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Los Andes

Valparaíso68.939 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.235 km² of area56 inh./km²$24.018M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+21 pts
22nd biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Population
−2,4%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
15,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 252nd highest of 346
Finance
$348 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 287 of 346
Education
594,4 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
214th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

67 Squares and green areas
44 Schools
9 Health centers
9 Pharmacies
9 Kindergartens
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Institutes
2 Carabineros
2 Hospitals
1 Universities
1 Libraries
1 Fire stations

Liveability index · EIU style

62.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#36 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety64
Health78
Culture and environment60
Education43
Infrastructure59
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Manuel Rivera M.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
18.240
votes (41.88%)
56.469
Electoral roll
86,41%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MR
Manuel Rivera M.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
18.240
votes
ME
Manuel Eduardo Enrique Rivera Martinez
2021-2024 · UDI
7.674
votes
MN
Mauricio Navarro Salinas
2008-2012 · PDC
12.056
votes
MR
Manuel Rivera Martínez
2004-2008 · UDI
14.575
votes
MR
Manuel Rivera Martinez
2000-2004 · UDI
9.273
votes
OR
Octavio Rafael Arellano Zelaya
1996-2000 · DC
5.156
votes
OR
Octavio Rafael Arellano Zelaya
1992-1996 · DC
8.054
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PC
Patricio Cornejo H.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
3.577
votes
JM
Juan Montenegro G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
3.013
votes
NV
Nelson Vergara H.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · FEDERACION REGIONALISTA VERDE SOCIAL
2.629
votes
MY
Marta Yochum G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
2.040
votes
MB
Marianella Benavides C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.581
votes
MM
Mario Mendez A.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · FEDERACION REGIONALISTA VERDE SOCIAL
1.210
votes

Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
122
Highly complex
22
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202433
2021341248
2020734
20199621
20181376
2017278712

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

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

  • CC
    Constructora Cvp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • ES
    Edusmart SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024
  • HY
    H y C Inversiones
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • MS
    Mistatas SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CS
    Colbun S..a.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • FT
    Food Trucks Lovers SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • ES
    Ebi Servicios Industriales SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • c
    Cosemar
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • Ay
    Asesorías y Servicios en Computación e Informática Limitada.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • SS
    Suat SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • IG
    Inmobiliaria Galilea Centro SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • FC
    Fundación Centro de Estudios Nacionales de Desarrollo Alternativo - Cenda
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • TG
    Tein Group SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • RS
    Reactivate SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • ZC
    Zertior Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • SV
    Sociedad Vanguardia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • HC
    Horizontal Chamisero S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • SD
    Servicios Digitales Mañihuales SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • DS
    Domum SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
and 62 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

61.674
inhabitants
69.094
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+12%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
67.546
-3% vs. 2035 (69.876)
Over 60 · 2050
32,39%
25,96% in 2035 · +6 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)97,89 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.193 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)594,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)604,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo63.440 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,94 %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 1.319 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
58.707
30.006 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
14.808
49% of RSH households
Female-headed households
54%
16.178
Elderly (60+)14.18224%
Children and adolescents (<18)12.14421%
Foreign nationals2.9665%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.5243%
People with moderate/severe dependency9782%
Single-person households13.94746%

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
15.991
49 schools
Students per teacher
13,3
1.198 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
49,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 33%Private subsidized 49%Private paid 13%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,49%
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
2
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
33.525
49% of the population
Doctors employed
18
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 111Contract staff: 93Fee contracts: 15
Primary-care medical visits · per year
49.044
105.921
20102025
Medical specialties served · 25 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Orthopedics and TraumaInternal MedicineAdult General SurgeryAdult UrologyAdult GynecologyAdult CardiologyObstetricsPediatric Orthopedics and TraumaAdult RheumatologyAdult EndocrinologyAdult PsychiatryDiabetologyChild PsychiatryAdult Respiratory MedicineAdult Plastic SurgeryPediatricsAdult Infectious DiseasesPediatric Respiratory Medicine+7 more

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.141
2.599
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 (50.085 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar CentenarioFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal32.01151%
Centro de Salud Familiar Cordillera Andina (Urbano 2)Family Health Center (CESFAM)Health Service18.01152%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Juan Pablo SegundoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4659%
Posta de Salud Rural Río Blanco (los Andes)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1724%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $9.534.865.000 ($284.411/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.742.770.000Municipal contribution: $123.750.000

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

Indigenous population
3.134
4.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.26872.4%
Diaguita43313.8%
Aymara1916.1%
Colla551.8%

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
110
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
545
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
85
Social and aid
85
For the elderly
67
Cultural
26
Sports
11
Foundations and corporations
10
Religious
3
Trade associations and cooperatives
2
Fire brigades
2

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.

9 Local media · 1 AM · 2 Comunitaria · 6 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AAMIGAFM95.7 FM
BOBUENA ONDA FMFM99.5 FM
FOFM OKFM101.3 FM
NSNUESTRA SEÑORA DE FATIMAComunitaria107.9 FM
SSUPERANDINAFM88.5 FM
TTRASANDINAAM1500 AM
CMComunicaciones Mia Ltda. · holderFM104.3 FM
ISInversiones San Jose Ltda. · holderFM97.7 FM
OPOrganizacion Promotora del Desarrollo Integral Santa Teresa de los Andes · holderComunitaria107.7 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
4.086
6,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
2.010 people · 49% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
2.010 Venezuela
747 Colombia
463 Argentina
230 Perú

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
101
4 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
1.162
5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
321
18.565 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
811
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.383
beneficiaries · 2013–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
245
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

46.263homes · by type (2017)
House
19.535 · 82.8%
House
19.008 · 83.8%
Apartment
3.765 · 16%
Apartment
3.524 · 15.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
105 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
90 · 0.4%
Other private
70 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
70 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
37 · 0.2%
Other private
35 · 0.2%
Mobile
15 · 0.1%
Mobile
5 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
6.552 · 41.1%
Owned, being paid off
5.229 · 32.8%
Rented
3.153 · 19.8%
Provided for work
574 · 3.6%
Free of charge
443 · 2.8%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
8
Beds
189
12,7 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
$24.017.767.000
Own revenue
$7.270.242.000
30% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$12.530.577.000
52% of the total
State transfers
$1.299.601.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.870.203.000
$24.017.767.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

31.0%
24.5%
15.1%
6.4%
23.1%
Property tax$2.250.221.000
Business licenses$1.780.760.000
Vehicle permits$1.096.066.000
Cleaning fees$462.438.000
Other own revenue$1.680.757.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $298.432.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
45.4%
37.5%
17.1%
Municipal$24.017.767.000
Education$19.841.910.000
Health$9.076.571.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $10.632.989.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$1.266.764.000
$7.270.242.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$937.847.000
$12.530.577.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$408.268.000
$1.299.601.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$24.971.691.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$23.558.965.000
Execution rate
94.3%
Unexecuted: $1.412.726.000
Medium execution: it executed 94.3%. Left unspent: $1.412.726.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$2.884.485.000
$23.558.965.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

48.3%
47.2%
Internal management$11.377.154.000
Community services$11.119.694.000
Social programs$146.194.000
Municipal activities$915.923.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$10.933.506.00046.4%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$9.534.865.00040.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$5.815.601.00024.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$3.978.116.00016.9%
Electricity (facilities)$1.239.776.0005.3%
Investment (works and projects)$1.072.952.0004.6%
Street lighting$781.038.0003.3%
Water (facilities)$394.274.0001.7%
Transfers to education$341.000.0001.4%
Transfers to health$125.000.0000.5%
Councillor stipends$81.709.0000.3%
Travel allowances$14.801.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$584.0000.0%

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

24.7%
46.4%
28.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$5.815.601.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$10.933.506.000
Others$6.809.858.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

55.8%
28.9%
10.8%
Permanent staff$3.655.747.000
Contract staff$1.891.555.000
Fee contracts$268.299.000
Labor Code$22.243.000
Community progs.$710.285.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

51.1%
44.5%
Permanent staff117
Contract staff102
Fee contracts10
Total: 229 staffFee contracts: 4.4% of the headcountWomen: 40.6%Professionalization: 35.2%
Cost/staffer permanent: $31.319.667/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.932.559/yearCost/staffer fees: $17.671.700/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: $1.072.952.000 (4.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.709.000Travel allowances: $14.801.000Commissions and representation: $584.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $3.978.116.000Street lighting: $781.038.000Electricity: $1.239.776.000Water: $394.274.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

614
43
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

196
13
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$105.914.237.479
Purchase orders
44.901

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.634.766.625
$4.935.901.114
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Citelum Chile SpA$7.133.986.4491
Constructora Torres del Paine SpA$4.674.082.2335
Suat SpA$2.108.526.619118
Garex Construcciones SpA$1.922.729.73611
Constructora San Vicente Ltda.$1.919.468.2958
Ingenieria Pedreros y Construccion S.A.$1.796.039.820116
Comercial Express$1.775.820.2981.766
Ingenieria y Construccion Mtv SpA$1.765.979.9041

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.516.907.63871%
Direct award discretionary$705.919.09014%
Framework Agreement $393.216.5348%
Agile Purchase $319.857.8496%

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

Registered companies
5.115
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
25.012

Pyramid by sales bracket

58.2%
15.5%
23.3%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.978 companies
Small (≤25k UF)795 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)113 companies
Large (>100k UF)35 companies
No sales/no info1.194 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Buses J M Pullman S aTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.204
Carnes Kar LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)412
Consorcio Andino SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 3377
Lira, Garnham y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 388
Servintegral Servicios LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 22.758
Ski Portillo S aACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CLarge 2655
Sercoing Ltda.EXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 2559
Lever Mecanica y Servicios SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2517
Servicios de Ingenieria y Desarrollo de Proyectos S.A.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 2442
Buses Ahumada LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2437

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
6
US$ 263 M declared
Approved last 5 years
10
US$ 1.206 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
922
+ 690 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
1.737
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Proyecto Los Bronces IntegradoEIAAnglo American Sur S.A.Approved3.0002.850
Sistema de impulsión de agua para uso industrial desde Depósito de RelEIACorporación Nacional del Cobre de CUnder Review6501.480
OPTIMIZACIÓN MINERA DIVISIÓN ANDINADIACorporación Nacional del Cobre, DivApproved150
Sistema de almacenamiento de Energía por Baterías - San RafaelDIAParque Solar Lircay SpAApproved9470
Implementación de las instalaciones para manejo de aguas contactadas yEIAAnglo American Sur S.A.Under Review90294
Aumento de la Vida Útil del Puerto Terrestre Los AndesDIAPuerto Terrestre los Andes SociedadUnder Review33,179
Centro Comercial Los AndesDIAInmobiliaria Petrohue Ltda.Approved25130
Proyecto Habitacional Periodista Lenka Franulic I y IIDIAConavicoopUnder Review20,666391
Conjunto Habitacional DS-19 Senderos de Los Andes VDIAInmobiliaria Club Py Catalina S.A.Approved14,46200
Regularización Senderos de los Andes IIIDIAInmobiliaria Club Py Catalina S.A.Approved13,532150
Juncal SolarDIASolar Ti Cinco SpAApproved1180
Edificio Santa TeresaDIAInmobiliaria Petrohue Ltda.Approved8,95120

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

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
58 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

1monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; O3; NO2· station: Los Andes
Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
15 t MP10
15 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂
0 t Material particulado

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
R¡o BlancoNational Reserve1.561 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.

169
Species
104
Flora
65
Fauna
50
In conservation status
45
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUKarachi, orestiasOrestias laucaensisENKarachi, orestiasOrestias ascotanensisENKarachi, orestiasOrestias parinacotensisENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENPancoraAegla laevisENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chungaraensisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus laucaensisENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENLagarto leopardoLiolaemus leopardinusENKarachi, orestiasOrestias chungarensisENMatuasto de darwin, lagarto de cola gruesaPhymaturus darwiniENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENTarántula afín de santiagoEuathlus affinisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAraucaria, 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 culpaeusVUGato montés andinoLeopardus jacobitaENPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUCamarón de río del norteCryphiops caementariusVUPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUFrangel, olivillo de la cordillera, pulpicaKageneckia angustifoliaNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTLagartija parda, lagartija de bellLiolaemus belliiNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTLagartija de fitzgeraldLiolaemus fitzgeraldiNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTChorlito cordilleranoPhegornis mitchelliiNT

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.

5 Wetlands · 1 urban · 313 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-02Desembocadura Rio Aconcaguaurban312 /8.465
HPU-05-24Tranque de retención sin nombre1
HPU-05-21Tranque de retención sin nombre0
HPU-05-23Embalse 8 Los Andes0
HPU-05-25Tranque de retención sin nombre0

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. 37 projects totaling US$ 4.569 million, approved between 1997 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining13 projects · US$ 3.237 M · 1997–2022
Anglo American Sur S.A.Proyecto Los Bronces Integrado · Reemplazo Sistema de Chancado y habilitación plataforma para infraestructura Minera
Miscellaneous industrial facilities1 project · US$ 598 M · 2014
Cormecánica S.A.Aumento De Capacidad de Producción en Cormecánica S.A.
Energy8 projects · US$ 302 M · 1997–2024
Tercera Región Solar SpAMeseta de Los Andes · Sistema de almacenamiento de Energía por Baterías - San Rafael
Environmental Sanitation3 projects · US$ 285 M · 2001–2016
Corporación Nacional del Cobre, División AndinaComplementos y Modificaciones Reemplazo Sistema de Chancado y Habilitación Plataforma para Infraestructura Minera · Mejoramiento del Sistema de Tratamiento de Riles del Sector de Lavado Superintendencia de Servicios
Transport Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 69 M · 2005–2008
Cointer Chile S.A.Estacionamientos y Bodegaje del Valle del Aconcagua (e-seia) · Puerto Terrestre Los Andes (e-seia)
Real estate3 projects · US$ 53 M · 2024–2025
Inmobiliaria Petrohue Ltda.Centro Comercial Los Andes · Conjunto Habitacional DS-19 Senderos de Los Andes V
Amenities2 projects · US$ 23 M · 2002–2021
Servicio Nacional de AduanasPrograma de Obras de Equipamiento e Infraestructura Puerto Terminal Los Andes · Edificio Estacionamientos Subterráneos, Plaza de Armas de Los Andes
Others5 projects · US$ 2 M · 2011–2020
Transportes Tamarugal LimitadaAumento de Capacidad de Transporte de Ácido Sulfúrico en y entre las Regiones XV, I, II, III, V y Metropolitana · Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de 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
Chilquinta
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESVAL
Higher education
4 campuses 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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
4
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-441-2024
2TA
Junta de Vecinos Las Varas y otro/ Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Desarrollo Los Bronces
RCA review (Art. 25 quinquies, Law 19.300)
R-292-2021
2TA
Ojeda Behrens David Alberto y otro/Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
-Proyectos “Desarrollo Los Bronces
SMA complaint archived — SEIA evasionRejects
R-323-2022
2TA
Flores Celedón Gabriela y otro/ Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Proyecto “Meseta de Los Andes
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
7785-2019
2TA
Aldunate Herrera, Oscar Armando y otro en contra del Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental 
Desarrollo Los Bronces
RCA review (Art. 25 quinquies, Law 19.300)Upheld

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
5 m²
50% 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
16
Historic monuments
15
Heritage zones
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
C.C.P. Los AndesPrison (CCP)469 inmates · 357 convicted · 112 awaiting trial · 185% occupancy
PTAS - LOS ANDESPTAS · lodos activadosESVAL S.A. · discharges into río aconcagua
Where this comuna's waste goes
CTI La Hormiga (San Felipe) · 27.374 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
1
Area affected
9 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
28 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
28
At high or very high risk
21
10 very high
Main threat
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos…
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos a desnivel

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
8
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
5,27°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,65°C
Annual precipitation
449 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
2
projection: +2 days
Frost days
148

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
4.049
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.873
Police cases · trend
6.038
4.049
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats617895
Domestic violence529767
Property damage479695
Larceny460667
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces429622
Minor injuries175254
Theft of items from vehicles169245
Burglary of an uninhabited place160232
Burglary of an inhabited place159231
Robbery with violence or intimidation143207
Drug-related crimes130189
Weapons-related crimes117170

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
68
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 68.939 hab
Patrol fleet
7
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 3Motorcycles: 2Drones: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
48
68
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
445
Deaths
1
1,5 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
169
25 serious
Pedestrian collisions
31
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.