Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
El Quisco es una comuna situada en la provincia de San Antonio, en la región de Valparaíso, Chile. Según el censo de 2024, tiene una población de 18 971 habitantes.
Liveability index · EIU style
49.1 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: La sesión aprobó dos contratos de obras de alcantarillado por más de $273 millones e inició el proceso de consulta pública para proteger el humedal El Patro, mientras la Contraloría ordenó instruir un sumario administrativo contra funcionarios municipales por uso de jornada laboral en gestiones privadas.
Temas tratados
- Actas anteriores: Aprobación de tres actas ordinarias y extraordinarias pendientes.
- Oficio de Contraloría Regional de Valparaíso: Pronunciamiento que ordena instruir sumario administrativo a funcionario municipal por presunto uso de jornada laboral y cargo para representar intereses privados en licitaciones de otras municipalidades.
- Control de gestión Pladeco (1er trimestre 2026): Presentación trimestral del Plan de Desarrollo Comunal; resultado global de ejecución: 87%.
- Consulta pública humedal El Patro: Inicio del proceso de enmienda al Plan Regulador Comunal para incorporar y proteger el humedal urbano.
- Licitaciones de alcantarillado: Adjudicación de dos contratos de extensión de red de alcantarillado en calles Gabriel Mistral y Magdalena Peralta.
- Patentes de alcohol: Aprobación del primer listado de renovación de patentes para el segundo semestre 2026.
- Informe de comisiones: Debate sobre agrupación Cuidadoras y Amigos de Postrado, comité de calidad del Cesfam, turismo, seguridad pública y modificación presupuestaria.
- Informe varios: Entrega de bus inclusivo, izamiento de bandera mapuche, Simposio Nacional de Turismo Municipal en Arica, y proceso de actualización de planta municipal.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Actas n°16, n°13 y extraordinaria n°3: Aprobadas por unanimidad (6 concejales + alcalde).
- Inicio consulta pública humedal El Patro: Aprobado por unanimidad; calendario incluye cinco audiencias públicas entre el 12 de junio y el 6 de julio, observaciones hasta el 5 de agosto, presentación al concejo antes del 4 de septiembre.
- Contrato alcantarillado calle Gabriel Mistral (Constructora Reyes y Reyes S.A.): Aprobado por unanimidad; monto hasta $205.306.019 IVA incluido.
- Contrato alcantarillado calle Magdalena Peralta (Urbanizaciones del Sur Ltda.): Aprobado por unanimidad; monto hasta $68.287.685 IVA incluido.
- Renovación patentes de alcohol 2° semestre 2026: Aprobado por unanimidad; seis patentes marcadas en rojo por cambios de titularidad (herencias) y cambio de horario (diurno a nocturno).
- Extensión de tiempo de sesión: Aprobada por unanimidad.
Plata y obras
- Alcantarillado Gabriel Mistral: Hasta $205.306.019 IVA incluido (Constructora Reyes y Reyes S.A., puntaje 98,xx sobre 100).
- Alcantarillado Magdalena Peralta: Hasta $68.287.685 IVA incluido (Urbanizaciones del Sur Ltda., puntaje 99,49).
- Simposio de Turismo en Arica (concejala Chamal): Costo total $550.489 (viático $299.819 + pasaje $250.670).
- Modificación presupuestaria DAF (ordinario n°92): Vista en comisión; ajuste del Fondo Común Municipal para contratos junio-diciembre y redistribución de ingresos de proyectos. Se espera votación en sesión del 15 de junio.
- Bus inclusivo: Entregado; financiado por el Gobierno Regional (monto no mencionado).
- Agrupación Cuidadoras y Amigos de Postrado: Se debatió solicitud de aumento de $5 millones para subir remuneraciones (~$30.000 más por cuidadora); actualmente ganan ~$380.000, bajo el mínimo. No se adoptó acuerdo formal.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Sumario por Contraloría: Un funcionario activo deberá enfrentar sumario administrativo por reunirse, en horario laboral, con otras municipalidades en representación de una empresa privada. El ex director de Secpla no puede ser sumariado porque su responsabilidad administrativa se extinguió al cesar en funciones.
- Seguridad en Unilever Isla Negra: La concejala Turra expuso que los días 18, 19 y 20 de abril no hubo grabaciones ni personal de turno en la central de cámaras, justo cuando ocurrió un robo. El director de Seguridad explicó fallas eléctricas y ausencia de funcionario por contingencia, pero reconoció no haber sido invitado a la comisión donde se trató el tema. El alcalde llamó a encauzar los reclamos por vías formales.
- Remuneraciones de cuidadoras: Debate sobre la sostenibilidad del financiamiento municipal a la agrupación; el director de Dideco advirtió que no puede convertirse en un programa municipal encubierto y que la organización debe diversificar fuentes.
- Comisiones y atribuciones: Discusión sobre los límites de lo que puede solicitarse en comisiones versus artículo 79; el alcalde pidió a la secretaria municipal clarificar el procedimiento con el concejo.
Para seguir
- Sumario administrativo: Alcaldesa debe dictar decreto alcaldicio e informar a Contraloría dentro de 15 días hábiles desde recepción del oficio.
- Consulta pública humedal El Patro: Proceso activo hasta agosto; audiencia del Cosoc prevista para el 9 de julio; presentación al concejo antes del 4 de septiembre.
- Modificación presupuestaria DAF: A votación en sesión del 15 de junio.
- Actualización planta municipal: Reunión de mesa bipartita el viernes 12 de junio; informe de avances en sesión del 15 de junio.
- Artículos 79 presentados: Concejal Muñoz solicitó antecedentes de sumarios de dos funcionarios y procedimientos Ley Karin; concejala Turra solicitó información sobre cámaras y turnos en Unilever. Respuestas pendientes.
- Comisiones pendientes: Vivienda (concejal Romo, ~2-3 semanas); deporte y educación (concejal Álvarez); Platetur, Pladel y Red Silen/JAC (concejala Chamal); inclusión (concejala Sánchez); todas agendadas para semana del 7 de julio.
- Proyecto de vivienda: Alcalde aguarda respuesta del Seremi tras encargo del ministro; citará a comités una vez obtenida.
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)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 1 · 2026 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 2 · 2026 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 1 · 2026 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 2 · 2026 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 3 · 2026 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 4 · 2026 ↗
Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
| Resolution | Type | Amount | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 · Aprueba Comodato entre el Club Deportivo El Totoral y la Municipalidad de El Quisco por $650.000.000 para mejoramiento del recinto deportivo | Loan for use | $650.000.000 | unanimidad |
| 4.3 · Aprueba la contratación del oferente GASCO GLP S.A por $49.213.640 para adquisición de 3.500 vales de gas de 15 kilos | Tender | $49.213.640 | unanimidad |
| 4.2 · Aprueba avenimiento en causa laboral RIT 0-48-2023, cancelando $3.000.000 a Doña Camila Fuentealba Patiño | Settlement | $3.000.000 | unanimidad |
| Deja pendiente de aprobación Acta Ordinaria No 03, de fecha 10 abril 2024 | Other | — | unanimidad |
| 4.13 · Contratación de CONSULTORA COMERCIAL E INDUSTRIAL K&B SPA por adquisición de camión aljibe | Tender | $88.892.525 | — |
| 4.6 · Modificación presupuestaria en gastos, reasignación de recursos Fondo Apoyo a la Educación Pública año 2022 | Budget amendment | $70.939.400 | — |
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
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 21 | — | 20 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | — |
| 2016 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 14 | — |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- spSeminario Pontificio Mayor de SantiagoLobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2019–2024
- WWomLobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2023
- ysYes S.A.Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2022
- PRPozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2023
- LLigupLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2025
- TETether Education Chile SpALobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023
- CECentro Educacional de Integracion de Adultos NewenLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021
- MSMaitsan Soluciones SpALobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2021
- SDSociedad Diamante AzulLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016
- CyComercializadora y Servicios de Software y Data Mm SpALobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2022
- DJDistribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpALobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2025
- ESE-Concept, SpALobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2024
- OCONG Corporación de Educación Holística Cultura y Salud IndigoLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021
- alAgrupacion la Voz de los PacientesLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2022
- CYCuidadores y Amigos de Postrados de el QuiscoLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2017
- ISInnuvo SpALobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
- VSValia SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
- FSFedok SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
- TTermiblackLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 89,5 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 4,2 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 107 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 50 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 591,4 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 599,1 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 18.971 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 9 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 11,7 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 8,37 % | 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 117 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 7.315 | 32% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 4.354 | 19% |
| Foreign nationals | 1.256 | 5% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 1.108 | 5% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 516 | 2% |
| Single-person households | 6.696 | 52% |
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
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
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro de Salud Familiar el Quisco | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 16.195 | 67% |
| Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Isla Negra | Community Family Health Center (CECOSF) | Municipal | 5.014 | 65% |
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 1.394 | 87.8% |
2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.
Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026
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)
5 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| CCARNAVAL | FM | 95.7 FM |
| VVACACIONES | FM | 97.5 FM |
| CCCentro Cultural Rema Comunicaciones de el Quisco · holder | Comunitaria | 107.9 FM |
| CSCentro Social y Cristiano Vida Nueva · holder | Comunitaria | 107.1 FM |
| SVSoc. Vp & M Ltda. · holder | FM | 105.5 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
International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.
Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE
Encampments: 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
Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).
ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $9.626.008.000 | 33.4% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $7.970.880.000 | 27.7% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $6.018.386.000 | 20.9% | |
| Transfers to health | $3.276.277.000 | 11.4% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $2.577.657.000 | 9.0% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $2.534.296.000 | 8.8% | |
| Transfers to education | $2.130.453.000 | 7.4% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $647.942.000 | 2.3% | |
| Street lighting | $247.440.000 | 0.9% | |
| Water (facilities) | $177.484.000 | 0.6% | |
| Councillor stipends | $83.067.000 | 0.3% | |
| Travel allowances | $30.105.000 | 0.1% | |
| Commissions and representation | $1.858.000 | 0.0% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Empresa Constructora Reyes y Reyes S.A. | $5.847.663.649 | 9 |
| Constructora Alvial S a | $5.684.374.207 | 5 |
| Copec S.A. | $3.194.289.996 | 38 |
| Veolia Residuos Urbanos Valparaíso SpA | $3.179.672.303 | 141 |
| Urbanizaciones del Sur Ltda. | $2.572.710.563 | 2 |
| Empresa Constructora Ecmovial Limitada | $1.873.920.000 | 4 |
| Ingeniería y Servicios el Rincón SpA | $1.793.696.392 | 15 |
| Hernán Felix | $1.583.130.948 | 65 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $10.777.529.170 | 82% |
| Direct award discretionary | $1.533.310.058 | 12% |
| Agile Purchase | $661.987.038 | 5% |
| Framework Agreement | $198.926.329 | 2% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comercial Totoral SpA | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 1 | 82 |
| Aregon y Compania Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 2 | 20 |
| Soc Gastronomica el Cordoves y Compania Limitada | ACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE C | Medium 1 | 29 |
| Distribuidora de Gas Molina y Salas Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 24 |
| Hermanos Alvarez Gorigoitia Ltda. | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 23 |
| Hem Maq SpA | TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTO | Medium 1 | 11 |
| I Municipalidad de el Quisco | ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE S | Small 3 | 1.282 |
| Fundacion Educacional San Miguel Arcangel | ENSEÑANZA | No sales | 77 |
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.
TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more
Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot
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 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
5 Wetlands · 5 urban · 12 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
5 Wetlands · 5 urban · 12 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-05-29 | Estero del Rosario de Cordovaurban | 8 /15 |
| HUR-05-53 | Estero El Totoralurban | 2 |
| HUR-05-133 | Sector Punta de Tralca N°2urban | 1 |
| HUR-05-51 | Quebrada El Batrourban | 0 |
| HUR-05-50 | Quebrada Las Petrasurban | 0 /3 |
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. 2 projects totaling US$ 130 million, approved between 2010 and 2021. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
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
| Sanctioned entity | Auditable unit | Category | Fine (UTA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alejandro Garcia Jofre ↗ | VERTEDERO EL TOTORAL | Environmental Sanitation | 32 |
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 areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
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 heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
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)
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)
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)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 432 | 2.293 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 309 | 1.640 |
| Threats | 281 | 1.492 |
| Property damage | 186 | 987 |
| Domestic violence | 176 | 934 |
| Minor injuries | 143 | 759 |
| Theft of items from vehicles | 93 | 494 |
| Larceny | 90 | 478 |
| Robbery with violence or intimidation | 72 | 382 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 67 | 356 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 42 | 223 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 32 | 170 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 29.
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.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.