · 2050
50,52%
39,87% in 2035 · +11 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)86,55 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,5 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment48 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)550,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)579,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo4.334 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 peoples12,81 %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

People in the RSH
4.749
2.658 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
1.664
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
46%
1.224
Elderly (60+)1.55633%
Children and adolescents (<18)74916%
Foreign nationals220%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2155%
People with moderate/severe dependency832%
Single-person households1.44754%

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
530
20 schools
Students per teacher
4,3
123 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
94,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
86,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
99,2%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,59%
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
6
FONASA enrollees
4.647
108% of the population
Doctors employed
1
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 52Contract staff: 16Fee contracts: 29
Primary-care medical visits · per year
2.893
18.848
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
144
388
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 (4.615 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Consultorio PichascaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal1.85767%
Posta de Salud Rural SerónRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal72062%
Posta de Salud Rural Samo AltoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal70164%
Posta de Salud Rural HurtadoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal42560%
Posta de Salud Rural TabaquerosRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal37960%
Posta de Salud Rural las Breas (Río Hurtado)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal31972%
Posta de Salud Rural el ChañarRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal21470%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.280.385.000 ($490.722/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.352.078.000Municipal contribution: $263.000.000

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

Indigenous population
555
12.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Diaguita40773.3%
Mapuche8916.0%

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)

Local mediaTypedial
wwww.elhurtadino.clDigital press
RFRadioemisoras Fernando Zambra E.I.R.L. · holderFM94.5 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

Foreign nationals
38
0,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
13 people · 34% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
13 Argentina
7 Bolivia
2 Perú
1 Venezuela

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
155
8,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
5
263 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
107
paid · 2012–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
108
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
3
paid · 2014–2023

Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).

What the homes are like

4.601homes · by type (2017)
House
2.529 · 91.9%
House
1.841 · 99.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
184 · 6.7%
Other private
15 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
13 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
7 · 0.4%
Mobile
6 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0.1%
Other private
2 · 0.1%
Apartment
1 · 0%
75%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.111 · 74.9%
Provided for work
139 · 9.4%
Free of charge
118 · 8%
Rented
112 · 7.5%
Owned, being paid off
4 · 0.3%

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
$4.870.225.000
Own revenue
$574.430.000
12% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.421.377.000
70% of the total
State transfers
$411.188.000
8% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.554.819.000
$4.870.225.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

9.1%
45.8%
41.8%
Property tax$52.284.000
Business licenses$11.333.000
Vehicle permits$263.102.000
Cleaning fees$7.850.000
Other own revenue$239.861.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $90.760.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
43.6%
35.6%
20.8%
Municipal$4.870.225.000
Education$3.974.123.000
Health$2.320.207.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.968.154.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$63.599.000
$574.430.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$652.778.000
$3.421.377.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$761.854.000
$411.188.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$5.983.071.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$4.997.130.000
Execution rate
83.5%
Unexecuted: $985.941.000
Medium execution: it executed 83.5%. Left unspent: $985.941.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.341.455.000
$4.997.130.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

67.6%
23.5%
6.4%
Internal management$3.377.299.000
Community services$1.175.200.000
Social programs$318.160.000
Municipal activities$38.721.000
Recreational programs$77.803.000
Cultural programs$9.947.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.280.385.00045.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.479.089.00029.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$700.773.00014.0%
Investment (works and projects)$627.661.00012.6%
Transfers to education$601.000.00012.0%
Transfers to health$263.000.0005.3%
Electricity (facilities)$137.306.0002.7%
Councillor stipends$83.455.0001.7%
Travel allowances$54.290.0001.1%
Water (facilities)$12.224.0000.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$10.210.0000.2%
Street lighting$2.000.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$1.879.0000.0%

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

29.6%
14.0%
56.4%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.479.089.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$700.773.000
Others$2.817.268.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

45.8%
21.8%
26.9%
Permanent staff$935.332.000
Contract staff$445.133.000
Fee contracts$98.624.000
Labor Code$14.602.000
Community progs.$548.375.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

56.6%
43.4%
Permanent staff30
Contract staff23
Total: 53 staffWomen: 58.5%Professionalization: 60.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.608.500/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.994.304/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $627.661.000 (12.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.455.000Travel allowances: $54.290.000Commissions and representation: $1.879.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $10.210.000Street lighting: $2.000.000Electricity: $137.306.000Water: $12.224.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

251
9
20012024

Building permits issued · per year

19
6
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
2 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
14
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
1
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
18.848
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
85,62%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
32
Permanent own revenue
11,79%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
1
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
6
Health staff
16
contract
Health staff
29
fee-based
Health staff
52
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
4.647
municipal health
Rural health posts
6
Street-market stalls
12

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$58.161.165.350
Purchase orders
30.394

Purchase-order amount · trend

$369.062.919
$1.685.500.655
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Comercial Aros Pizarro Limitada$27.538.709.457596
Walter Alejandro Montalván Maya$1.735.831.0011
Pichasca Limitada$1.485.671.29229
Constructora Bye SpA$865.885.85417
Marcelo Galindo Jiménez Cortés$774.773.9056
Empresa Constructora Guayacan Ltda.$737.183.0488
Ingenieria Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Sicall S.A.$669.459.0141
Luis Adrián Espinosa Romero$616.225.5456

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.319.845.67778%
Agile Purchase $220.912.39613%
Framework Agreement $81.891.4635%
Direct award discretionary$62.851.1204%

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

Registered companies
285
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
656

Pyramid by sales bracket

72.3%
6.7%
21.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)206 companies
Small (≤25k UF)19 companies
No sales/no info60 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
I Municipalidad de Rio HurtadoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales533

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
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 47 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
297
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIAConexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Approved1.4809.535
Parque Fotovoltaico y sistema de almacenamiento de energía para el sumDIAThe Association Of Universities ForApproved1050

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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
PichascaNatural Monument117 ha

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

76
Species
48
Flora
28
Fauna
29
In conservation status
21
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVULagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUAñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVUDragón de oído cubiertoLiolaemus audituvelatusVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVUGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENCarbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNTDragón de torres-muraLiolaemus torresiNTJagartija de velosoLiolaemus velosoiNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTChorlito cordilleranoPhegornis mitchelliiNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTMurciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNT

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)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-04-37Rio Hurtadourban283

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.

Energy2 projects · US$ 47 M · 2025
Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre · Parque Fotovoltaico y sistema de almacenamiento de energía para el suministro eléctrico a los telescopios SOAR, Gemini Sur, Rubin y sus Instalaciones de Soporte en Cerro Pachón
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2011
Enaex Servicios S.A.Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas Enaex Servicios S.A

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
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Andacollo at 46.2 km

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
2 m²
20% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Historic monuments
1

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

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero El Incienso (Ovalle) · 990 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
0
Area affected
0 ha
Cumulative last 5 seasons
11 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
40
At high or very high risk
28
18 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°74 07-07-2025 · in force until 09-07-2026
Years under decree since 2008
10
latest: 2026 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
10,05°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,52°C
Annual precipitation
224 mm
projection: -7%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +4 days
Frost days
67

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
111
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
2.577
Police cases · trend
52
111
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage25580
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces16371
Domestic violence12279
Larceny10232
Threats9209
Sexual abuse5116
Drug-related crimes5116
Burglary of an inhabited place5116
Sexual harassment370
Receiving stolen goods370
Burglary of an uninhabited place370
Less serious injuries370

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.

Surveillance cameras
14
Guards and inspectors
2
1 per 2.154 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
14
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
6
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
2

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.