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Escudo de Hijuelas

Hijuelas

Valparaíso19.464 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024268 km² of area73 inh./km²$8.435M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Procurement
26%
22nd that buys most through direct contracting
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Society
92%
30th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
+0,6%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
22,3%
Multidimensional poverty · 97th highest of 346
Finance
$433 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 235 of 346
Education
564,2 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
229th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Hijuelas es una comuna de la provincia de Quillota, en la Región de Valparaíso, en la zona central de Chile. Es conocida como La Capital de las Flores, por ser la comuna con mayor porcentaje de producción de flores en el país; de hecho, prácticamente la mitad de ellas producidas en Chile tienen origen en Hijuelas. Desde el 25 de mayo de 2009 todo su territorio es proclamado por la Unesco como Reserva Mundial de la Biósfera.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

43.0 /100
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#263 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety50
Health36
Culture and environment38
Education46
Infrastructure47
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Verónica Rossat A.
INDEPENDIENTE
6.254
votes (44.42%)
16.384
Electoral roll
92,1%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
VR
Verónica Rossat A.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
6.254
votes
JR
Jose Rafael Saavedra Ibacache
2021-2024 · IND
2.936
votes
VR
Verónica Rossat Arriagada
2008-2012 · UDI
5.378
votes
CP
Carlos Puelma Trouve
2004-2008 · RN
3.557
votes
RP
Rolando Pacheco Suarez
2000-2004 · PDC
1.856
votes
RP
Rolando Pacheco Suarez
1996-2000 · DC
2.666
votes
RP
Rolando Pacheco Suarez
1992-1996 · DC
1.173
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

SS
Sergio Sanchez R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.063
votes
AV
Aroldo Vargas S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.022
votes
VH
Viviana Hernandez T.
PARTIDO DE LA GENTE E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
943
votes
GV
Gladys Verdugo P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
790
votes
CA
Cristian Ahumada C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
785
votes
JV
Jenny Vicencio V.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
540
votes

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

541 minutes publishedindex updated on 14-07-2026Municipal transparency

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
58
Highly complex
15
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202444
20212914105
2018251231

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

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

  • Jd
    Junta de Vigilancia III Sección Río Aconcagua
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • Cd
    Comité de Vivienda el Sueño del Hogar
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015
  • AS
    Andes Solar S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2023
  • ML
    Minomet Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017
  • ID
    Iglesia de Dios de la Profesia
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • VC
    Vtr Comunicaciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Oasis de la Campana
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • CE
    Chilquinta Energía S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2026
  • I
    Ist
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • SC
    Sacyr Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • CA
    Constructora Anvar Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • CS
    Cerámica Santiago S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • CV
    Constructora Valle-Mar S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • RS
    Redciclach SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SS
    Salar SpA / Sportflex
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • MS
    Maria Sierra
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • JD
    Junta de Vecino
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • MC
    Magnacom Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
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

16.622
inhabitants
19.537
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+18%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
19.714
-1% vs. 2035 (20.010)
Over 60 · 2050
30,99%
24,72% 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)85,51 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment118 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)564,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)567,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo19.286 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)22,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,85 %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 145 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
19.747
10.620 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.480
61% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
5.198
Elderly (60+)4.45523%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.32922%
Foreign nationals7474%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3742%
People with moderate/severe dependency2681%
Single-person households5.28450%

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
2.972
13 schools
Students per teacher
10,4
285 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
86,1%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
68,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 59%Private subsidized 41%
Pass rate
99,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,64%
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
22.012
113% of the population
Doctors employed
21
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 103Contract staff: 75Fee contracts: 11
Primary-care medical visits · per year
19.789
43.116
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
793
1.061
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 (22.100 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar HijuelasFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal16.65758%
Centro de Salud Familiar OcoaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal3.32966%
Posta de Salud Rural Villa PratRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.20159%
Posta de Salud Rural RomeralRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal91361%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $6.633.960.000 ($301.379/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.757.036.000Municipal contribution: $550.000.000

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

Indigenous population
936
4.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche49152.5%
Diaguita27529.4%
Aymara879.3%

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
38
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
350
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
97
Social and aid
37
Sports
32
Cultural
16
For the elderly
15
Religious
2
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.

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
832
4,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
260 people · 31% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
260 Bolivia
257 Venezuela
87 Colombia
51 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
98
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
394
5,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
29
2.752 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
250
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
249
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
50
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

13.123homes · by type (2017)
House
6.480 · 99.2%
House
6.384 · 96.9%
Shack/hut/shanty
152 · 2.3%
Other private
33 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
26 · 0.4%
Other private
21 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
12 · 0.2%
Apartment
7 · 0.1%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.961 · 71.2%
Provided for work
445 · 10.7%
Rented
316 · 7.6%
Free of charge
315 · 7.6%
Owned, being paid off
121 · 2.9%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$8.434.881.000
Own revenue
$2.800.724.000
33% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.252.343.000
50% of the total
State transfers
$427.788.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$852.359.000
$8.434.881.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

20.9%
30.7%
15.8%
29.7%
Property tax$586.366.000
Business licenses$859.287.000
Vehicle permits$441.780.000
Cleaning fees$81.402.000
Other own revenue$831.889.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $11.927.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
35.7%
36.9%
27.4%
Municipal$8.434.881.000
Education$8.713.136.000
Health$6.464.047.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.497.877.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$233.372.000
$2.800.724.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$486.843.000
$4.252.343.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$30.425.000
$427.788.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.835.359.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.151.016.000
Execution rate
82.9%
Unexecuted: $1.684.343.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.9%. Left unspent: $1.684.343.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$848.215.000
$8.151.016.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

74.4%
13.6%
9.8%
Internal management$6.066.779.000
Community services$1.107.713.000
Social programs$801.479.000
Municipal activities$52.839.000
Recreational programs$112.989.000
Cultural programs$9.217.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$6.633.960.00081.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.055.326.00025.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.827.145.00022.4%
Transfers to education$830.000.00010.2%
Transfers to health$550.000.0006.7%
Investment (works and projects)$370.806.0004.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$350.309.0004.3%
Electricity (facilities)$261.963.0003.2%
Councillor stipends$82.196.0001.0%
Street lighting$81.457.0001.0%
Water (facilities)$34.721.0000.4%
Travel allowances$26.111.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$1.404.0000.0%

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

25.2%
22.4%
52.4%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.055.326.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.827.145.000
Others$4.268.545.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

54.7%
22.1%
8.6%
14.1%
Permanent staff$1.315.747.000
Contract staff$531.572.000
Fee contracts$208.007.000
Labor Code$11.850.000
Community progs.$337.935.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

57.1%
34.5%
8.3%
Permanent staff48
Contract staff29
Fee contracts7
Total: 84 staffFee contracts: 8.3% of the headcountWomen: 55.8%Professionalization: 33.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.940.021/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.114.483/yearCost/staffer fees: $20.088.714/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: $370.806.000 (4.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.196.000Travel allowances: $26.111.000Commissions and representation: $1.404.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $350.309.000Street lighting: $81.457.000Electricity: $261.963.000Water: $34.721.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

26
61
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

122
132
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$52.802.825.035
Purchase orders
39.274

Purchase-order amount · trend

$515.593.800
$3.999.368.130
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Eduardo Torreblanca y Compania Limitada$3.044.543.69733
Palhe Ingenieria y Montaje SpA$2.402.800.9313
Nibaldo$1.977.426.804145
Luis Geraldo Jeria Pizarro$1.221.126.30921
Constructora Alvial S a$1.148.069.1331
Roberto Andres$1.136.637.657232
Luis Jeria Pizarro$1.093.648.90974
Diagnomedlab$1.043.636.54852

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.307.722.39258%
Direct award discretionary$785.520.07720%
Framework Agreement $478.871.26712%
Agile Purchase $427.254.39111%

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

Registered companies
1.727
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
8.359

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.6%
14.0%
20.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.046 companies
Small (≤25k UF)241 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)62 companies
Large (>100k UF)18 companies
No sales/no info360 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agrocomercial Quillota S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.830
Exportadora Propal S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)28
Euro Plant Chile S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3424
Soc de Transportes Cordova Ltda.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2126
Sociedad Comercial y de Transportes Zamora SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2126
Agricola Ocoa LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 276
Soc Agricola Catapilco LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 254
Comercial Rocky S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 224
Sociedad de Servicios Coelemu LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 221
Agrocomercial Camacho SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 221

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
3
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 4 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
13
+ 81 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
25
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Adecuaciones y Mejoras del Complejo Termoeléctrico NehuencoDIAColbún S.A.Approved17,598
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3
Terminal Agrícola HijuelasDIATerminal Agricola Hijuelas SociedadUnder Review0,0410
Sistema de tratamiento de RILES Planta HijuelasDIAServicios Agroindustriales Subsole Under Review0,0253

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
33 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.

vigenteindustrial-mineroSO2; MP10
PPDA Provincia de Quillota + Catemu, Panquehue y Llaillay
DS 18/2023 · published 2023 · see plan

Zone with decontamination plan Plan Quillota + Catemu-Panquehue-Llaillay · critical pollutant MP / SO2

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
7 t MP10
7 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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
La CampanaNational Park7.416 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.

66
Species
46
Flora
20
Fauna
19
In conservation status
25
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUPitaoPitavia punctataENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENRatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTCarbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNTHitigu, arrayán de hoja rojaMyrceugenia rufaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT

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.

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 504 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-02Desembocadura Rio Aconcaguaurban503 /8.465
HUR-05-174Sin informaciónurban1

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. 10 projects totaling US$ 19 million, approved between 1998 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy4 projects · US$ 18 M · 1998–2025
Transelec S.A.LÍNEA DE TRANSMISIÓN ELÉCTRICA 2X220 kV NOGALES POLPAICO (e-seia) · Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica San Isidro - Los Piuquenes
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
Chilquinta
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESVAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Calera at 10.8 km

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

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

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

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario San Pedro (Quillota) · 6.404 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
11
Area affected
12 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
101 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
45
At high or very high risk
38
7 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
9
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
13,67°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,34°C
Annual precipitation
416 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
5
projection: +14 days
Frost days
14

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
928
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.768
Police cases · trend
599
928
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage131673
Threats118606
Domestic violence114586
Larceny91468
Burglary of an uninhabited place64329
Weapons-related crimes62319
Crimes and offenses under the arms law60308
Theft of items from vehicles56288
Minor injuries48247
Burglary of an inhabited place42216
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces31159
Robbery with violence or intimidation26134

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
17
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 19.464 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
17
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
68
Deaths
1
5,1 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
65
10 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.