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San Felipe

Valparaíso86.838 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024186 km² of area466 inh./km²$24.990M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+34 pts
4th biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Finance
$265.812/inhab.
24th lowest budget per inhabitant
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Housing
616 families
29th most families in encampments
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Population
+13,6%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
17,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 204th highest of 346
Finance
$288 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 317 of 346
Education
593,1 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
189th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

55 Schools
23 Squares and green areas
8 Kindergartens
8 Pharmacies
7 Health centers
4 Fire stations
3 Carabineros
3 Universities
2 Hospitals
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Institutes

Liveability index · EIU style

56.9 /100
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#72 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety58
Health61
Culture and environment67
Education36
Infrastructure48
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Carmen Castillo T.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
18.984
votes (40.68%)
61.437
Electoral roll
87,58%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
CC
Carmen Castillo T.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
18.984
votes
CG
Carmen Gisele Castillo Taucher
2021-2024 · IND
8.406
votes
JA
Jaime Amar Amar
2008-2012 · RN
11.667
votes
JA
Jaime Amar Amar
2004-2008 · RN
14.812
votes
JA
Jaime Amar Amar
2000-2004 · RN
17.779
votes
JA
Jaime Amar Amar
1996-2000 · RN
15.246
votes
JA
Jaime Amar Amar
1994-1996 · RN
4.862
votes
JJ
Jorge Jara Catalán
1992-1994 · DC
4.642
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

GL
Guillermo Lillo V.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
3.619
votes
JS
Juan Sabaj P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.697
votes
BM
Basilio Muena A.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
2.344
votes
RC
Ricardo Covarrubias C.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
2.264
votes
CL
Cesar Lazo G.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.624
votes
RO
Ronald Olivares C.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.019
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión128 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó adjudicaciones por más de 500 millones de pesos en obras, seguridad y juegos infantiles, y debatió irregularidades contractuales pasadas y acuerdos extrajudiciales laborales.

Temas tratados

  • Plan Comunal CENDA preventivo: votación pendiente de sesión anterior, aprobada en esta.
  • Renovación de concesión de vía pública: puesto de mote con huesillo en Av. Libertad, renovación por 2 años.
  • Comodatos de inmuebles municipales: sede Población Chorrillos (nueva construcción) y cancha Club de Tenis/Calle de Cahuas (ahora Fundación para el Fomento Deportivo 030).
  • Adjudicaciones SECPLA: sede comunitaria Villa Cordillera, mantenimiento del sistema de teleprotección (cámaras), juegos infantiles en 19 sectores, y suministro de bacheo en caliente.
  • Pasajes estudiantiles Santiago: adjudicación del contrato de suministro de pasajes y aprobación de nómina de 480 beneficiarios.
  • Acuerdos extrajudiciales laborales: dos conciliaciones por demandas de ex honorarios.
  • Puntos varios: auditoría municipal, corral vehicular, motos eléctricas sin permiso, cables en desuso (Ley Saco de Cable), ollas comunes, becas estudiantiles, parquímetros, caso PROTEC y seguridad intercomunal.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Plan CENDA: aprobado por unanimidad (6-0).
  • Renovación concesión Inelda Montenegro (mote con huesillo): aprobada por unanimidad; renta de 0,52 UTM mensuales desde mayo 2026 a abril 2028.
  • Comodato sede Población Chorrillos: aprobado por unanimidad a la Junta de Vecinos; inauguración tentativa el 19 de mayo.
  • Comodato cancha Club Calle de Cahuas: aprobado por unanimidad; plazo 5 años desde suscripción del contrato, con regularización del uso anterior.
  • Sede Villa Cordillera – obra civil ($174.469.502) y equipamiento ($5.735.800): ambas líneas aprobadas por unanimidad; plazo 210 días.
  • Mantenimiento teleprotección ($59.999.999 aprox.): aprobado 6-1; Concejala Olivares rechazó por dudas sobre único oferente con documentación incompleta.
  • Juegos infantiles 19 sectores – obra civil ($221.834.290) y equipamiento ($93.414.623): ambas líneas aprobadas por unanimidad; plazo 180 días.
  • Bacheo en caliente (hasta $60.000.000, valor por carga): aprobado por unanimidad; plazo 120 días.
  • Pasajes Santiago – nómina y contrato Tur Bus Costa Central ($49.450.000 aprox.): aprobados por unanimidad.
  • Acuerdo extrajudicial caso 1 (Constanza Rivera, ex honoraria comunicaciones): aprobado 6-1; monto $6.000.000. Concejala Olivares rechazó por ausencia de sumario administrativo previo.
  • Acuerdo extrajudicial caso 2 (Carla Maldonado Arancibia, ex honoraria podóloga): aprobado 6-1; monto $3.000.000. Concejala Olivares rechazó por las mismas razones y denuncia de hostigamiento laboral no sancionado.

Plata y obras

  • Sede comunitaria Villa Cordillera: $180.205.302 totales (constructora Arca Verde Ltda.), financiamiento FNDR.
  • Mantenimiento teleprotección + 10 cámaras nuevas: ~$60.000.000 (segundo llamado, único oferente; empresa no identificada con certeza en la transcripción).
  • Juegos infantiles en 19 sectores: $315.248.913 totales (empresa Comercial FELT SFA, según transcripción —nombre dudoso—), financiamiento FNDR.
  • Bacheo en caliente: hasta $60.000.000; 1 oferente, empresa de intervención urbana (nombre no queda claro).
  • Pasajes Santiago: ~$49.450.000; proveedor Tur Bus Costa Central.
  • Acuerdos laborales extrajudiciales: $6.000.000 + $3.000.000, con cargo a ítem "daños a terceros" del presupuesto municipal.
  • Auditoría externa 2026: presupuestados $100.000.000; licitación pendiente.
  • Concesión mote con huesillo: 0,52 UTM mensuales.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Mantenimiento teleprotección: único oferente con documentación incompleta (sin formularios 29, declaración de renta, certificado laboral-previsional ni programa de integridad). La dirección jurídica explicó que esos ítems afectan puntaje pero no son criterio de admisibilidad; el oferente obtuvo 7,05/10. Concejala Olivares rechazó la adjudicación.
  • Acuerdos extrajudiciales laborales: Concejala Olivares rechazó ambos, argumentando que se paga con fondos públicos sin haber instruido sumario a los jefes que contrataron en forma irregular. Concejal Lasso planteó la necesidad de una matriz de riesgos jurídicos para contratos honorarios.
  • Caso PROTEC (puntos varios): Concejala Olivares expuso que el perjuicio patrimonial superaría los $330 millones recuperados, con brechas no explicadas de ~$192 millones en DAEN y pagos duplicados entre 2019-2022. Solicitó sumario administrativo, informe de conciliación de cuentas, remisión al CDE y Fiscalía, y auditoría de cumplimiento.
  • Juegos infantiles: concejales advirtieron riesgo de falsas expectativas en la comunidad dado el costo por sector (~$16 millones promedio) y pidieron desglose de costos en futuras presentaciones.
  • Bacheo en caliente: también único oferente; concejales consultaron por evaluación de precios de mercado y antecedentes de la empresa en otros municipios.

Para seguir

  • Inauguración sede Población Chorrillos: tentativa para el 19 de mayo (por confirmar horario).
  • Bacheo en caliente: inicio operativo inminente; posible ampliación si el servicio se desempeña bien. Bachadora municipal próxima a llegar.
  • Pasajes Santiago: entrega a beneficiarios prevista desde el 19 de mayo, sujeta a tramitación del contrato.
  • Auditoría externa municipal: licitación por iniciar; presupuesto de $100.000.000 asignado para 2026.
  • Parquímetros: decisión pendiente, en análisis jurídico.
  • Becas estudiantiles: alcaldesa solicitada a evaluar ampliación del universo de beneficiarios (540 postulantes, cobertura actual ~150).
  • Corral vehicular: convenio con municipio de Calera en etapa final de puesta en marcha.
  • Sede Población Yungay (SLEP): situación de uso compartido en conversación con director del colegio.
  • Pintura termoplástica: informe de evaluación de garantía solicitado y pendiente de respuesta.
  • Programa de esterilización de mascotas (PETFRA): concejal Muena solicitó continuidad; sin respuesta concreta en sesión.
  • Carta ciudadana de María Isabel Barraza: sin respuesta desde hace más de un mes; alcaldesa comprometió revisión.

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

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

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
197
Highly complex
29
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202520614
202032311
2019852
2018329166
20176163322
20164432615

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

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

  • CA
    Constructora Atacagua S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 15 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • LC
    La Cruz Inmobiliaria S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • I
    Ist
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2020–2024
  • AM
    Agrícola Moncuri SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • LI
    Lm Inmobiliaria S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria San Pio Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • PS
    Palermo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • SA
    Soluciones Acv2
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2026
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • SE
    Smart Education SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • PP
    Preuniversitario Pedro de Valdivia
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • SP
    Servicio Publico
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015
  • SG
    Servicios Gea Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • EE
    Empresa Editora Zig-Zag
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • IM
    Inmobiliaria Magua Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • PS
    Piguchen Sur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • e
    Educamundo
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2022
and 282 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

66.320
inhabitants
87.601
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+33%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
100.368
+6% vs. 2035 (94.399)
Over 60 · 2050
31,19%
24,63% 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)97,9 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.319 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment31,6 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)593,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)614,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo80.413 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,11 %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 1.599 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
75.577
40.689 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
22.945
56% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
21.531
Elderly (60+)16.41622%
Children and adolescents (<18)16.54522%
Foreign nationals5.7798%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2.3293%
People with moderate/severe dependency1.4312%
Single-person households20.71851%

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
18.809
56 schools
Students per teacher
11,8
1.595 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
54,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 34%Private subsidized 47%Private paid 10%
Pass rate
97,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
3,01%
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
46.154
53% of the population
Doctors employed
26
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 127Contract staff: 166Fee contracts: 113
Primary-care medical visits · per year
65.791
94.933
20102025
Medical specialties served · 29 in the comuna (public system)
Internal MedicineAdult General SurgeryOtorhinolaryngologyPediatricsAdult GynecologyObstetricsNeurosurgeryPediatric SurgeryOphthalmologyAdult CardiologyPediatric NeurologyAdult PsychiatryAdult Physical Medicine & RehabNeonatologyAdult GastroenterologyAdult NeurologyChild PsychiatryAdult Nephrology+5 more
surgery:Other specialtiesGeneral SurgeryOtorhinolaryngologyNeurosurgeryCardiovascular SurgeryUrologyObstetrics and GynecologyOrthopedics and Trauma

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
3.395
3.628
20192025

REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (61.928 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Segismundo Iturra TaitoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal36.84058%
Centro de Salud Familiar San Felipe "el Real"Family Health Center (CESFAM)Health Service16.99355%
Centro de Salud Familiar CurimónFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal6.91256%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Quebrada HerreraCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.18364%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $13.106.189.000 ($283.966/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $9.797.696.000Municipal contribution: $58.528.000

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

Indigenous population
4.106
5.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.53661.8%
Quechua51612.6%
Diaguita46511.3%
Aymara3127.6%
Otro1022.5%
Colla681.7%
Atacameño o Lickanantay511.2%

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
109
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
832
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
150
Cultural
99
For the elderly
84
Sports
82
Social and aid
28
Foundations and corporations
16
Trade associations and cooperatives
2
Fire brigades
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.

16 Local media · 1 AM · 1 Comunitaria · 14 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AACONCAGUAAM1590 AM
AFACONCAGUA FMFM91.7 FM
CCARNAVALFM98.3 FM
CCONTEMPORANEAFM97.5 FM
CCORPORACIONFM96.1 FM
CCRYSTALFM106.5 FM
EENCUENTROFM105.7 FM
IRINICIA RADIOFM92.7 FM
MMONTECARLOFM95.1 FM
NMNUEVO MUNDOFM103.1 FM
PPOSITIVAFM90.7 FM
PPRELUDIOFM100.9 FM
ABAustral Broadcasting SpA · holderFM88.1 FM
CCClub Cultural Maranatha · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
RERed Estilo SpA · holderFM97.9 FM
SJSoc. Jose Enrique Gaete y Cia. Ltda. · holderFM98.7 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
8.232
10,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
2.516 people · 31% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
2.516 Bolivia
1.973 Haití
1.882 Venezuela
515 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
616
10 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
2.395
8,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
667
49.436 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1.661
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
725
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
387
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

56.395homes · by type (2017)
House
24.418 · 85%
House
23.908 · 86.4%
Apartment
3.641 · 12.7%
Apartment
3.206 · 11.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
327 · 1.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
280 · 1%
Room in old house/tenement
246 · 0.9%
Room in old house/tenement
135 · 0.5%
Other private
118 · 0.4%
Other private
79 · 0.3%
Mobile
23 · 0.1%
Mobile
9 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
7.716 · 44%
Owned, being paid off
5.302 · 30.2%
Rented
3.147 · 17.9%
Provided for work
806 · 4.6%
Free of charge
579 · 3.3%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
9
Beds
139
7,8 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
$24.990.123.000
Own revenue
$6.825.564.000
27% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$14.330.627.000
57% of the total
State transfers
$1.291.501.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$3.363.365.000
$24.990.123.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

29.3%
20.3%
14.0%
6.2%
30.3%
Property tax$1.999.541.000
Business licenses$1.383.057.000
Vehicle permits$958.029.000
Cleaning fees$420.026.000
Other own revenue$2.064.911.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $12.082.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.0%
42.5%
20.6%
Municipal$24.990.123.000
Education$28.706.279.000
Health$13.889.385.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $12.659.556.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$1.730.452.000
$6.825.564.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$881.453.000
$14.330.627.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$675.654.000
$1.291.501.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$34.009.567.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$25.591.544.000
Execution rate
75.2%
Unexecuted: $8.418.023.000
Low execution: it only executed 75.2% of the budget — $8.418.023.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$3.455.730.000
$25.591.544.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

63.7%
25.1%
7.1%
Internal management$16.305.732.000
Community services$6.427.303.000
Social programs$1.811.589.000
Municipal activities$570.090.000
Recreational programs$233.443.000
Cultural programs$243.387.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$13.106.189.00051.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$9.771.402.00038.2%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$5.614.098.00021.9%
Transfers to education$3.422.041.00013.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$2.840.021.00011.1%
Electricity (facilities)$1.544.788.0006.0%
Investment (works and projects)$1.355.739.0005.3%
Water (facilities)$587.060.0002.3%
Street lighting$172.544.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$83.604.0000.3%
Transfers to health$58.528.0000.2%
Travel allowances$10.188.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$2.103.0000.0%

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

21.9%
38.2%
39.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$5.614.098.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$9.771.402.000
Others$10.206.044.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

52.1%
12.7%
28.3%
Permanent staff$4.259.702.000
Contract staff$1.042.248.000
Fee contracts$312.148.000
Labor Code$248.180.000
Community progs.$2.313.712.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

82.6%
16.8%
Permanent staff157
Contract staff32
Fee contracts1
Total: 190 staffFee contracts: 0.5% of the headcountWomen: 41.3%Professionalization: 30.2%
Cost/staffer permanent: $21.916.917/yearCost/staffer contract: $28.259.938/yearCost/staffer fees: $329.590.000/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.355.739.000 (5.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.604.000Travel allowances: $10.188.000Commissions and representation: $2.103.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $2.840.021.000Street lighting: $172.544.000Electricity: $1.544.788.000Water: $587.060.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

548
58
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

294
145
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$120.877.302.656
Purchase orders
56.737

Purchase-order amount · trend

$558.699.782
$5.273.730.335
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Inversiones y Construcciones Felipe de Paz S.A.$4.809.147.7465
Castillo y Castillo Construcciones e Ingeniería$2.957.478.12232
Importadora y Distribuidora Arquimed Ltda.$2.302.355.28137
Ingenieria Construcciones y Urbanizaciones Concon SpA$2.079.272.5911
Constructora Alvial S a$1.714.304.9871
Inversiones y Construcciones Stone S.A.$1.678.833.4006
Empresa Constructora Ecmovial Limitada$1.631.915.6128
El Almendral$1.534.874.67052

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.309.102.33763%
Agile Purchase $1.089.960.70521%
Direct award discretionary$615.068.34712%
Framework Agreement $259.598.9455%

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

Registered companies
6.602
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
30.160

Pyramid by sales bracket

59.1%
15.9%
22.3%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)3.901 companies
Small (≤25k UF)1.051 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)137 companies
Large (>100k UF)43 companies
No sales/no info1.470 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Empresa de Alimentos y Conservas San Clemente SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3934
Agricola los Alpes SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3552
Agricola Seminario LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2548
Cabrini Hermanos LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2417
Constructora Atacagua S.A.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 2403
Soc de Inversiones Bene Lario LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2153
Agricola Peppi SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2133
Agricola Uni Agri Curimon SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2111
Agricola Valle Aconcagua LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 288
Sociedad Molino Santa Elena S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 279

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$ 19 M declared
Approved last 5 years
7
US$ 85 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
27
+ 45 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
517
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Conjunto habitacional Santa María EufrasiaDIAInmobiliaria Santa Adriana SpAApproved40162
Ampliación a doble calzada Ruta 60 CH, Comunas de Panquehue y San FeliDIASociedad Concesionaria Autopista deUnder Review32,77580
Proyecto Inmobiliario Jardines de San Felipe I y IIDIAInmobiliaria Monte San Lorenzo SpAApproved23,762130
Planta Fotovoltaica El Almendral 9 MWDIAGr Temo SpAApproved9,968
Parque Fotovoltaico Doña PierinaDIAGrupotec Chile SpAApproved9100
Plantel Lechero Don AlejoDIAAgricola Don Alejo SpAUnder Review8
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3
Ampliación Parque Fotovoltaico MaucoDIAPmgd Mauco SpAApproved2,450
Modificación Planta Depuradora de RILes Empresa San Lorenzo S.A.DIASociedad de Inversiones San LorenzoApproved0,157
DISTRIBUCIÓN DE ANHIDRIDO SULFUROSO ENTRE LAS REGIONES V, VI, VII Y MEDIASulfoquim S.A.Approved0,03

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
15 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

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

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 36.3 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.

70
Species
31
Flora
39
Fauna
37
In conservation status
30
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUKarachi, orestiasOrestias laucaensisENPancoraAegla laevisENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chungaraensisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus laucaensisENTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENKarachi, orestiasOrestias chungarensisENKarachi, orestiasOrestias ascotanensisENKarachi, orestiasOrestias parinacotensisENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPiñacha, pancora, pancora de papudoAegla papudoCRPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENCamarón de río del norteCryphiops caementariusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNT

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 · 3 urban · 798 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-02Desembocadura Rio Aconcaguaurban794 /8.465
HUR-05-88Embalse 1 San Felipeurban4
HUR-05-175Sin informaciónurban0

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. 12 projects totaling US$ 220 million, approved between 2002 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining2 projects · US$ 96 M · 2002–2016
Corporación Nacional del Cobre, División AndinaExpansión División Andina · Extracción Mecanizada de Áridos Río Aconcagua, Proyecto Camino Internacional Ruta 60CH Sector 1 Tramo 2 Variante Panquehue
Real estate2 projects · US$ 57 M · 2017–2025
Inmobiliaria Santa Adriana SpAConjunto habitacional Santa María Eufrasia · Remodelación Estadio Fiscal de San Felipe
Others5 projects · US$ 24 M · 2011–2025
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Proyecto Inmobiliario Jardines de San Felipe I y II
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 16 M · 2015
Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista de los Andes S.A.Defensas Fluviales Tramos 6 y 7 Comunas de Panquehue y San Felipe de la Ruta 60 CH
Energy1 project · US$ 15 M · 2016
Loa Solar SpAPROYECTO FOTOVOLTAICO ENCON SOLAR
Miscellaneous industrial facilities1 project · US$ 12 M · 2005
Ceramicas Diamant S. A.Fabrica de Cerámicos Diamant S.A. (e-seia)

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
3 campuses in the comuna

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
3
Sanctioned entities
3
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
2.620 UTA
3 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Agricola Santis Frut Ltda.AGRICOLA SANTIS FRUT LTDAAgroindustry2.554
David del Curto S.A.DAVID DEL CURTO S.A. (SAN FELIPE)Agroindustry37
Sociedad Molino Santa Elena S.A.MOLINO SANTA ELENAAgroindustry29

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.

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
3
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
36277-2019
1TA
Municipalidad de San felipe y SEA
Encon Solar
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
99487-2020
2TA
Agrícola Santis Frut Ltda. en contra de la Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Proyecto “Instalaciones Agroindustrial Agrícola Santis Frut
Environmental sanction proceedingPartially upheld
R-90-2016
2TA
Inversiones Moncuri S.A. y otro en contra de la Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental de la Región de Valparaíso
Bodegas de Cal San Felipe
Administrative invalidationRejects

Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (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
9
Historic monuments
8
Nature sanctuaries
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
CTI La HormigaRelleno Sanitario91.250 t/year · receives from 8 comunas
C.C.P. San FelipePrison (CCP)455 inmates · 325 convicted · 129 awaiting trial · 194% occupancy
PTAS - CURIMONPTAS · lodos activadosESVAL S.A. · discharges into río aconcagua
PTAS - SAN FELIPEPTAS · lodos activadosESVAL S.A. · discharges into río aconcagua
Where this comuna's waste goes
CTI La Hormiga (San Felipe) · 31.828 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
2
Area affected
0 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
86 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
54
At high or very high risk
34
Main threat
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos…
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos a desnivel

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

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

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
8
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
14,79°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,36°C
Annual precipitation
313 mm
projection: -6%
Hot days>30°C
34
projection: +31 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
5.072
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.841
Police cases · trend
7.557
5.072
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats830956
Property damage670772
Domestic violence620714
Larceny443510
Burglary of an uninhabited place409471
Minor injuries308355
Theft of items from vehicles269310
Burglary of an inhabited place257296
Robbery with violence or intimidation237273
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces219252
Snatch theft98113
Weapons-related crimes97112

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.

Surveillance cameras
81
Guards and inspectors
12
1 per 7.237 hab
Patrol fleet
6
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 5Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
28
81
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
338
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
195
38 serious
Pedestrian collisions
23

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.