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Nogales

Valparaíso23.645 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024406 km² of area58 inh./km²$10.544M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
533 pts
17th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Population
−4,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
15,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 256th highest of 346
Finance
$446 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 216 of 346
Education
533,3 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
190th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Nogales es una comuna de la zona central de Chile, perteneciente a la provincia de Quillota en la Región de Valparaíso, Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

51.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#128 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety31
Health64
Culture and environment63
Education52
Infrastructure53
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Leslie Pacheco R.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
4.634
votes (28.2%)
20.039
Electoral roll
88,15%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
LP
Leslie Pacheco R.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
4.634
votes
MD
Margarita de las Mercedes Osorio Pizarro
2021-2024 · IND
5.030
votes
OE
Oscar Elbe Cortés Puebla
2008-2012 · PDC
7.525
votes
OC
Oscar Cortés Puebla
2004-2008 · PDC
4.506
votes
OC
Oscar Cortes Puebla
2000-2004 · PDC
3.302
votes
FG
Ferdinan Gachon Jerez
1996-2000 · ILFIS
4.471
votes
FG
Ferdinan Gachon Jerez
1994-1996 · IND
1.187
votes
MA
Manuel Aracena Gutiérrez
1992-1994 · UCC
2.302
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CA
Claudio Alvarado L.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
1.225
votes
CV
Christian Vasquez C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.157
votes
CY
Catalina Yañez J.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.138
votes
JF
Juan Flores O.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.137
votes
MB
Maria Bahamondes B.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
856
votes
JM
Johao Marchant V.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
691
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
88
of 45 minutes read
Money involved
$3.272.857.828
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.8 · Cambio de lugar para realizar las sesiones del Concejo Municipal durante marzo y la primera semana de abril en El MelónOtherunanimidad
4.7 · Creación de la Oficina Comunal de la Mujer en las dependencias de la Dirección de Desarrollo ComunitarioOtherunanimidad
4.6 · Aprobación de Acta N°01-25Otherunanimidad
4.5 · Aprobación de Acta N°05-24Othermayoria
4.4 · Aprobación de Acta N°04-24Othermayoria
4.3 · Aprobación de Acta N°03-24Othermayoria

Resolutions voted by the council, automatically extracted from the official minutes (extraction ongoing: coverage grows as the 94.917 indexed minutes are processed). May contain reading errors; the official document is the municipality's PDF.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
133
Highly complex
48
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20241
202121201
201915384
201817197
2017191223
20161515

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

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

  • AS
    Aquavita SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • OJ
    Oscar Jesus Inostroza Bilbao Constructora EIRL O Polux Consultores EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • IR
    Inversiones Reus Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • CT
    Centro Terapeutico Neuroestimula
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • GW
    Green Water la Ligua SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • B(
    Bdm (Batalla de Maestros) / Beat Brothers SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Jd
    Junta de Vigilancia III Sección Río Aconcagua
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • Cy
    Comercializadora y Servicio Tecnico Autoclave Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • Ed
    Empresa de Transporte Ferroviario S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AZ
    Axioma Z
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • CA
    Corporacion Alianza Solidaria Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SC
    Solek Chile Services SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • RS
    Reutter S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • MI
    Maoz Inmobiliaria e Inversiones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • SL
    Servicontainers Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • MS
    Minomet SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • OO
    Observatorio Ocoa SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AM
    Andes Mainstream SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
and 15 more organizations that requested meetings

Organisations that registered Lobby Law meetings with this municipality. Registering the meeting is mandatory for the official, so the list shows who asked to be heard, not whether they got anything.

PopulationWho lives here, how they study, their healthcare and more

Population and living conditionsSource: INE · CENSO · MINEDUC · ADIS

Population trend

22.354
inhabitants
23.665
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+6%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
22.655
-5% vs. 2035 (23.733)
Over 60 · 2050
33,95%
27,16% 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)90,64 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,5 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment211 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment25 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)533,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)545,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo22.136 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)5,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,69 %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 243 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
22.619
11.871 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.486
55% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
5.797
Elderly (60+)5.68925%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.57820%
Foreign nationals3381%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6433%
People with moderate/severe dependency3261%
Single-person households5.70748%

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
3.711
11 schools
Students per teacher
11,1
334 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
67,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 43%Private subsidized 57%
Pass rate
98,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,61%
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
0
FONASA enrollees
22.501
95% of the population
Doctors employed
15
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 104Contract staff: 92Fee contracts: 12
Primary-care medical visits · per year
23.036
38.289
20102025
Medical specialties served · 1 in the comuna (public system)
Internal Medicine

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.056
1.268
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 (22.348 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar el MelónFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal9.66249%
Centro de Salud Familiar NogalesFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal9.32953%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Ex Asentamiento el MelónCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.73054%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar el PolígonoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.62761%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.705.029.000 ($253.546/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.890.054.000Municipal contribution: $210.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.039
4.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche57755.5%
Diaguita31630.4%
Aymara767.3%

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
1.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
340
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
63
Sports
44
Social and aid
39
For the elderly
34
Cultural
9
Foundations and corporations
2

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

5 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
RRAUDALFM99.9 FM
RFRAUDAL FMFM93.9 FM
ACAgrupacion Cultura y Arte para el Melon · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
AdAgrupacion de Amigos del Arte y la Cultura Ketran, Tierra Arada · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
TSTransco S.A. · holderFM95.7 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
528
2,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
210 people · 40% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
210 Venezuela
56 Perú
49 Haití
47 Colombia

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

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

Families in informal settlements
38
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
463
6,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
129
8.673 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
176
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
417
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
35
paid · 2015–2025

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

15.024homes · by type (2017)
House
7.437 · 96.8%
House
7.242 · 98.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
116 · 1.5%
Apartment
60 · 0.8%
Other private
43 · 0.6%
Apartment
41 · 0.6%
Other private
24 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
22 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
18 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
7 · 0.1%
Mobile
6 · 0.1%
Mobile
5 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
75%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.360 · 60.2%
Owned, being paid off
821 · 14.7%
Rented
719 · 12.9%
Provided for work
370 · 6.6%
Free of charge
310 · 5.6%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
69
12,9 per 1,000 over-60s

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$10.543.977.000
Own revenue
$2.754.267.000
26% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.735.957.000
54% of the total
State transfers
$734.176.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.799.150.000
$10.543.977.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

17.6%
31.3%
15.6%
33.3%
Property tax$484.219.000
Business licenses$862.535.000
Vehicle permits$430.127.000
Cleaning fees$61.259.000
Other own revenue$916.127.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $36.535.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
44.6%
29.8%
25.5%
Municipal$10.543.977.000
Education$7.047.416.000
Health$6.024.825.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.872.097.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$392.056.000
$2.754.267.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$468.537.000
$5.735.957.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$758.187.000
$734.176.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$12.962.637.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$9.496.316.000
Execution rate
73.3%
Unexecuted: $3.466.321.000
Low execution: it only executed 73.3% of the budget — $3.466.321.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.668.634.000
$9.496.316.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

61.8%
23.8%
10.3%
Internal management$5.872.066.000
Community services$2.259.191.000
Social programs$974.122.000
Municipal activities$294.622.000
Recreational programs$29.840.000
Cultural programs$66.475.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.705.029.00060.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.312.381.00034.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.541.285.00026.8%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$693.365.0007.3%
Electricity (facilities)$625.656.0006.6%
Investment (works and projects)$523.703.0005.5%
Transfers to education$327.000.0003.4%
Transfers to health$210.000.0002.2%
Street lighting$135.145.0001.4%
Water (facilities)$91.580.0001.0%
Councillor stipends$82.501.0000.9%
Travel allowances$18.480.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$1.833.0000.0%

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

26.8%
34.9%
38.4%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.541.285.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.312.381.000
Others$3.642.650.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

51.7%
25.2%
8.7%
14.1%
Permanent staff$1.533.719.000
Contract staff$748.458.000
Fee contracts$259.108.000
Labor Code$8.346.000
Community progs.$419.521.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

54.4%
45.6%
Permanent staff49
Contract staff41
Total: 90 staffWomen: 53.3%Professionalization: 30.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $30.022.306/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.534.195/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: $523.703.000 (5.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.501.000Travel allowances: $18.480.000Commissions and representation: $1.833.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $693.365.000Street lighting: $135.145.000Electricity: $625.656.000Water: $91.580.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

218
25
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

44
27
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$59.282.847.648
Purchase orders
20.211

Purchase-order amount · trend

$818.574.783
$3.452.480.375
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Juan Arturo$3.365.198.7921
Empresa Individual de Responsabilidad Limitada Man$3.074.753.690225
Servicios Industriales Gvl Comao SpA$2.554.842.77384
Representaciones Offersuite Chile Limitada$2.401.834.3083
Ecometro Urbanismo S.A.$2.298.870.91847
Sociedad de Servicios Electricos Espinoza Ltda.$1.998.025.071186
Mercadal Arquitectura y Construccion Ltda.$1.350.196.3112
G&o Ingenieria Ltda.$1.192.515.4001

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.136.268.47562%
Agile Purchase $619.072.00818%
Framework Agreement $516.365.51515%
Direct award discretionary$180.774.3755%

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

Registered companies
1.619
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
5.776

Pyramid by sales bracket

56.6%
15.9%
25.3%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)916 companies
Small (≤25k UF)257 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)30 companies
Large (>100k UF)7 companies
No sales/no info409 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sakata Seed Chile S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3391
Soc Agricola el Carmen de Pucalan LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3150
Betta Hermanos LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 317
Ruperto Vasquez Estay y Compañia LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 2139
Distribuidora Pedro Aravena SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 193
Agricola Sierra LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 138
Rentas Pucalan Ltda.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 1
Agricola Purutun LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2291
Scr Servicios Industriales SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 2104
Sociedad de Servicios Inversiones y Transportes Servitran B LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 244

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
4
US$ 399 M declared
Approved last 5 years
7
US$ 110 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
1.080
+ 2.288 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
366
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Proyecto Desarrollo El Soldado (PDES): Extensión de vida útil de la opEIAAnglo American Sur S.A.Under Review295944
Ampliación Planta Faenadora SopravalDIASopraval SpAUnder Review160180
Sistema de Captación, Desalación y Distribución de agua de mar, sectorEIAGw la Ligua SpAUnder Review118,979230
Continuidad Operacional Fase V El SoldadoDIAAnglo American Sur S.A.Approved40107
Central Fotovoltaica Sol del MelónDIASol del Melón Sg SpAApproved3560
Parque Fotovoltaico Doña AliciaDIAParque Solar Patagua SpAApproved1156
PV EL MELONDIAEl Melon Renovables SpAApproved10,85960
Parque Fotovoltaico Cañones SunlightDIALos Cañones Sunlight SpAApproved1075
Transporte terrestre de ácido sulfúrico entre la región de Arica y ParDIAAsociación Gremial de Dueños de CamApproved9,72
Parque Solar La PeñaDIAAndina Solar 13 SpAApproved845
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3

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
57 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)
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 23 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.

246
Species
180
Flora
66
Fauna
51
In conservation status
40
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUPitaoPitavia punctataENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENPiñacha, pancora, pancora de papudoAegla papudoCRRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLinguePersea lingueVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVURana de pecho espinoso del catedralAlsodes gargolaENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUVicuñaVicugna vicugnaVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUHitigu, arrayán de hoja rojaMyrceugenia rufaNTFrangel, olivillo de la cordillera, pulpicaKageneckia angustifoliaNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTLagartija de fitzgeraldLiolaemus fitzgeraldiNTPumaPuma concolorNTMurciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNT

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.

3 Wetlands · 2 urban · 785 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-02Desembocadura Rio Aconcaguaurban770 /8.465
HUR-05-176Estero Pucalanurban14
HPU-05-14Embalse Sector Nogales1

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. 21 projects totaling US$ 601 million, approved between 2001 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining6 projects · US$ 425 M · 2001–2022
Anglo American Sur S.A.Depósito de Desmontes El Sauce · Depósito de Desmonte Los Quilos
Energy7 projects · US$ 95 M · 2008–2026
Transelec S.A.LÍNEA DE TRANSMISIÓN ELÉCTRICA 2X220 kV NOGALES POLPAICO (e-seia) · Central Fotovoltaica Sol del Melón
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 78 M · 2019
Anglo American Sur S.A.Continuidad Operativa Tranque de Relaves El Torito Operación El Soldado
Others7 projects · US$ 3 M · 2011–2020
Transportes Tamarugal LimitadaAumento de Capacidad de Transporte de Ácido Sulfúrico en y entre las Regiones XV, I, II, III, V y Metropolitana · Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A.

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
Chilquinta
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESVAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Calera at 12.2 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.

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
5.305 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Anglo American Sur S.A.MINA EL SOLDADOMining5.299
Ilustre Municipalidad de NogalesPTAS EL MELONEnvironmental Sanitation5

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
5 m²
50% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
4
Historic monuments
4

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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Loma Los Colorados (Tiltil) · 9.015 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
17
Area affected
82 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
232 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
40
At high or very high risk
11
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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
12,94°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,22°C
Annual precipitation
406 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +4 days
Frost days
17

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
1.224
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.177
Police cases · trend
804
1.224
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats202854
Domestic violence145613
Property damage131554
Burglary of an inhabited place90381
Larceny85360
Weapons-related crimes80338
Crimes and offenses under the arms law76321
Minor injuries68288
Burglary of an uninhabited place67283
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces59250
Drug-related crimes55233
Robbery with violence or intimidation43182

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
36
Guards and inspectors
3
1 per 7.882 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
36
20212025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
57
Deaths
4
16,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
49
13 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.