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La Ligua

Valparaíso38.387 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.165 km² of area33 inh./km²$16.959M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Economy
12.471 jobs
23rd most jobs promised by investment projects
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Finance
+21 pts
23rd biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Population
+0%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
23,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 69th highest of 346
Finance
$442 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 222 of 346
Finance
71,14%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
571 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
172nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

37 Schools
21 Squares and green areas
12 Health centers
10 Kindergartens
9 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
4 Fire stations
3 Carabineros
3 Pharmacies
1 Hospitals
1 Institutes

Liveability index · EIU style

47.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#202 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety28
Health42
Culture and environment58
Education61
Infrastructure56
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Patricio Pallares V.Re-elected
INDEPENDIENTE
9.130
votes (33.92%)
32.327
Electoral roll
90,22%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
PP
Patricio Pallares V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
9.130
votes
PD
Patricio Daniel Pallares Valenzuela
2021-2024 · IND
6.632
votes
RS
Rodrigo Sánchez Villalobos
2008-2012 · PCCH
6.489
votes
RS
Raúl Sánchez Bañados
2004-2008 · PC
6.911
votes
JI
Juan Ibacache Ibacache
2000-2004 · RN
6.662
votes
JI
Juan Ibacache Ibacache
1996-2000 · ILDRN
6.895
votes
JI
Juan Ibacache Ibacache
1992-1996 · ILD
5.533
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CC
Camilo Castillo L.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.427
votes
CC
Claudia Cortez O.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.405
votes
EA
Enrique Areco V.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · PARTIDO DEMOCRATAS CHILE
1.372
votes
MD
Mauricio Diaz C.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
1.347
votes
DS
Doris Sanchez V.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
1.173
votes
LO
Ligia Osorio O.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
828
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión258 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó el Plan de Acción Comunal de Cambio Climático (PAC) y tres licitaciones millonarias, mientras una cuarta —demarcación vial— fue retirada de tabla por dudas técnicas y presupuestarias.

Temas tratados

  • Plan de Acción Comunal de Cambio Climático (PAC): Presentación y votación de aprobación del plan obligatorio según la Ley 21.455, elaborado con la consultora Dinámica Costera sin costo directo al municipio.
  • Licitación de demarcación y señalética vial: Contrato de suministro por ~$750 millones (3 años); debatido y retirado de tabla para su revisión.
  • Adquisición de retroexcavadora: Compra de maquinaria por $120 millones para reemplazar equipo obsoleto.
  • Suministro de áridos, maquinaria y camiones para Plan de Invierno: Contrato de 12 meses para emergencias y recuperación de caminos.
  • Suministro de materiales de ferretería: Contrato de suministro por ~$349 millones (3 años); votación pendiente al cierre de la sesión por exceder el tiempo reglamentario.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • PAC aprobado por unanimidad (todos los concejales a favor).
  • Punto de señalética vial retirado de tabla para incorporar opinión de la unidad de Tránsito; votación para el retiro aprobada (mayoría), con el rechazo explícito del concejal Areco.
  • Retroexcavadora aprobada por unanimidad ($120.165.800; empresa con mejor oferta económica entre tres oferentes).
  • Suministro de áridos y maquinaria Plan de Invierno aprobado (unanimidad o mayoría; no se registra voto en contra en la transcripción).
  • Licitación de ferretería: votación no concluida; sesión cerrada por tiempo reglamentario; queda para próximo concejo.

Plata y obras

  • PAC: elaborado sin costo para el municipio gracias al convenio con Dinámica Costera (ahorro estimado por concejales en ~$40–50 millones).
  • Señalética vial: ~$750 millones a 3 años (~$250 millones/año); imputación presupuestaria cuestionada (subcuenta 22.06 vs. 22.08).
  • Retroexcavadora: $120.165.800 con cargo a saldo inicial de caja ($130 millones disponibles).
  • Áridos y maquinaria Plan de Invierno: monto no queda explícito en la transcripción; contrato por 12 meses desde julio aprox.
  • Ferretería: ~$349 millones a 3 años (~$116 millones/año); empresa adjudicataria propuesta por ~$138 millones (suma de precios unitarios); no votado.
  • El PAC menciona un potencial de venta de bonos de carbono valorado en ~4 millones de dólares anuales, sujeto a gestión y certificación (dato orientativo, no comprometido).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Señalética vial: La concejala Cortés cuestionó la imputación presupuestaria, la ausencia de Tránsito en la comisión evaluadora, criterios de evaluación que priorizaron experiencia en pavimentación sobre señalética, y el precio del lomo de toro (~$8,6 millones vs. ~$4–5 millones en otras comunas). El alcalde defendió el proceso como apegado a normativa.
  • Ferretería: Concejales observaron un criterio de evaluación ajeno al objeto del contrato (disponibilidad de buses/transporte), errores de formato en documentos (texto de otra licitación pegado), y la adjudicación a empresa fuera de la comuna pese a que las bases otorgaban mayor puntaje a proveedores locales.
  • Áridos: La concejala Cortés advirtió que la empresa adjudicada no posee cantera propia y certificará el origen legal del material solo al momento de la entrega, lo que ella considera una debilidad ante situaciones de emergencia.
  • Participación ciudadana baja en los talleres del PAC (6–8 personas en algunos casos sobre una población de más de 40.000 habitantes) fue reconocida como problema por varios concejales.

Para seguir

  • Señalética vial: el alcalde comprometió una reunión con la unidad de Tránsito antes del 15 de junio (plazo límite señalado) para votar en el próximo concejo, ordinario o extraordinario.
  • Ferretería: votación postergada al próximo concejo por cierre reglamentario de la sesión.
  • PAC: municipio debe avanzar en convenio "Pacto de Alcaldes por el Clima" (ya habría convenio en carpeta según dirección); elaborar estrategia hídrica local y estrategia energética local como primeras medidas con financiamiento externo disponible.
  • Informe de avance Plan de Invierno: Wilson (Emergencias) comprometió enviar al concejo informe de ejecución (señaló 72% de avance a la fecha de la sesión).
  • Posta de La Canela: en proceso con Ministerio de Salud; visita al terreno ya realizada, pendiente aprobación para iniciar construcción.

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)

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
129
Highly complex
27
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2025826
2024253166
2023752
201964202222
201717458
2015834

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

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

  • FT
    Fundacion Textil Circular
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • Ay
    Agencia y Productora Power 11:11
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • GW
    Green Water la Ligua SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • pG
    Ph Gestión Transversal SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • cl
    Caja los Heroes
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FN
    Fundación Nacional Superación Pobreza
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025

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

33.073
inhabitants
38.511
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+17%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
38.623
-2% vs. 2035 (39.347)
Over 60 · 2050
34,81%
27,85% 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)91,25 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment439 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment42,9 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)571 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)586,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo39.270 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)23,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples7,19 %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 525 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
40.145
21.071 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
12.919
61% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
10.612
Elderly (60+)10.28626%
Children and adolescents (<18)7.94320%
Foreign nationals1.3753%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.3583%
People with moderate/severe dependency6122%
Single-person households10.33249%

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
7.380
42 schools
Students per teacher
10,3
719 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
63,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 48%Private subsidized 49%Private paid 3%
Pass rate
98,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,42%
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
9
FONASA enrollees
37.437
98% of the population
Doctors employed
19
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 143Contract staff: 88Fee contracts: 29
Primary-care medical visits · per year
28.251
65.622
20102025
Medical specialties served · 9 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Orthopedics and TraumaInternal MedicineAdult GynecologyPediatricsObstetricsAdult General SurgeryAnesthesiologyAdult GastroenterologyAdult Psychiatry

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
1.596
1.083
20192024

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 (37.582 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Raúl Sánchez BañadosFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal15.12361%
Posta de Salud Rural Pueblo de VarasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13.60362%
Posta de Salud Rural Huaquén (la Ligua)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.84478%
Posta de Salud Rural Pueblo de RocoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.38166%
Posta de Salud Rural las ParcelasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.33565%
Posta de Salud Rural los MollesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.15271%
Posta de Salud Rural TrapicheRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal98571%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa MartaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal84364%
Posta de Salud Rural PichicuyRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal70481%
Posta de Salud Rural la CanelaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal61266%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $9.344.277.000 ($249.600/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $6.983.314.000Municipal contribution: $539.000.000

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

Indigenous population
2.823
7.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.54654.8%
Diaguita91532.4%
Aymara2569.1%

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
84
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
943
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
355
Social and aid
132
Sports
77
Cultural
72
For the elderly
51
Foundations and corporations
1
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.

11 Local media · 4 Comunitaria · 7 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AANTONIAFM92.3 FM
CCRYSTALFM105.3 FM
DFDIGITAL FM2FM93.9 FM
DDULCEFM103.1 FM
EESTILOFM90.1 FM
MMONTEALEGREFM99.1 FM
APAgrupacion Peniel la Ligua · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
IAIglesia Asamblea de Dios Autonoma la Ligua · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
ONOrganizacion No Gubernamental de Desarrollo Niños para Cristo · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
PSParroquia Santo Domingo de Guzman de la Ligua · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora y Television Crystal Ltda. · holderFM98.7 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
1.651
4,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
817 people · 49% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
817 Venezuela
294 Haití
145 Colombia
103 Argentina

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
25
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
780
5,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
253
18.318 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
910
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
599
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
227
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

31.269homes · by type (2017)
House
15.666 · 90.6%
House
12.734 · 91.1%
Apartment
1.307 · 7.6%
Apartment
1.145 · 8.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
190 · 1.1%
Other private
71 · 0.4%
Other private
63 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
40 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
24 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
13 · 0.1%
Mobile
9 · 0.1%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
79%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.591 · 64.9%
Owned, being paid off
1.175 · 13.6%
Rented
948 · 11%
Free of charge
537 · 6.2%
Provided for work
366 · 4.2%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$16.958.616.000
Own revenue
$4.142.704.000
24% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$10.209.391.000
60% of the total
State transfers
$790.951.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.952.406.000
$16.958.616.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

27.2%
13.8%
12.4%
9.3%
37.2%
Property tax$1.127.828.000
Business licenses$573.587.000
Vehicle permits$512.718.000
Cleaning fees$386.986.000
Other own revenue$1.541.585.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $63.669.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
36.7%
41.4%
22.0%
Municipal$16.958.616.000
Education$19.130.568.000
Health$10.172.555.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $9.355.650.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$609.125.000
$4.142.704.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$624.872.000
$10.209.391.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$376.784.000
$790.951.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$20.795.572.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$16.388.165.000
Execution rate
78.8%
Unexecuted: $4.407.407.000
Low execution: it only executed 78.8% of the budget — $4.407.407.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.793.292.000
$16.388.165.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

66.1%
24.1%
6.3%
Internal management$10.836.548.000
Community services$3.952.335.000
Social programs$1.026.702.000
Municipal activities$237.918.000
Recreational programs$154.780.000
Cultural programs$179.882.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$9.344.277.00057.0%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.709.853.00028.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.245.227.00019.8%
Transfers to education$1.742.622.00010.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.608.446.0009.8%
Investment (works and projects)$1.122.435.0006.8%
Electricity (facilities)$639.919.0003.9%
Transfers to health$539.000.0003.3%
Councillor stipends$90.311.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$45.809.0000.3%
Travel allowances$27.305.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$3.766.0000.0%

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

19.8%
28.7%
51.5%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.245.227.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.709.853.000
Others$8.433.085.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

36.4%
24.1%
33.1%
Permanent staff$1.803.779.000
Contract staff$1.193.691.000
Fee contracts$247.757.000
Labor Code$68.130.000
Community progs.$1.636.976.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

45.5%
41.4%
13.1%
Permanent staff66
Contract staff60
Fee contracts19
Total: 145 staffFee contracts: 13.1% of the headcountWomen: 51.6%Professionalization: 42.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.810.833/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.693.317/yearCost/staffer fees: $13.134.000/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: $1.122.435.000 (6.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $90.311.000Travel allowances: $27.305.000Commissions and representation: $3.766.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.608.446.000Electricity: $639.919.000Water: $45.809.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

328
90
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

122
172
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$84.436.462.536
Purchase orders
37.802

Purchase-order amount · trend

$780.473.147
$5.470.541.758
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ecometro Urbanismo S.A.$8.859.764.5007
Empresa Constructora Ecmovial Limitada$3.797.088.41914
Empresa Individual de Responsabilidad Limitada Man$2.558.153.78018
Constructora Maximo Gary Leiva Rojo E.I.R.L.$1.692.655.55974
Constructora Vilches SpA$1.571.346.82720
Constructora Proas Limitada$1.568.599.6901
Larrain Prieto Risopatron Sociedad Anonima$1.298.939.1961
Flesan S.A.$918.156.3982

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $4.144.629.80376%
Direct award discretionary$632.182.22212%
Agile Purchase $448.716.1108%
Framework Agreement $245.013.6194%

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

Registered companies
3.628
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
6.433

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.5%
11.5%
23.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.341 companies
Small (≤25k UF)416 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)33 companies
Large (>100k UF)5 companies
No sales/no info833 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Elias Mocarquer e Hijos LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2102
Agricola el Roble SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1152
Sociedad Agricola Comercial Discentro S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1101
Rosa Cornejo Araya Farmacias SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 186
Comercial y Servicios Ranquimili LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 116
Figueroa y Arratia LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 245
Consuelo Anita Belen Pinilla Barraza y Compañia LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 228
Ferreteria las Esquinas LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 220
Mocarquer Gabriel e Hjos Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 215
Comercial LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 28

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
8
US$ 1.006 M declared
Approved last 5 years
9
US$ 282 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
1.235
+ 99 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
1.039
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIAConexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Approved1.4809.535
Parque Solar PullalliEIACerro Blanco SpAUnder Review350556
Parque Fotovoltaico Los BoldosDIALongotoma Solar SpAUnder Review290400
Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía KanutDIASphera Development SpAUnder Review255116
Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía BESS AtardecerDIAJinko Power Chile SpAUnder Review225150
Parque Fotovoltaico Andino LongotomaDIAParque Fotovoltaico Andino LongotomApproved200650
Sistema de Captación, Desalación y Distribución de agua de mar, sectorEIAGw la Ligua SpAUnder Review118,979230
Casas Viejas SolarDIALuz de Sol 5 SpAApproved116174
Quinquimo SolarDIAQuinquimo Solar SpAApproved8590
Nueva S/E La LiguaDIAEngie Energía Chile S.A.Approved24120
Condominio Paseo Costanera Los MollesEIARD Constructora SpAUnder Review19150
Planta Fotovoltaica LongotomaDIACld Generacion 8 SpAUnder Review13,2480

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
92 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

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.

287
Species
185
Flora
101
Fauna
1
Funga
80
In conservation status
58
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPitaoPitavia punctataENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENParamela de til-tilAdesmia resinosaENSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUAñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVUUvilloMonttea chilensisENLagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUVaquita de la isla choros, vaquita del desiertoGyriosomus granulipennisVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENVaquita del desierto de paposoGyriosomus angustusENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUGruñidor de valeriaPristidactylus valeriaeENPancoraAegla laevisENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUCascarudo de las docasCallyntra multicostaENDragón de oído cubiertoLiolaemus audituvelatusVUAraucaria, 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 culpaeusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENLinguePersea lingueVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENBallena sei, rorcual bacalao, rorcual de rudolphiBalaenoptera borealisCRCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVUBallena de aleta, rorcual comúnBalaenoptera physalusCRGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUChinchilla cordilleranaChinchilla chinchillaCRTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENComadrejita trompudaRhyncholestes raphanurusVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTHitigu, arrayán de hoja rojaMyrceugenia rufaNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTCarbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNT-Copiapoa coquimbanaNTLagartija de manchaLiolaemus nigromaculatusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTJagartija de velosoLiolaemus velosoiNTDragón de torres-muraLiolaemus torresiNT
and 20 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.

11 Wetlands · 11 urban · 1.839 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-01Rio Petorca- Rio La Liguaurban1.563 /5.666
HUR-05-109Humedal Pichicuyurban77
HUR-05-123Embalse El Totoralurban76
HUR-05-111Sin identificarurban49
HUR-05-108Estero El Pangalurban32
HUR-05-110Humedal Estero Guaquenurban26
HUR-05-107Estero Los Mollesurban8
HUR-05-106H. Estuario Los Mollesurban5
HUR-05-116Tranque de retención sin nombreurban2
HUR-05-118Embalseurban1
HUR-05-117Embalseurban1

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. 23 projects totaling US$ 616 million, approved between 1996 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy10 projects · US$ 473 M · 2015–2025
Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre · Plan de Expansión Chile LT 2x500 kV Cardones - Polpaico
Mining3 projects · US$ 76 M · 1996–2018
Pegasus Minera de Chile Ltda.Proyecto Minero Pullalli · Modificación parcial de las actividades de reforestación y enriquecimiento del PID-MLP y creación del Área Protegida Cerro Santa Inés para la conservación de la biodiversidad
Agriculture and livestock2 projects · US$ 30 M · 2002–2008
Sopraval SpAPlantel de Pavos Santa Ana SOPRAVAL S.A. · Planteles de Pavos Quebradilla
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 20 M · 2020
Inmobiliaria Huaquén SpAHijuela 27 Kilómetro 170 Ruta 5 Norte
Miscellaneous industrial facilities1 project · US$ 16 M · 2007
Sopraval SpAPLanta de Alimentos II Talanquén y Cambio de Uso de Suelo (e-seia)
Others6 projects · US$ 1 M · 2011–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESVAL · also ESSSI
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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
3
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
2
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
17.938-2024
2TA
Imelsa S.A. con Director Ejecutivo del SEA
Proyecto “Central de Respaldo Doña Carmen
Administrative invalidationUpheld
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
23289-2019
2TA
Imelsa S.A. en contra del director ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Central de Respaldo Doña Carmen
Environmental assessment - Unfavorable RCAUpheld

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 (2024)

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
3
Historic monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
2

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
PTAS - LA LIGUAPTAS · lodos activadosESVAL S.A. · discharges into río ligua
PTAS LOS MOLLESPTAS · sin infoESSI
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Loma Los Colorados (Tiltil) · 15.251 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
18
Area affected
36 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
684 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
48
At high or very high risk
35
Main threat
Activación de quebradas

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
12
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
13,8°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,09°C
Annual precipitation
301 mm
projection: -6%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
3

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
2.578
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.716
Police cases · trend
3.634
2.578
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats4051.055
Domestic violence374974
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces314818
Property damage275716
Larceny221576
Burglary of an inhabited place179466
Burglary of an uninhabited place160417
Minor injuries136354
Drug-related crimes99258
Theft of items from vehicles59154
Robbery with violence or intimidation49128
Sexual abuse48125

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

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
77
Guards and inspectors
13
1 per 2.953 hab
Patrol fleet
7
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 1Motorcycles: 4
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
77
20212023

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
102
Deaths
5
13 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
98
22 serious
Pedestrian collisions
8
3 pedestrians 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.