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Escudo de Rinconada

Rinconada

Valparaíso12.030 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024123 km² of area98 inh./km²$15.633M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2024
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+0%
5th fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Society
+74%
29th fastest population growth (since 2002)
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Society
92%
26th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
+24,2%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
25,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 57th highest of 346
Education
3,09%
School dropout rate · 36th highest in the country
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

28 Squares and green areas
4 Schools
3 Health centers
2 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Pharmacies
1 Carabineros
1 Kindergartens
1 Fire stations

Rinconada es una comuna de la Provincia de Los Andes, Región de Valparaíso, en la zona central de Chile. Fue creada el 18 de enero de 1897 por Federico Errázuriz Echaurren. Destaca por la actividad agrícola en el cultivo de uva de exportación y el durazno. También conserva tradiciones de esta zona, como el rodeo y las tradiciones del huaso chileno.La caracteriza el cruce por lo largo de toda la comuna de la Carretera Gral San Martín, por lo que toma importancia Histórica en la época de independencia, en el desplazamiento y el pernocto del ejército de los Andes, antes de la importante Batalla de Chacabuco.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

40.5 /100
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#302 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety43
Health30
Culture and environment22
Education59
Infrastructure61
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Juan Galdames C.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
3.200
votes (34.93%)
10.385
Electoral roll
92,27%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
JG
Juan Galdames C.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.200
votes
JE
Juan Emigdio Galdames Carmona
2021-2024 · IND
2.293
votes
JG
Juan Galdames Carmona
2008-2012 · UDI
3.163
votes
JG
Juan Galdames Carmona
2004-2008 · UDI
2.481
votes
JG
Juan Galdames Carmona
2000-2004 · UDI
1.555
votes
JG
Juan Galdames Carmona
1996-2000 · ILDUD
1.170
votes
BJ
Bernardo José Arriaza González
1994-1996 · DC
479
votes
HL
Héctor López Lazo
1992-1994 · PS
539
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

WL
Wilson Lopez D.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.043
votes
GM
Gonzalo Miranda F.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.011
votes
JU
Juan Urbina T.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
901
votes
JF
Jose Fuentes T.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
461
votes
JM
Jose Montalva C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
430
votes
MR
Mauricio Rozas H.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
412
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
136
Highly complex
46
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2023261097
2021541
201946221112
2018541
201712453
20164261422

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

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

  • FE
    Fundación Emilia Silva Figueroa Víctimas de Accidentes
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • CC
    Creser Coach Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • AS
    Atc Sitios de Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • Dl
    Diversub Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • IL
    Ideaverde Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • Cd
    Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Unión Aérea Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • DA
    Deloitte Auditores y Consultores Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • dg
    Direccion General del Credito Prendario
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • FF
    Fundación Formando Campeones
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • SG
    Sps Group
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • EM
    Embajada Mundial de Activistas por la Paz Corp.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • PC
    Productora Caja Negra SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • FS
    Forty Six And Two
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • SL
    Sustenta Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • US
    Unifarma S.P.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • PM
    Productora Maria Jose Esteve Fernandez EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Union Condoroma de Rinconada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CC
    Certificaciones Chilecap Quality Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • FS
    Fracción SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
and 12 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

7.026
inhabitants
12.204
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+76%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
15.358
+12% vs. 2035 (13.654)
Over 60 · 2050
29,11%
22,87% 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)94,16 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment31 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment0 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)554,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)602,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo11.855 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)25,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,66 %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 33 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
10.803
5.290 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.080
58% of RSH households
Female-headed households
51%
2.705
Elderly (60+)2.25921%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.54824%
Foreign nationals2462%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3944%
People with moderate/severe dependency891%
Single-person households2.26843%

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
1.434
8 schools
Students per teacher
9,3
154 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
65,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 56%Private subsidized 40%Private paid 3%
Pass rate
99,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
3,09%
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
2
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
12.372
103% of the population
Doctors employed
7
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 57Contract staff: 30Fee contracts: 7
Primary-care medical visits · per year
7.409
22.008
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
593
698
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 (12.138 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar RinconadaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal12.13859%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.836.655.000 ($310.108/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.984.348.000Municipal contribution: $362.848.000

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

Indigenous population
671
5.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche49473.6%
Diaguita10415.5%

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 AM · 1 ComunitariaSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CSComunicaciones San Gabriel SpA · holderAM1570 AM
CdCorporacion de Desarrollo Comunal de Rinconada · holderComunitaria107.3 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
379
3,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
82 people · 22% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
82 Venezuela
81 Argentina
52 Colombia
35 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
233
5,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
10
1.529 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
90
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
396
beneficiaries · 2013–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
32
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

7.570homes · by type (2017)
House
3.915 · 99.2%
House
3.524 · 97.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
72 · 2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
16 · 0.4%
Other private
13 · 0.4%
Other private
13 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
9 · 0.2%
Mobile
4 · 0.1%
Apartment
3 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
70%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.031 · 59.2%
Rented
204 · 11.7%
Provided for work
200 · 11.5%
Owned, being paid off
184 · 10.6%
Free of charge
124 · 7.1%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$15.632.704.000
Own revenue
$7.181.684.000
46% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.331.168.000
15% of the total
State transfers
$6.557.139.000
42% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$719.569.000
$15.632.704.000
20012024

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

7.0%
86.2%
Property tax$500.766.000
Business licenses$59.075.000
Vehicle permits$394.410.000
Cleaning fees$34.864.000
Other own revenue$6.192.569.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Casinos (Law 19.995): $5.942.778.000Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $16.399.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
69.6%
15.1%
15.2%
Municipal$15.632.704.000
Education$3.400.608.000
Health$3.423.182.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $1.671.257.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$187.569.000
$7.181.684.000
20012024

FCM received · trend

$301.405.000
$2.331.168.000
20012024

State transfers · trend

$163.238.000
$6.557.139.000
20012024

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$12.796.491.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$11.908.462.000
Execution rate
93.1%
Unexecuted: $888.029.000
Medium execution: it executed 93.1%. Left unspent: $888.029.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$768.402.000
$11.908.462.000
20012024

Distribution by management area · 2025

44.5%
41.2%
9.0%
Internal management$5.297.595.000
Community services$4.912.106.000
Social programs$1.075.353.000
Municipal activities$331.200.000
Recreational programs$170.599.000
Cultural programs$27.901.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.836.655.00032.2%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.669.011.00022.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.518.320.00012.7%
Investment (works and projects)$723.745.0006.1%
Transfers to health$318.848.0002.7%
Transfers to education$308.330.0002.6%
Electricity (facilities)$149.452.0001.3%
Councillor stipends$80.206.0000.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$74.061.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$32.513.0000.3%
Travel allowances$14.304.0000.1%

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

22.4%
12.7%
64.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.669.011.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.518.320.000
Others$7.721.131.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

18.3%
12.1%
36.5%
16.6%
16.5%
Permanent staff$729.559.000
Contract staff$482.130.000
Fee contracts$1.457.322.000
Labor Code$662.967.000
Community progs.$659.717.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

33.3%
36.7%
30.0%
Permanent staff20
Contract staff22
Fee contracts18
Total: 60 staffFee contracts: 30.0% of the headcountWomen: 57.1%Professionalization: 40.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $34.697.200/yearCost/staffer contract: $20.264.636/yearCost/staffer fees: $40.653.667/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: $723.745.000 (6.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.206.000Travel allowances: $14.304.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $74.061.000Electricity: $149.452.000Water: $32.513.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

24
23
20012024

Building permits issued · per year

160
13
20122024

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$50.804.495.191
Purchase orders
17.918

Purchase-order amount · trend

$143.495.876
$754.796.820
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Constructora Gutierrez y Villalon SpA$1.781.573.0781
Montenegro Construcciones e Ingeniería Ltda.$1.473.059.10920
Constructora San Vicente Ltda.$1.464.631.2694
Constructora Siglo Mil Ltda.$1.225.104.08444
Patricio Montenegro Obras Civiles Limitada$1.002.407.8686
Sucesión Hereditaria Fernando Porcile Valenzuela$999.999.9471
Copec S.A.$900.500.106148
Castillo y Castillo Construcciones e Ingeniería$833.992.65463

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Direct award discretionary$245.772.96233%
Tender $200.833.10727%
Agile Purchase $189.332.00125%
Framework Agreement $118.858.75016%

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

Registered companies
753
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.360

Pyramid by sales bracket

58.3%
17.3%
23.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)439 companies
Small (≤25k UF)130 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)7 companies
Large (>100k UF)3 companies
No sales/no info174 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Casino Rinconada S.A.ACTIVIDADES ARTISTICAS, DE ENTRETENIMIENTO Y Large 3600
Operaciones Integrales Chacabuco Sociedad AnonimaACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CLarge 2623
Empresa de Prestacion de Servicios Rodolfo Figueroa Valle R.f.v."e.i.r.l."AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2241
Cv Transporte y Logistica SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 25
Transportes Don Antonio LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 22
Sociedad Inmobiliaria Mys SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASMedium 21
Camponorte SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 2
Engineering In Sales Of Parts For Sulfuric Acid Plant, Sudamerica Andina LimitadCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 156
Socoexp SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 15
Soc Agricola Santo Domingo SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 12

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
1
US$ 3 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 10 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
34
+ 2 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
70
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Fotovoltaico Auco SunlightDIAAuco Sunlight SpAApproved1070
Ampliación Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas RinconadaDIAEsval S.A.Under Review2,94234
DISTRIBUCIÓN DE ANHIDRIDO SULFUROSO ENTRE LAS REGIONES V, VI, VII Y MEDIASulfoquim S.A.Approved0,03

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
7 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.

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

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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
La CampanaNational Parkat 28 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.

26
Species
18
Flora
8
Fauna
12
In conservation status
13
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNT

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.

11 Wetlands · 11 urban · 60 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-02Desembocadura Rio Aconcaguaurban52 /8.465
HUR-05-139Embalse 15 Rinconadaurban1
HUR-05-40Embalseurban1
HUR-05-89Embalse 19 Rinconadaurban1
HUR-05-07Embalseurban1
HUR-05-136Embalse 8 Rinconada.urban1
HUR-05-10Embalseurban1
HUR-05-20Embalseurban1
HUR-05-138Embalse 14 Rinconadaurban1
HUR-05-09Embalseurban0
HUR-05-137Embalse 17 Rinconadaurban0

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. 8 projects totaling US$ 148 million, approved between 2002 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining1 project · US$ 93 M · 2002
Corporación Nacional del Cobre, División AndinaExpansión División Andina
Energy2 projects · US$ 22 M · 2018–2024
Sociedad Inversiones Chacabuco SpAPROYECTO FOTOVOLTAICO LIBERTADORES · Parque Fotovoltaico Auco Sunlight
Amenities1 project · US$ 17 M · 2013
Casino Rinconada S.A.Centro de Convenciones y Discoteque
Real estate1 project · US$ 16 M · 2008
Casino Rinconada S.A.Reino de Los Andes (e-seia)
Others3 projects · US$ 0 M · 2011–2015
Transportes Bello e Hijos Ltda.TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA. · TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA INTERREGIONAL DE CARGAS Y/O SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS

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
No campus · nearest in San Felipe at 15.4 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 (2023)

Green space per capita
4 m²
40% 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.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - RINCONADAPTAS · lodos activadosESVAL S.A. · discharges into estero pocuro
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Loma Los Colorados (Tiltil) · 4.543 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
251 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
254 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
10
At high or very high risk
4
2 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)

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
14,83°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,36°C
Annual precipitation
343 mm
projection: -5%
Hot days>30°C
21
projection: +27 days
Frost days
10

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
615
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.112
Police cases · trend
613
615
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage112931
Threats93773
Burglary of an uninhabited place81673
Domestic violence75623
Burglary of an inhabited place47391
Larceny41341
Minor injuries31258
Theft of items from vehicles22183
Robbery with violence or intimidation17141
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces15125
Weapons-related crimes1191
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)1083

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 26.

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
0
Guards and inspectors
16
1 per 752 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
0
20202023

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
74
Deaths
1
8,3 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
46
12 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

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.

Rinconada, Valparaíso · Monitor Municipios