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Catemu

Valparaíso15.714 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024362 km² of area43 inh./km²$9.437M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
514 pts
3rd worst PAES reading comprehension
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Economy
627/1,000 inhab.
22nd most promised jobs per inhabitant (one megaproject transforms it)
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Society
92%
27th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
+9%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
18,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 176th highest of 346
Finance
$601 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 143 of 346
Finance
73,01%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
513,6 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
151st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

12 Schools
9 Squares and green areas
6 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
5 Kindergartens
2 Health centers
2 Carabineros
1 Fire stations

Catemu es una comuna perteneciente a la Provincia de San Felipe de Aconcagua en la Región de Valparaíso, en la zona central de Chile. Ubicada a 85 km de Santiago y 95 km del puerto de Valparaíso. Se destaca su importante aporte a la apicultura, con mieles provenientes de árboles como paltos, quillayes, aromos, eucaliptos, etc. Por otra parte está presente la agricultura y minería. El río Aconcagua atraviesa el sureste de la comuna, creando lugares de gran atracción turística a los cuales llegan los visitantes cada año. Además esta comuna es lugar de tradiciones huasas.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

42.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#278 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety44
Health41
Culture and environment30
Education33
Infrastructure61
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Rodrigo Díaz B.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
7.249
votes (67.08%)
12.411
Electoral roll
92,22%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
RD
Rodrigo Díaz B.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
7.249
votes
RE
Rodrigo Eduardo Diaz Brito
2021-2024 · IND
2.204
votes
BL
Boris Luksic Nieto
2008-2012 · RN
2.704
votes
BL
Boris Luksic Nieto
2004-2008 · RN
3.202
votes
JD
Jose Delgado Fredes
2000-2004 · PDC
1.417
votes
JD
Jose Delgado Fredes
1996-2000 · DC
2.127
votes
JD
Jose Delgado Fredes
1992-1996 · DC
895
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

GV
Guillermo Vasquez O.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.178
votes
CV
Claudia Villar A.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
881
votes
BG
Belen Guerreño Z.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
860
votes
JG
Jessica Gonzalez S.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
824
votes
RC
Richard Concha B.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
722
votes
IS
Isabel Salas V.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
666
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión17 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo avanzó en la contratación de una consultora para diagnosticar el estado del proyecto de alcantarillado del sector La Rayán, con un costo de ~109 millones de pesos.

Temas tratados

  • Cuenta de hackeo: El alcalde informó al inicio que su cuenta de Facebook fue hackeada y que se estaban solicitando dinero en su nombre.
  • Aprobación de actas: Se revisaron las actas n.º 89, 90 y 99 de sesiones ordinarias de 2023; el acta 99 quedó pendiente por observaciones de una concejala.
  • Contrato consultora proyecto La Rayán: Se presentó la adjudicación de la licitación para obras de apoyo al saneamiento sanitario del sector La Rayán.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • El acta n.º 99 quedó pendiente tras observaciones de una concejala (faltaban menciones a una solicitud de información y a una cotización de 2,5 millones de pesos).
  • Se presentó para autorización la firma de contrato con la consultora adjudicada para el proyecto La Rayán; no queda claro en la transcripción si se votó formalmente en esta sesión.

Plata y obras

  • Proyecto saneamiento sanitario sector La Rayán (IDE 4280): Adjudicado a la consultora Valenzuela y asociados (nombre aproximado; la transcripción no es clara) por $109.244.619, con plazo de ejecución de 120 días.
  • Esta consultoría es un diagnóstico previo; la obra final de alcantarillado se estima en más de 1.000 millones de pesos y requeriría financiamiento FNDR.
  • Se menciona solicitud de distribución de saldo inicial y contratación de honorarios, pero los montos no quedan claros en la transcripción.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Una concejala (apellido no identificable con certeza) cuestionó en qué consistían exactamente las "obras de apoyo" y su relación con el costo total del proyecto.
  • El acta 99 generó reparos por omisiones: faltaba registrar una solicitud de información presentada por una concejala y una cotización de $2,5 millones relacionada con un estudio.

Para seguir

  • Acta n.º 99 queda pendiente de corrección para sesión futura.
  • Tras los 120 días del estudio, el municipio deberá postular nuevamente a fondos FNDR para financiar la obra de alcantarillado; el alcalde advirtió que el inicio de obras no sería antes de un año y medio.
  • Se mencionan solicitudes de contratación de honorarios y distribuciones de saldo inicial que no quedaron resueltas en la parte transcrita.

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)

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
33
Highly complex
8
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20184112
2016297164

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

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

  • CA
    Corporacion Aconcagua
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • SC
    Sinapsis Comunicaciones
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017
  • AA
    Anglo American Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • Sd
    Sociedad de Exploraciones y Desarrollo Minero
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • CP
    Comercial Patricio Eduardo Maruri Azocar EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • AC
    Anüm Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • Y
    Yacaché
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • MT
    Mobil Touch EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • MP
    Minera Pullalli SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • IA
    Importadora Arquimed Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020
  • CT
    Cmet Telecomunicaciones S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • Cd
    Club de Rodeo Chileno Catemu
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • SD
    Soluciones Digitales Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • OT
    Opencluster Tech SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • Cd
    Cooperativa de Trabajo Protección y Mantención de Áreas Verdes
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CC
    Cuatro C Consultores en Ingenieria Civil Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • GQ
    Gr Quillay SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • ES
    Edusmart SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
and 63 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

12.462
inhabitants
15.824
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+28%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
17.369
+4% vs. 2035 (16.762)
Over 60 · 2050
33,85%
26,82% 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)93,85 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment154 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)513,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)542,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo13.760 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)18,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,65 %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 165 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
14.959
8.128 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.806
59% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
3.936
Elderly (60+)3.50423%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.12021%
Foreign nationals5324%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2972%
People with moderate/severe dependency2201%
Single-person households4.14451%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
2.540
12 schools
Students per teacher
10,1
251 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
70,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 63%Private subsidized 37%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,89%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
1
Clinics
1
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
16.029
102% of the population
Doctors employed
16
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 83Contract staff: 59Fee contracts: 10
Primary-care medical visits · per year
20.359
29.487
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
797
550
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 (15.671 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar CatemuFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal15.64158%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar los CerrillosCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3057%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.530.078.000 ($345.005/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.550.792.000Municipal contribution: $461.000.000

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

Indigenous population
640
4.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche46973.3%
Diaguita8413.1%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
1
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
28
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
15
Sports
1
For the elderly
1
Cultural
1
Fire brigades
1

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
ASAgrupacion Social y Cultural la Familia · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
SdSoc. de Radio Taxis Cordillera Ltda. · holderFM94.1 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
284
2,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Haití
90 people · 32% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
90 Haití
53 Venezuela
44 Bolivia
33 Argentina

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

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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
233
4,7% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
26
1.865 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
265
paid · 2011–2026
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
95
beneficiaries · 2013–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
33
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

10.024homes · by type (2017)
House
4.988 · 96.6%
House
4.825 · 99.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
132 · 2.6%
Other private
24 · 0.5%
Other private
14 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
13 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
13 · 0.3%
Apartment
4 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.179 · 67.1%
Rented
318 · 9.8%
Provided for work
271 · 8.3%
Free of charge
260 · 8%
Owned, being paid off
218 · 6.7%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$9.436.875.000
Own revenue
$1.933.222.000
20% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.228.783.000
55% of the total
State transfers
$1.679.953.000
18% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$652.150.000
$9.436.875.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

22.3%
34.8%
14.9%
25.4%
Property tax$431.663.000
Business licenses$671.904.000
Vehicle permits$287.636.000
Cleaning fees$51.323.000
Other own revenue$490.696.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $87.878.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
39.6%
37.2%
23.3%
Municipal$9.436.875.000
Education$8.862.168.000
Health$5.547.519.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.738.768.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$188.788.000
$1.933.222.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$404.772.000
$5.228.783.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$4.994.000
$1.679.953.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$10.748.741.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$9.102.554.000
Execution rate
84.7%
Unexecuted: $1.646.187.000
Medium execution: it executed 84.7%. Left unspent: $1.646.187.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$682.094.000
$9.102.554.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

52.9%
28.0%
14.8%
Internal management$4.814.345.000
Community services$2.550.726.000
Social programs$1.342.946.000
Municipal activities$190.831.000
Recreational programs$117.352.000
Cultural programs$86.354.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.530.078.00060.8%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.082.916.00033.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.010.958.00022.1%
Transfers to education$1.030.500.00011.3%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$746.922.0008.2%
Investment (works and projects)$651.292.0007.2%
Transfers to health$461.000.0005.1%
Electricity (facilities)$414.975.0004.6%
Street lighting$195.658.0002.1%
Councillor stipends$74.639.0000.8%
Water (facilities)$25.279.0000.3%
Travel allowances$22.247.0000.2%

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

22.1%
33.9%
44.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.010.958.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.082.916.000
Others$4.008.680.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

49.3%
21.4%
27.6%
Permanent staff$1.374.994.000
Contract staff$596.941.000
Fee contracts$39.023.000
Labor Code$9.868.000
Community progs.$769.054.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

58.4%
41.6%
Permanent staff45
Contract staff32
Total: 77 staffWomen: 58.4%Professionalization: 42.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.435.933/yearCost/staffer contract: $13.863.500/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: $651.292.000 (7.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $74.639.000Travel allowances: $22.247.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $746.922.000Street lighting: $195.658.000Electricity: $414.975.000Water: $25.279.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

246
24
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

50
51
20132025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$41.627.967.966
Purchase orders
22.265

Purchase-order amount · trend

$289.873.733
$2.979.515.696
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Andres Hernandez Pizarro$4.405.792.61098
Bitumix S.A.$2.434.475.4932
Empresa Constructora Altovial Limitada$2.199.999.9791
Carmen Monica Rojas Rojas$1.347.457.204107
Andrés Rosendo Hernández Pizarro$1.208.493.22812
Acor Ingeniera y Construccion Ltda.$860.866.54417
Diagnomedlab$729.618.750142
Pablo Diego Valencia Figueroa$612.267.16373

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.200.424.48874%
Framework Agreement $330.593.88511%
Agile Purchase $317.064.54911%
Direct award discretionary$131.432.7744%

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

Registered companies
1.043
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.955

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.0%
13.7%
24.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)626 companies
Small (≤25k UF)143 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)12 companies
Large (>100k UF)5 companies
No sales/no info257 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Minera Cemin-Pullalli SpAEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 4 (>1M UF)71
Jorge Schmidt Exports SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)4
Soc de Exploracion y Desarrollo MineroEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 3616
Minera Jose Ivan Rojas Villarroel LimitadaEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 125
Administradora Industrial y Minera Pada SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 111
Electroagro LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 226
Soc Agricola Calafate LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 28
Comercial y Servicios Valhalla LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 2
Cia Minera Falda VerdeACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 174
Comercial Alejandro Derderian Bustamante E.I.R.L.CONSTRUCCIONMedium 143

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
2
US$ 11 M declared
Approved last 5 years
7
US$ 71 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
27
+ 5 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
517
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIAConexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Approved1.4809.535
Ampliación a doble calzada Ruta 60 CH, Comunas de Panquehue y San FeliDIASociedad Concesionaria Autopista deUnder Review32,77580
Parque Fotovoltaico Enami SolarDIAEnami Solar SpAApproved1075
Parque Fotovoltaico El CaquiDIASolek Chile Services SpAApproved1040
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3
Nueva Subestación Seccionadora Chagres 44 kVDIAChilquinta Transmision S.A.Approved580
Aumento vida útil Planta Catemu "Proyecto AVU"DIAMinera Cemin-Pullalli SpAApproved245
Cierre Operacional Mina CardenillaEIASociedad de Exploración y DesarrollApproved25
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
5 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.

4monitoring stations· measures MP10; SO2· stations: Catemu, Chagres Meteorologia, Romeral, Santa Margarita
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)
4.776 t SO₂
2 t MP10
2 t MP2,5
1 t Material particulado

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 24.7 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.

106
Species
58
Flora
48
Fauna
39
In conservation status
29
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUDragón de oído cubiertoLiolaemus audituvelatusVULagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRAñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPiñacha, pancora, pancora de papudoAegla papudoCRSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUCarbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTJagartija de velosoLiolaemus velosoiNTDragón de torres-muraLiolaemus torresiNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTMurciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTChorlito cordilleranoPhegornis mitchelliiNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

3 Wetlands · 1 urban · 716 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-02Desembocadura Rio Aconcaguaurban707 /8.465
HPU-05-19Tranque Antiguo6
HPU-05-10Embalse 3 Catemu3

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. 13 projects totaling US$ 134 million, approved between 1998 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy5 projects · US$ 75 M · 1998–2025
Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre · LÍNEA DE TRANSMISIÓN ELÉCTRICA 2X220 kV NOGALES POLPAICO (e-seia)
Miscellaneous industrial facilities1 project · US$ 34 M · 2003
Anglo American Sur S.A.Optimización Fundición Chagres
Mining2 projects · US$ 23 M · 2016–2018
Sociedad de Exploración y Desarrollo Minero ExplodesaContinuidad Operacional Mina Uva, Fase IV-V · Extracción Mecanizada de Áridos Río Aconcagua, Proyecto Camino Internacional Ruta 60CH Sector 1 Tramo 2 Variante Panquehue
Others5 projects · US$ 2 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 San Felipe at 22 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
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
7.976 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Sociedad de Exploracion y Desarrollo MineroMINA CARDENILLAMining7.976

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 (2024)

Green space per capita
3 m²
30% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - CATEMUPTAS · lagunas aireadasESVAL S.A. · discharges into estero catemu
Where this comuna's waste goes
CTI La Hormiga (San Felipe) · 5.520 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
8
Area affected
114 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
185 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
22
At high or very high risk
16
3 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
7
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

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

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

Mean annual temperature
13,32°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,35°C
Annual precipitation
372 mm
projection: -5%
Hot days>30°C
5
projection: +12 days
Frost days
21

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
716
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.556
Police cases · trend
889
716
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats151961
Property damage108687
Domestic violence104662
Burglary of an uninhabited place86547
Minor injuries65414
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces51325
Burglary of an inhabited place39248
Larceny23146
Drug-related crimes1383
Theft of items from vehicles1276
Sexual abuse1170
Serious or very serious injuries851

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
86
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 15.714 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
17
86
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
28
Deaths
1
6,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
12
1 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.