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Escudo de Putaendo

Putaendo

Valparaíso18.023 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.453 km² of area12 inh./km²$7.814M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
5%
7th highest school dropout
Explore
Population
+0,3%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
23,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 74th highest of 346
Finance
$434 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 234 of 346
Finance
79,73%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
5,36%
School dropout rate · 7th highest in the country
Education
569,2 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
93rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

15 Schools
14 Squares and green areas
7 Health centers
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
4 Carabineros
4 Kindergartens
3 Pharmacies
1 Fire stations
1 Hospitals

Putaendo es una ciudad y comuna perteneciente a la provincia de San Felipe de Aconcagua en la Región de Valparaíso, en la zona central de Chile. Esta comuna es lugar de tradiciones huasas.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

41.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#291 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety54
Health33
Culture and environment44
Education29
Infrastructure36
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mauricio Quiroz C.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
4.923
votes (42.32%)
14.516
Electoral roll
90,27%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MQ
Mauricio Quiroz C.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
4.923
votes
MA
Mauricio Antonio Quiroz Chamorro
2021-2024 · IND
1.231
votes
GR
Guillermo Reyes Cortez
2008-2012 · PS
3.791
votes
RF
Roberto Félix Martínez Jarufe
2004-2008 · RN
3.052
votes
RM
Roberto Martinez Jarufe
2000-2004 · ILC
3.674
votes
JC
Julio Calderon Cortes
1996-2000 · DC
1.667
votes
JC
Julio Calderon Cortes
1992-1996 · DC
2.017
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

FC
Francisco Casas M.
INDEPENDIENTE
1.762
votes
SC
Sebastian Caldera C.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.653
votes
AL
Angelica Leiva H.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
679
votes
MH
Mirna Humeres G.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
541
votes
LJ
Luis Jimenez C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
438
votes
SS
Susana Silva H.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
402
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión16 de junio de 2026124 minWatch session

En una línea: La sesión estuvo dominada por la presentación del impacto de recortes presupuestarios en salud (~115 millones de pesos afectados) y la aprobación de varias licitaciones y subvenciones por un total superior a los 400 millones de pesos.

Temas tratados

  • Aprobación del acta anterior (N°26): Lectura y aprobación de la sesión del 9 de julio (fecha que no cuadra; puede ser error de transcripción).
  • Cuenta del alcalde: Anuncio de exploración de convenio con la Subdirección de Servicios Sanitarios Rurales (DOH) para apoyar a los APR; propuesta de talleres sobre vivienda, ordenanza de ruidos y fútbol/violencia.
  • Presentación del Departamento de Salud: Directivos expusieron el efecto de recortes nacionales en programas, infraestructura y atención primaria; despedida del director saliente (jubilación).
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°3 de Salud (364 millones): Detalle de contrataciones, equipamiento, internet satelital para postas rurales y equipos audiológicos.
  • Licitación de exámenes de laboratorio: Adjudicación a única empresa oferente por ~313 millones de pesos a dos años.
  • Subvenciones a ganaderos y adultos mayores: Aprobación de transferencias a organizaciones de crianceros y modificación de objetivos de subvenciones a cuatro clubes de adultos mayores.
  • Licitación de conservación de calzadas y veredas: Adjudicación de servicio de reparación de baches y veredas por 50 millones.
  • Costos de operación del proyecto de estadio fiscal: Actualización de cifras para tramitación ante el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social (~102 millones anuales).
  • Peritaje en sumario administrativo: Informe de la División Jurídica sobre contratación de profesional externo.
  • Modificación de programas (POA): Presentación de modificaciones internas; se posterga aprobación formal.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Acta N°26: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°3 de Salud (364 M$): Aprobada (no queda claro en la transcripción si hubo votación formal explícita).
  • Licitación exámenes de laboratorio (~313 M$, 2 años): Aprobada; todos los concejales votaron sin objeciones.
  • Subvenciones a 7 agrupaciones de crianceros (2 M$ c/u): Aprobadas por mayoría; concejala Leiva se inhabilitó respecto de la "agrupación de pequeños ganaderos por dineros mutadentos" (familiar directo).
  • Subvención Asociación de Rodeos Laborales (10 M$): Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Modificación de objetivos de subvenciones a 4 clubes de adultos mayores: Aprobada.
  • Licitación conservación de calzadas y veredas (50 M$): Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Costos de operación y mantención del estadio (~102 M$ anuales): Aprobados por unanimidad.
  • Contratación de perito para sumario (máx. 500.000 $): El concejo tomó conocimiento; no se registra votación explícita.
  • Modificación POA: No se votó; se revisará en sesión próxima.

Plata y obras

  • Recortes en salud (~115 M$): Cancelación del programa PDMI afecta proyectos de infraestructura en postas rurales valorados en ~37 M$, ~92 M$ y ~30 M$ respectivamente (cifras con dudas de transcripción). Recorte en Pesquisa Universal de ~21 M$, con impacto real de ~13 M$ según director.
  • Modificación presupuestaria Salud N°3 (364 M$): Incluye 163 M$ en contratación de personal, 30 M$ en mantención de vehículos, 15 M$ en internet satelital para 4 postas rurales (Liuchel, Gusmanes, La Oriente, La Derrera), 15 M$ en materiales y 15 M$ en mantención de equipos.
  • Licitación exámenes de laboratorio: ~313 M$ a 2 años; solo se presentó un oferente de seis invitados.
  • Conservación de calzadas y veredas: 50 M$ (ampliable en 30%); adjudicada a Constructora y Comercial Lanza (nombre aproximado).
  • Estadio fiscal (reposición): Diseño estimado en ~216 M$; costos anuales de operación (~89 M$) y mantención (~13,7 M$), total ~102 M$. Proyecto aún en observaciones del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social.
  • Convenio con Subdirección de Servicios Sanitarios Rurales: En etapa exploratoria; permitiría al municipio transferir recursos para inversión y mantención en APR.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Recortes en salud mental: Solo 190 usuarios en control, 23% de ausentismo en atenciones psicológicas; psicólogo contratado hasta junio ya tiene agenda copada. Reconocido como déficit crítico.
  • Baches e intervenciones informales en calzadas: Debate sobre quién fiscaliza los "rebajes" artesanales que generan riesgo vial; el alcalde indicó que el director de Obras ya está notificando infractores.
  • Subvenciones con rendiciones pendientes: El alcalde advirtió que la práctica de regularizaciones reiterativas debe terminar y que la ordenanza de subvenciones incorporará sanciones más estrictas.
  • Asociación de fútbol y violencia: El alcalde anunció que se oficiará a la asociación y se revisarán las transferencias municipales ante situaciones de violencia; tema queda pendiente para taller.
  • Licitación con un solo oferente: De seis empresas invitadas, solo una postuló al servicio de conservación de vías; el alcalde destacó la dificultad de atraer empresas al rubro local.

Para seguir

  • Sesión extraordinaria el próximo martes a las 9:00 h para aprobar temas pendientes (incluida la modificación del POA).
  • Tres talleres por agendar: vivienda/planificación urbana, ordenanza de ruidos actualizada, y política municipal hacia la asociación de fútbol.
  • Convenio DOH–municipio para APR: En fase de estudio jurídico; aún sin formato ni montos definidos.
  • Estadio fiscal: Pendiente respuesta final del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social sobre el programa arquitectónico.
  • Página web del Departamento de Salud: Requiere renovación completa; actualmente desactualizada y con problemas de ciberseguridad (ANCI).
  • Ordenanza de subvenciones: Se actualizará el régimen de sanciones por incumplimiento de rendiciones.

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)

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

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

Resolutions extracted
146
of 260 minutes read
Money involved
$588.541.918
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.7 · Convocatoria a la organización Mesa Hídrica de Putaendo para exposición de lineamientos hídricos del municipioOther
4.6 · Convenio de Colaboración con Parroquia de Rinconada de Silva para Vía Crucis en vivoOtherunanimidad
4.5 · Modificación al Reglamento de Ayudas Sociales del Departamento SocialRegulationunanimidad
4.4 · Convenio de Pavimentos Participativos 29° Llamado Adicional con aporte municipalOther$48.969.000unanimidad
4.3 · Cambio de nombre del Parque Municipal a Parque Municipal Alcalde Guillermo Reyes CortézAppointmentunanimidad
4.2 · Solicitud de presentación de resultados del Sumario Administrativo por situación de los tranques de clubes deportivosOther

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
28
Highly complex
1
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20251138
202411
201816115

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía Ganadera de Tongoy Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2022
  • FP
    Fundacion Procultura
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • CM
    Compañía Minera Vizcachitas Holding
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • Py
    Publicidad y Ediciones Medios Creativos Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • TR
    Teck Resources Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • AD
    Asesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • CT
    Constructora Terraviña Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • CT
    Consultora Territorio Urbano
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • IM
    I Municipalidad de Putaendo
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • CM
    Centro Médico, Odontológico y Estético Castillo Werner SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • AG
    Aes Gener
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • IR
    Inversiones Rodrigo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • CC
    Consorcio Circular SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • CK
    Comercial Kohle Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
and 70 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

15.016
inhabitants
18.097
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+21%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
18.226
-2% vs. 2035 (18.521)
Over 60 · 2050
37,71%
29,99% in 2035 · +8 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)93,95 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment65 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment66,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)569,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)570,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo17.336 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)10 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)23,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,38 %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 100 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
17.712
9.677 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.129
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
4.764
Elderly (60+)4.47225%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.62620%
Foreign nationals3442%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4162%
People with moderate/severe dependency3022%
Single-person households5.07152%

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
2.643
17 schools
Students per teacher
8,1
326 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
65,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 46%Private subsidized 54%
Pass rate
94,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
5,36%
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
4
FONASA enrollees
17.954
100% of the population
Doctors employed
12
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 85Contract staff: 57Fee contracts: 4
Primary-care medical visits · per year
24.810
50.373
20102025
Medical specialties served · 1 in the comuna (public system)
Internal Medicine

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
639
1.147
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 (17.720 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar PutaendoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal16.67865%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Estación las CoimasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal84868%
Posta de Salud Rural la Orilla (Putaendo)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal11255%
Posta de Salud Rural Piguchén (Putaendo)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal5569%
Posta de Salud Rural GuzmanesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1443%
Posta de Salud Rural Quebrada de HerreraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1377%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.165.857.000 ($287.727/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.339.000.000Municipal contribution: $300.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.106
6.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche88880.3%
Diaguita888.0%
Aymara676.1%

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
13
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.7
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
67
the entire active civil fabric
Sports
11
For the elderly
11
Committees (water, housing, progress)
8
Cultural
4
Social and aid
3
Foundations and corporations
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
VVIDAFM96.5 FM
ClComunicaciones los Lunu Ltda. · holderFM89.9 FM
GSGarate S.A. · holderAM1550 AM

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
349
2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
70 people · 20% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
70 Argentina
54 Venezuela
49 Bolivia
37 Haití

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
64
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
448
7,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
6
630 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
214
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
262
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
41
paid · 2015–2024

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

12.180homes · by type (2017)
House
6.061 · 96%
House
5.764 · 98.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
191 · 3%
Other private
79 · 1.3%
Other private
28 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
23 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
19 · 0.3%
Mobile
7 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
75%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.514 · 64.2%
Rented
470 · 12%
Owned, being paid off
428 · 10.9%
Free of charge
280 · 7.2%
Provided for work
224 · 5.7%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
2
Beds
29
6,5 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
$7.813.570.000
Own revenue
$1.304.568.000
17% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.131.808.000
66% of the total
State transfers
$939.999.000
12% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.255.141.000
$7.813.570.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

18.9%
19.4%
53.3%
Property tax$247.158.000
Business licenses$77.215.000
Vehicle permits$252.895.000
Cleaning fees$32.319.000
Other own revenue$694.981.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $268.450.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.1%
37.2%
25.8%
Municipal$7.813.570.000
Education$7.833.375.000
Health$5.438.263.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.697.115.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$124.611.000
$1.304.568.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$601.619.000
$5.131.808.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$368.401.000
$939.999.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$10.002.364.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.213.558.000
Execution rate
82.1%
Unexecuted: $1.788.806.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.1%. Left unspent: $1.788.806.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.110.898.000
$8.213.558.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

60.7%
22.3%
9.9%
Internal management$4.987.732.000
Community services$1.830.407.000
Social programs$815.479.000
Municipal activities$111.775.000
Recreational programs$124.069.000
Cultural programs$344.096.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.165.857.00062.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.209.188.00026.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.900.514.00023.1%
Transfers to education$1.072.100.00013.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$424.701.0005.2%
Electricity (facilities)$389.877.0004.7%
Investment (works and projects)$347.943.0004.2%
Transfers to health$300.000.0003.7%
Councillor stipends$82.025.0001.0%
Street lighting$64.727.0000.8%
Water (facilities)$51.376.0000.6%
Travel allowances$8.337.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$794.0000.0%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

26.9%
23.1%
50.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.209.188.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.900.514.000
Others$4.103.856.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

54.7%
18.2%
20.6%
Permanent staff$1.532.411.000
Contract staff$510.160.000
Fee contracts$166.617.000
Labor Code$15.134.000
Community progs.$576.167.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

59.6%
30.9%
9.6%
Permanent staff56
Contract staff29
Fee contracts9
Total: 94 staffFee contracts: 9.6% of the headcountWomen: 57.6%Professionalization: 41.2%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.722.554/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.577.586/yearCost/staffer fees: $14.554.667/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: $347.943.000 (4.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.025.000Travel allowances: $8.337.000Commissions and representation: $794.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $424.701.000Street lighting: $64.727.000Electricity: $389.877.000Water: $51.376.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

67
18
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

15
22
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
18
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
0
Primary-care medical visits
50.373
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
79,73%
of own revenue
Security drones
1
Permanent own revenue
16,7%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
12
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
22
Health staff
57
contract
Health staff
4
fee-based
Health staff
85
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
17.954
municipal health
Final works approvals
18

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$62.519.621.314
Purchase orders
47.840

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.290.173.444
$2.976.842.461
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Productora de Seguros$6.402.818.51119
Constructora Rodrigo Antonio Garcia Henriquez E.i.$2.012.562.994159
Ingeniería y Construcción Puerto Principal S.A.$1.804.988.0081
Maria Alejandra Lopez Silva Asesorias e Inversiones Empresa Individual$1.736.745.94542
Sergio Andres Madariaga Bravo$1.448.594.6983
Diagnomedlab$1.159.410.963326
Soc de Inversiones Bio Rec Limitada$1.152.716.62637
Gea$1.103.127.901223

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.937.533.79265%
Direct award discretionary$480.801.66216%
Agile Purchase $391.169.17513%
Framework Agreement $167.337.8336%

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

Registered companies
1.256
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.591

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.9%
13.2%
21.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)803 companies
Small (≤25k UF)166 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)11 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info275 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Agroservicios Chile LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 178
Sociedad Agricola y Comercial Mostos Aconcagua LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 214
Sulfoquim S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 19
Junta de Vigilancia del Rio PutaendoSUMINISTRO DE AGUA; EVACUACION DE AGUAS RESIDMedium 16
Servicios Agricolas Agrokin SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 3123
Agrogen SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 3121
Agroaconcagua SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 2204
Prestación de Servicios Agricolas Aida del Carmen Vivanco Cuevas Empresa IndividAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 290
Prestacion de Servicio General Agricola Sia LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DESmall 274
I Municipalidad de PutaendoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SSmall 1814

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
1
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 4 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
41
+ 3 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
57
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Solar Gran Rinconada NorteDIAFv Rinconada SpAApproved3,557
Declaración de Impacto Ambiental: Modificación Proyecto Fotovoltaico dDIASlk Cb Nueve SpAUnder Review0,4341
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

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)
R¡o BlancoNational Reserveat 49.9 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.

165
Species
114
Flora
51
Fauna
42
In conservation status
39
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENLagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUParamela de til-tilAdesmia resinosaENTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLinguePersea lingueVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTFrangel, olivillo de la cordillera, pulpicaKageneckia angustifoliaNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTLagartija de manchaLiolaemus nigromaculatusNTHitigu, arrayán de hoja rojaMyrceugenia rufaNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPumaPuma concolorNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNT

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 · 1.553 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-02Desembocadura Rio Aconcaguaurban1.548 /8.465
HPU-05-16Embalse Putaendo 23
HPU-05-13Embalse Putaendo3

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. 6 projects totaling US$ 81 million, approved between 1998 and 2021. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 42 M · 2009
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasEmbalse Chacrillas
Mining2 projects · US$ 35 M · 2019–2021
Cia Minera Vizcachitas HoldingSondajes Mineros de Prefactibilidad Las Tejas · "Regularización plataformas de sondajes mineros, sector Las Tejas"
Energy1 project · US$ 4 M · 1998
Empresa de Transmisión Electrica Transemel S.A.Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica San Isidro - Los Piuquenes
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2013–2017
Sociedad Depetris Deflorian Hermanos Ltda.TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA INTERREGIONAL DE CARGAS Y/O SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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 Cabildo at 28.2 km

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

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
3362-2023
2TA
Agrupación Ambiental Social y Cultural Putaendo Resiste y otros en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Sondajes Mineros de Prefactibilidad Las Tejas
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationPartially upheld

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 (2023)

Green space per capita
6 m²
60% 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
5
Historic monuments
3
Heritage zones
2

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
C.E.T. PutaendoPrison (CET)25 inmates · 25 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 56% occupancy
PTAS - PUTAENDOPTAS · lagunas aireadasESVAL S.A. · discharges into río putaendo
Where this comuna's waste goes
CTI La Hormiga (San Felipe) · 5.203 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
5
Area affected
9 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
11 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
51
At high or very high risk
36
10 very high
Main threat
Activación de quebradas

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
8,86°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,53°C
Annual precipitation
399 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
2
projection: +3 days
Frost days
86

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
741
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.111
Police cases · trend
1.098
741
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats1871.038
Domestic violence144799
Property damage134744
Minor injuries38211
Burglary of an inhabited place36200
Larceny32178
Burglary of an uninhabited place28155
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces23128
Robbery with violence or intimidation18100
Less serious injuries1478
Drug-related crimes1267
Sexual abuse1267

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

Police cases (reports + arrests) recorded by Carabineros and PDI. Not victimization (ENUSC measures the real figure, higher due to underreporting). The rate uses INE 2024 population. Source: CEAD, Ministry of Public Security.

What the municipality does

Municipal security infrastructure and staff declared to SINIM (since 2016). Excludes Carabineros and PDI, which are national.

Surveillance cameras
18
Guards and inspectors
6
1 per 3.004 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
17
18
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
35
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
23
1 serious

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.