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Quintero

ValparaísoFounded 186538.613 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024147 km² of area262 inh./km²$28.064M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Environment
58 species in conservation status
15th most documented threatened species
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Finance
+22 pts
20th biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Society
+77%
24th fastest population growth (since 2002)
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Finance
+1.716%
23rd fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Housing
538 families
30th most families in encampments
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Population
+23,7%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
23,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 71st highest of 346
Finance
$727 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 114 of 346
Finance
77,73%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Environment
15,7 µg/m³
Air below the Chilean standard, above the WHO guideline (PM2.5)
Education
3,22%
School dropout rate · 31st highest in the country
Safety
8.158
cases per 100k inhab. · 36th in the country
Education
586,4 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
107th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

17 Schools
11 Squares and green areas
5 Pharmacies
5 Health centers
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Kindergartens
2 Hospitals
2 Fire stations
1 Institutes
1 Carabineros

Quintero es una ciudad y comuna costera perteneciente a la provincia de Valparaíso, en la Región de Valparaíso, en la zona del norte chico de Chile por estar al norte del Río Aconcagua.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

40.0 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#305 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety41
Health38
Culture and environment61
Education20
Infrastructure25
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Rolando Silva F.
INDEPENDIENTE
6.266
votes (28.61%)
28.297
Electoral roll
86,04%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
RS
Rolando Silva F.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
6.266
votes
IM
Isaac Mauricio Carrasco Pardo
2021-2024 · IND
6.208
votes
JV
José Varas Zúñiga
2008-2012 · IND
3.961
votes
RV
Raúl Vargas Verdejo
2004-2008 · ILB
4.988
votes
JV
Jose Varas Zuñiga
2000-2004 · PS
2.377
votes
RA
Raúl Antonio Vargas Verdejo
1996-2000 · DC
6.061
votes
RA
Raúl Antonio Vargas Verdejo
1994-1996 · UCC
1.551
votes
LG
Luis Gatica Polanco
1992-1994 · PPD
1.313
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MC
Mauricio Carrasco P.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.691
votes
MG
Mario Gonzalez A.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.583
votes
AA
Antonio Aguayo S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.087
votes
GS
Gerardo Sandoval L.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
895
votes
MV
Marcelo Vergara M.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
691
votes
MA
Marco Avendaño V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
688
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión17 de junio de 2026140 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó dos convenios de inversión en obras viales y turísticas por más de $730 millones, autorizó el incentivo al retiro de dos funcionarios históricos y entregó subvenciones a vecinos en emergencia hídrica y a pescadores artesanales.

Temas tratados

  • Pavimentación calle San Martín y pasaje Vendaño: Convenio mandato FNDR para pavimentar y resolver aguas lluvias en sector turístico junto al parque municipal.
  • Camino costero Puntilla San Fuente: Convenio FRIL para construir sendero peatonal con miradores y luminaria bordeando el castillo histórico.
  • Emergencia hídrica en Condominio Vía La Roca: Subvención de emergencia para reponer bomba de agua en tres torres sin suministro por más de dos semanas.
  • Incentivo al retiro: Aprobación de bonificación complementaria para dos funcionarios municipales que se acogen a retiro voluntario bajo artículo 88 de la ley 21.724.
  • Varios: Solicitudes de reductores de velocidad en varias calles, estado de señalética comunal, poste colgando en calle Lazo y desvinculación de un ex funcionario.
  • Cuenta alcalde: Subvención para fiesta de San Pedro de la Caleta S-24 y convenio con la Municipalidad de Quillota para instalar pórticos lectores de patente en rutas de acceso.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Convenio FNDR – Pavimentación San Martín/Vendaño: Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Convenio FRIL – Camino costero Puntilla San Fuente: Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Subvención Condominio Vía La Roca (torres E1, E2, E3): $3.500.000; aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Bonificación complementaria Marcela Dufó Aguilera: ~$9.777.437 (5 meses adicionales); aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Bonificación complementaria Eliberto Salazar Silva: ~$6.298.152 (5 meses adicionales); aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Subvención Caleta S-24 para fiesta San Pedro: $2.000.000; aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Convenio con Municipio de Quillota para pórticos de seguridad vial: Aprobado por unanimidad (requisito para postular proyecto a Subsecretaría de Seguridad Pública).

Plata y obras

  • FNDR – Pavimentación San Martín/Vendaño: $478.791.000 (hormigón, veredas, 20 estacionamientos, sumideros).
  • FRIL – Puntilla San Fuente: $256.400.000 ($194.400.000 FRIL + $62.000.000 municipio).
  • Subvención condominio La Roca: $3.500.000.
  • Incentivo al retiro Dufó: $21.510.362 municipales + 400 UF cargo fiscal.
  • Incentivo al retiro Salazar: $13.855.935 municipales + 400 UF cargo fiscal.
  • Subvención pescadores: $2.000.000.
  • El alcalde mencionó proyectos pendientes de priorización: Plaza Puntilla San Fuente (~$1.500 millones) y Plaza Diego Portales (~$1.480 millones), ambos con RSS aprobado. Borde costero en proceso de licitación, ejecución proyectada para primer semestre 2027.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • El concejal Aventaño pidió explicaciones en el próximo concejo sobre la desvinculación del ex funcionario Luis Antonio González, insinuando que pudo relacionarse con la votación del concejo contra una empresa de iluminación. Otros concejales pidieron no especular; el alcalde respondió que las facultades de contratación son del ejecutivo municipal.
  • Breve tensión sobre qué administración merece atribuirse la gestión de proyectos de larga data; el alcalde pidió dejar la política fuera de la mesa.

Para seguir

  • Incentivos al retiro de Verónica Acevedo y Manuel Avello pendientes de resolución de Subdere; llegarán al concejo próximamente.
  • Solicitudes de reductores de velocidad en calles del cerro de la Cruz (Argentina, Riquelme, Hondurraga, Pinto, Salas, Vicuña, Lazo) sin fecha confirmada.
  • Desvinculación de Luis Antonio González: concejal Aventaño pedirá informe formal en la próxima sesión.
  • Subvención de deporte (proyecto "Caminato con Reality", 25-26 julio) requiere respuesta de la administración.
  • Pórticos lectores de patente: convenio aprobado, proyecto aún debe ganar postulación ante Subsecretaría de Seguridad Pública.

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)

513 minutes publishedindex updated on 10-08-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
747
of 274 minutes read
Money involved
$41.944.737.961
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
1 · Fiscalización junto a instituciones policiales para actividades de días 31 de enero y 14 de febrero del presente año.Otherunanimidad
Estado de avance Plan Comunal de Seguridad PúblicaRegulation
Veda Recurso Merluza ComúnRegulation
Modificación Ley 19.925 sobre expendio y consumo de bebidas alcohólicasRegulation
1 · Realizar próximos Consejos Comunales de Seguridad Pública en forma digital telemática.Otherunanimidad
Generar las condiciones para que se desarrolle la manifestación ya mencionada, de la mejor manera posible.Other

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
305
Highly complex
58
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202454
2022123710115
2021257171
2020261376
20193411167
20183091110

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

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

  • VE
    Valor Estrategico
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • AP
    Agrupacion Proanimal Quintero
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2025
  • CR
    Constructora Riviera Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • il
    Inmobiliaria las Gaviotas
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • AG
    Aes Gener
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022
  • E
    Enap
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • NA
    Novum Asesorías Profesionales Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • AC
    Asfaltos Chilenos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • CS
    Cadi S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • RC
    Rotary Club Quintero
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • AS
    Atc Sitios de Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • OS
    Oxiquim S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • CS
    Coresa S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • Rl
    Reciclador Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • DD
    Dupla Diseño Urbano y Planificación
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • IL
    Inmobiliaria los Bellotos Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • PV
    Pacharrr Viva
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • ST
    Servicios Turisticos Monica Gasto Rosselot E.I.R.L.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • IY
    Inversiones y Construcciones Felipe de Paz SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • EN
    Empresa Nacional de Energia Enex S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
and 39 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

22.127
inhabitants
39.170
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+79%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
49.136
+12% vs. 2035 (43.768)
Over 60 · 2050
34,25%
27,34% in 2035 · +7 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)73,75 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment246 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment25 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)586,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)597,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo35.754 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)23,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,27 %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 388 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
36.411
19.490 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
11.712
60% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
10.303
Elderly (60+)8.63024%
Children and adolescents (<18)7.87222%
Foreign nationals1.4314%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.1093%
People with moderate/severe dependency6872%
Single-person households9.95251%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
6.354
15 schools
Students per teacher
14,5
438 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
69,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 34%Private subsidized 66%
Pass rate
95,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
3,22%
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
1
FONASA enrollees
24.970
65% of the population
Doctors employed
13
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 44Contract staff: 134Fee contracts: 62
Primary-care medical visits · per year
10.980
69.192
20102025
Medical specialties served · 6 in the comuna (public system)
Pediatric Family MedicinePediatric NeurologyAdult GynecologyInternal MedicinePediatricsFamily Medicine

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
646
51
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 (25.260 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural LoncuraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13.80359%
Cesfam QuinteroFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal11.40264%
Hospital Adriana Cousiño (Quintero)HospitalHealth Service5540%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.417.945.000 ($216.978/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.754.096.000Municipal contribution: $573.110.000

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

Indigenous population
2.241
6.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.88984.3%
Diaguita1195.3%
Aymara954.2%

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

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

Active neighborhood councils
40
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
471
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
110
Social and aid
93
Sports
45
For the elderly
35
Cultural
20
Foundations and corporations
4
Fire brigades
1

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.

2 Local media · ComunitariaSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
FFAVORITAComunitaria107.3 FM
ASAgrupacion Social Cultural y Comunitaria · holderComunitaria106.3 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
1.833
5,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
579 people · 32% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
579 Venezuela
376 Haití
166 Argentina
159 Colombia

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

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

Families in informal settlements
538
7 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
892
6,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
60
8.169 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
576
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
706
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
54
paid · 2014–2025

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

30.085homes · by type (2017)
House
15.582 · 89.5%
House
11.212 · 88.5%
Apartment
1.434 · 8.2%
Apartment
1.338 · 10.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
217 · 1.2%
Other private
120 · 0.7%
Other private
52 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
47 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
39 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
21 · 0.2%
Mobile
14 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
67%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.343 · 55.3%
Rented
932 · 15.4%
Owned, being paid off
688 · 11.4%
Provided for work
592 · 9.8%
Free of charge
492 · 8.1%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
2
Beds
21
2,4 per 1,000 over-60s

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$28.064.425.000
Own revenue
$5.290.268.000
19% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$18.469.221.000
66% of the total
State transfers
$2.728.149.000
10% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.545.410.000
$28.064.425.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

35.3%
12.7%
8.2%
9.5%
34.3%
Property tax$1.868.454.000
Business licenses$674.394.000
Vehicle permits$433.251.000
Cleaning fees$501.822.000
Other own revenue$1.812.347.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.033.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
71.0%
14.5%
14.5%
Municipal$28.064.425.000
Education$5.737.611.000
Health$5.722.510.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $17.743.533.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$615.382.000
$5.290.268.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$770.704.000
$18.469.221.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$0
$2.728.149.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$32.538.764.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$26.490.365.000
Execution rate
81.4%
Unexecuted: $6.048.399.000
Medium execution: it executed 81.4%. Left unspent: $6.048.399.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.537.041.000
$26.490.365.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

74.6%
19.0%
Internal management$19.757.980.000
Community services$5.033.599.000
Social programs$520.376.000
Municipal activities$1.106.226.000
Recreational programs$72.184.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$10.836.127.00040.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$5.706.078.00021.5%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.417.945.00020.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$3.449.189.00013.0%
Investment (works and projects)$3.294.980.00012.4%
Transfers to education$741.669.0002.8%
Transfers to health$573.110.0002.2%
Electricity (facilities)$557.777.0002.1%
Street lighting$457.713.0001.7%
Councillor stipends$139.993.0000.5%
Water (facilities)$104.085.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$23.664.0000.1%
Travel allowances$14.437.0000.1%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

21.5%
40.9%
37.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$5.706.078.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$10.836.127.000
Others$9.948.160.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

30.5%
37.3%
13.5%
10.4%
8.2%
Permanent staff$2.142.026.000
Contract staff$2.613.878.000
Fee contracts$950.174.000
Labor Code$731.491.000
Community progs.$575.323.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

40.6%
59.4%
Permanent staff73
Contract staff107
Total: 180 staffWomen: 55.6%Professionalization: 43.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.718.603/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.739.748/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: $3.294.980.000 (12.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $139.993.000Travel allowances: $14.437.000Commissions and representation: $23.664.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $3.449.189.000Street lighting: $457.713.000Electricity: $557.777.000Water: $104.085.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

38
72
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

155
123
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
3 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
4
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
17
Security/patrol pickups
4
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
69.192
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
77,73%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
77
Permanent own revenue
18,85%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
13
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
123
Health staff
134
contract
Health staff
62
fee-based
Health staff
44
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
24.970
municipal health
Rural health posts
1
Street-market stalls
200
Final works approvals
72

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$117.100.288.120
Purchase orders
30.503

Purchase-order amount · trend

$502.752.907
$8.808.427.471
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Montajes Industriales Montec Ltda.$9.563.080.2671
Cosemar S a$8.008.243.8369
Alguien Te Cuida SpA$7.855.206.36327
Einnova Consultores S.A.$4.372.120.3042
Ernesto$2.382.176.52623
Cles Ingeniería en Limpieza$2.378.125.81358
Rolando Diaz Cea y Cía Ltda.$2.176.111.48467
Telefonica Empresas Chile S.A.$2.149.602.04914

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $7.235.592.36382%
Agile Purchase $857.465.00110%
Direct award discretionary$416.412.2875%
Framework Agreement $298.957.8193%

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

Registered companies
2.260
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
6.659

Pyramid by sales bracket

61.2%
13.3%
23.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.384 companies
Small (≤25k UF)300 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)29 companies
Large (>100k UF)9 companies
No sales/no info538 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Styropek Chile SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 344
Sts Ingenieria y Construccion Maritima SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2336
Concon Maderas Impregnadas LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2174
Cia de Ingenieria de Sistemas y Desarrollos Funcionales Ltda.ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SLarge 2162
Constructora Bya LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 1245
Fenix Ingenieria y Servicios LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 1210
Servicios Maritimos Integrales LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 167
Comercial Csc LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 154
Asfaltos Quimicos y Construcciones Asfalcom S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 141
Mecsa Ingenieria SpACONSTRUCCIONMedium 2270

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
4
US$ 273 M declared
Approved last 5 years
9
US$ 425 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
350
+ 440 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
793
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Modificación Terminal GNL Quintero: Construcción Planta DesalinizadoraEIAGnl Quintero S.A.Under Review400260
Planta Fotovoltaica VernazzaDIAVernazza SpAApproved285330
Modificación Proyecto Aconcagua, ajustes al emisario e inmisario y aumEIAAguas Pacifico SpAApproved280571
Parque Fotovoltaico Ritoque SolarDIALuz de Sol 5 SpAApproved70150
Ampliación Parque Fotovoltaico Ritoque SolarDIALuz de Sol 5 SpAUnder Review70150
Servicio de Transporte Terrestre de GNL para ENAP Refinerías S.A.DIAEnap Refinerias S.A.Approved45
Hidrógeno Verde Bahía de QuinteroEIAGnl Quintero S.A.Approved3090
Planta Fotovoltaica CornigliaDIACorniglia SpAApproved1940
Planta Fotovoltaica ManarolaDIAManarola SpAApproved1940
Parque Fotovoltaico LoncuraDIATedlar Diemos SpAApproved8,1470
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3
Proyecto Loteo Urbano Mirador RitoqueDIATao Inversiones SpAApproved6,17840

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

MP2,5 · annual average
15,7µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
3,1× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,8× the Chilean standard · 1 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
36,5µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
2,4× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,7× the Chilean standard · 0 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
6monitoring stations· measures MP2,5; MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· stations: Central Quintero, Centro Quintero, Loncura, Quintero, Sur, Valle Alegre
vigenteindustrial-mineroSO2; MP2,5
PPDA Concón, Quintero y Puchuncaví
DS 105/2018 · published 2019 · see plan

Zone with decontamination plan PPDA Concon-Quintero-Puchuncavi · critical pollutant SO2 / MP

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

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2024); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Lago PeñuelasNational Reserveat 26.5 km

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

321
Species
199
Flora
121
Fauna
1
Funga
90
In conservation status
59
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUPitaoPitavia punctataENPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUUvilloMonttea chilensisENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUParamela de til-tilAdesmia resinosaENSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVULagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENLagartija de gravenhorstLiolaemus gravenhorstiVUAñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUVaquita de la isla choros, vaquita del desiertoGyriosomus granulipennisVUGruñidor de valeriaPristidactylus valeriaeENVaquita del desierto de paposoGyriosomus angustusENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENPancoraAegla laevisENCascarudo de las docasCallyntra multicostaENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENLinguePersea lingueVUPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENBecacina pintadaNycticryphes semicollarisENPlayero árticoCalidris canutusENBallena de aleta, rorcual comúnBalaenoptera physalusCRBallena sei, rorcual bacalao, rorcual de rudolphiBalaenoptera borealisCRChinchilla cordilleranaChinchilla chinchillaCRComadrejita trompudaRhyncholestes raphanurusVUZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUChorlo nevadoCharadrius nivosusVUChorlo de doble collar, chorlito de doble collarCharadrius falklandicusVUPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNT
and 30 more

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

26 Wetlands · 26 urban · 483 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-93Estero Mala Caraurban221 /477
HUR-05-91Des.Estero Mantaguaurban76
HUR-05-38Petras Quinterourban42
HUR-05-92Estero Mantaguaurban39
HUR-05-103Sector Quintero N°9urban34
HUR-05-06Estero Puchuncavi - Campicheurban14 /232
HUR-05-37Sector Quintero N°10urban11
HUR-05-162Tranque El Esfuerzourban11
HUR-05-166Tranque Quintero Nuevourban8
HUR-05-90Humedal Sector Las Gaviotasurban8
HUR-05-163Tranque El Peral de Quinterourban4
HUR-05-173Sin informaciónurban3

+ 14 more wetlands

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 27 projects totaling US$ 1.583 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Port Infrastructure4 projects · US$ 744 M · 2007–2017
Gnl Quintero S.A.MODIFICACIÓN DEL MUELLE DEL TERMINAL MARÍTIMO DE GAS NATURAL LICUADO (e-seia) · Aumento de Capacidad Fase 2 del Terminal GNLQ
Energy11 projects · US$ 445 M · 1997–2025
Interchile S.A.Plan de Expansión Chile LT 2x500 kV Cardones - Polpaico · Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 140 M · 2026
Aguas Pacifico SpAModificación Proyecto Aconcagua, ajustes al emisario e inmisario y aumento capacidad de la Planta Desalinizadora
Others7 projects · US$ 118 M · 2005–2024
Enap Refinerias S.A.Servicio de Transporte Terrestre de GNL para ENAP Refinerías S.A. · Ampliación Terminal Proyecto TK-5
Miscellaneous industrial facilities2 projects · US$ 60 M · 1999–2013
Oxiquim S.A.Ampliación Terminal Marítimo Quintero Oxiquim S.A. · Traslado Operaciones Las Salinas Fase I Planta de Lubricantes Quintero
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 54 M · 2018
Aguas Pacifico SpAProyecto Aconcagua
Real estate1 project · US$ 22 M · 1998
Inmobiliaria Club Mantagua S.A.Proyecto Inmobiliario Mantagua Resort

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
Chilquinta
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESVAL
Higher education
1 campus in the comuna

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
199 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Gasmar S.A.PLANTA GASMAR QUINTEROTransport and warehousing198
Fabrica Estructuras Metalicas y Remolques Cofar SpAMAESTRANZA COFAR SPAAmenities1

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
3
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-500-2025
2TA
COPEC S.A. / Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Terminal Marítimo de Quintero COPEC
Lapse of the sanctioning processPartially upheld
R-240-2020
2TA
Organización Comunitaria Funcional Vecinos Los Nogales / Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Plan de Expansión Chile LT 2x500 kv Cardones-Polpaico
Administrative invalidationRejects
R-124-2016
2TA
Millones Chirino Manuel Jesús en contra del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental de la Región de Valparaíso (Res. Ex. N° 246/2016, de 25 de julio de 2016).
Aumento de Capacidad Fase 2 del Terminal GNLQ
Administrative invalidationRejects

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

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

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
2
Historic monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
1

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
ES - QUINTEROPTAS · emisario submarinoESVAL S.A. · discharges into mar
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario San Pedro (Quillota) · 15.160 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
10
Area affected
6 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
245 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
38
At high or very high risk
22
2 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
4
latest: 2022 · 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
14,71°C
2035-2065 projection: +0,93°C
Annual precipitation
392 mm
projection: -5%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +2 days
Frost days
0

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
3.150
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
8.158
Police cases · trend
3.184
3.150
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats5481.419
Domestic violence4881.264
Property damage285738
Burglary of an inhabited place276715
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces267692
Larceny181469
Theft of items from vehicles178461
Minor injuries170440
Burglary of an uninhabited place140363
Robbery with violence or intimidation91236
Weapons-related crimes70181
Drug-related crimes57148

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 30.

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
17
Guards and inspectors
41
1 per 942 hab
Patrol fleet
8
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 4Pickups: 4
Surveillance cameras · trend
13
17
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
150
Deaths
4
10,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
135
18 serious
Pedestrian collisions
19
1 pedestrian killed

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