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Coltauco

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins22.143 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024222 km² of area100 inh./km²$10.363M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
92%
23rd highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
+15,2%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
16,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 230th highest of 346
Finance
$468 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 203 of 346
Finance
82,25%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
562,1 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
73rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

19 Schools
15 Squares and green areas
6 Health centers
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Carabineros
1 Pharmacies
1 Fire stations

Coltauco es una comuna de la zona central de Chile, ubicada en la región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, específicamente en la provincia de Cachapoal.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

40.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#301 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety39
Health50
Culture and environment33
Education38
Infrastructure45
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Félix Sánchez V.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
8.799
votes (56.9%)
17.605
Electoral roll
92,35%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
FS
Félix Sánchez V.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
8.799
votes
FA
Felix Andres Sanchez Vergara
2021-2024 · RN
2.030
votes
RJ
Rubén Jorquera Vidal
2008-2012 · PS
4.025
votes
RV
Rosa Vial Rodríguez
2004-2008 · ILB
3.872
votes
RV
Rosa Vial Rodriguez
2000-2004 · ILC
3.231
votes
RV
Rosa Vial Rodriguez
1996-2000 · ILD
3.252
votes
SA
Sergio Antonio Gálvez Aravena
1992-1996 · PR
975
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JV
Jose Vial V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.742
votes
CV
Cristopher Vidal M.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
1.314
votes
HS
Hemardo Sanchez H.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.221
votes
SM
Sandra Martinez S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
947
votes
JA
Jaime Abarca F.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
731
votes
TE
Teresa Echeverria M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
715
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión37 minWatch session

En una línea: La sesión estuvo dominada por el debate sobre modificaciones al reglamento interno del Concejo, especialmente la regulación del punto "varios" y la participación remota de concejales.

Temas tratados

  • Aprobación del acta N°90 (15 de junio de 2023): trámite de rutina sin observaciones.
  • Modificación presupuestaria de Educación: incorporación de fondos FAED 2023, subvención de mantenimiento y otros ajustes por ~$486,5 millones.
  • Nominación de calles: denominación de Pasaje San Eugenio y Calle Santa Cruz de Criada en el sector El Molino.
  • Reglamento interno del Concejo: propuesta de modificaciones sobre conflicto de interés, transmisión online, tabla de sesiones, participación remota y nuevas comisiones.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Acta N°90: aprobada por unanimidad (6 concejales).
  • Modificación presupuestaria de Educación: aprobada por unanimidad (se registran 5 votos explícitos; la transcripción se corta antes de completar la ronda).
  • Nominación de calles: aprobada (se registran al menos 4 votos a favor; la transcripción no completa la ronda).
  • Reglamento interno: no queda claro en la transcripción si se llegó a votar; el debate concluyó sin un resultado registrado. El Concejo acordó votar algunos artículos por separado, en particular el que regula el punto "varios".

Plata y obras

  • FAED 2023: $240.990.000 para consumos básicos, remuneraciones, infraestructura escolar y transporte.
  • Subvención de mantenimiento (Mineduc): $8.350.000 distribuidos por establecimiento.
  • Bonos y aguinaldos 2022 pagados en enero 2023: $170.000.000 con cargo al presupuesto vigente.
  • Aporte municipal para indemnización (Jardín Infantil Payasito): $8.000.000.
  • Incremento por reemplazos de licencias médicas: $58.600.000 adicionales.
  • Total modificación: aumento de ingresos y gastos por $486.540.000.
  • El ítem de bono compensatorio Sala Cuna ($8,6 millones, cifra aproximada según transcripción) quedó pendiente por falta de reglamento y fuente de financiamiento.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • La regulación del punto "varios" generó tensión: varios concejales pidieron votarlo por separado para no arriesgar la aprobación del artículo sobre participación remota por postnatal de una concejala.
  • Debate sobre si exigir 48 horas de anticipación para puntos de tabla propuestos por concejales limita su rol fiscalizador o simplemente formaliza una práctica ya existente.

Para seguir

  • Bono compensatorio Sala Cuna: pendiente de reglamento y financiamiento.
  • Reglamento interno: votación de artículos controvertidos (punto "varios") pendiente para próxima sesión.
  • Nominación de calles aprobadas: decreto alcaldicio, proyecto de numeración e instalación de señalética pendientes.

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)

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

Resolutions extracted
79
of 677 minutes read
Money involved
$1.098.477.159
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
No se registran acuerdos adicionales en la tablaOther
4.1 · Aprobación de conciliación judicial en causa T-24 2022 por tutela laboralSettlement$5.000.000unanimidad
10 · Adjudicación Licitación ID 3992-5-LE24 'Adquisición Plataforma digital de Gestión educacional para establecimientos Educacionales de Coltauco.Tender$34.179.634
9 · Convenio 'Fondo de Innovación de Educación Parvularia' FIEP 2023.Otherunanimidad
8 · Espacios públicos para propaganda electoral por Elecciones de Gobernadores Regionales, Consejeros Regionales, Alcaldes y Concejales.Otherunanimidad
7 · Modificación presupuestaria departamento de salud.Budget amendmentunanimidad

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
31
Highly complex
13
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2022871
20181384
201510631

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2021–2026
  • FL
    Fundación los Monitos de Mary
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • AS
    Aridos San Vicente
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • IR
    Inversiones Rodrigo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • Ud
    Universidad de Talca
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Ga
    Growth And Development Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • SS
    Syr SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • AD
    Asesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • SE
    Smart Education SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • U
    Unit
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • CS
    Cuprum S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • Cd
    Centro de Apoyo y Mediación Ambiental Gestac
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • AG
    Asesoría Gestión y Servicios
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • SE
    Sicom Electronics International S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • SC
    Servicios Castro S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • IA
    Ibarra Arquitectos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • CS
    Comercializadora Soluz Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
and 29 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

16.892
inhabitants
22.347
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
25.975
+7% vs. 2035 (24.220)
Over 60 · 2050
39,43%
29,65% in 2035 · +10 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)92,83 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment211 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)562,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)579,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo21.373 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)10 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)16,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,3 %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 240 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
21.579
11.069 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.527
59% of RSH households
Female-headed households
45%
5.027
Elderly (60+)5.12224%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.51821%
Foreign nationals8624%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3612%
People with moderate/severe dependency2721%
Single-person households5.15347%

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
4.012
21 schools
Students per teacher
10,3
389 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
66,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 57%Private subsidized 43%
Pass rate
96,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,43%
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
0
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
20.388
92% of the population
Doctors employed
12
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 92Contract staff: 100Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
12.358
48.410
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
681
976
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 (20.448 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar ColtaucoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal16.48961%
Cecosf LoretoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.90564%
Posta de Salud Rural IdahueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.09769%
Posta de Salud Rural Rinconada de ParralRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal60369%
Posta de Salud Rural Lo de CuevasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal35477%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $6.825.170.000 ($334.764/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.033.144.000Municipal contribution: $613.357.000

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

Indigenous population
920
4.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche83590.8%

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

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

Active neighborhood councils
34
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
349
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
140
Sports
46
Social and aid
28
For the elderly
21
Cultural
9
Religious
2
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.

1 Local media · ComunitariaSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AdAgrupacion de Padres y Apoderados Escuela Folclorica Sueños de Koltrauco · holderComunitaria107.7 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
591
2,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Haití
153 people · 26% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
153 Haití
152 Bolivia
126 Venezuela
46 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
28
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
402
5,3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
19
2.260 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
185
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
302
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
31
paid · 2014–2024

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

14.968homes · by type (2017)
House
7.360 · 99.4%
House
7.270 · 96.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
226 · 3%
Other private
39 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
28 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
21 · 0.3%
Other private
13 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Apartment
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
73%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.003 · 70.7%
Provided for work
408 · 9.6%
Free of charge
397 · 9.3%
Rented
355 · 8.4%
Owned, being paid off
86 · 2%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$10.362.820.000
Own revenue
$1.485.563.000
14% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.885.895.000
66% of the total
State transfers
$1.208.208.000
12% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$908.896.000
$10.362.820.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

17.5%
14.1%
24.3%
42.5%
Property tax$259.491.000
Business licenses$209.505.000
Vehicle permits$361.036.000
Cleaning fees$24.076.000
Other own revenue$631.455.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $28.643.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
36.7%
40.1%
23.2%
Municipal$10.362.820.000
Education$11.350.259.000
Health$6.558.174.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $6.274.196.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$214.165.000
$1.485.563.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$536.744.000
$6.885.895.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$42.529.000
$1.208.208.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$13.239.569.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$10.234.641.000
Execution rate
77.3%
Unexecuted: $3.004.928.000
Low execution: it only executed 77.3% of the budget — $3.004.928.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$949.060.000
$10.234.641.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

65.6%
20.6%
9.5%
Internal management$6.713.943.000
Community services$2.109.419.000
Social programs$975.910.000
Municipal activities$340.939.000
Recreational programs$42.625.000
Cultural programs$51.805.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$6.825.170.00066.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.037.964.00029.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.986.382.00029.2%
Investment (works and projects)$1.115.809.00010.9%
Transfers to health$613.357.0006.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$567.603.0005.5%
Transfers to education$537.830.0005.3%
Electricity (facilities)$404.446.0004.0%
Councillor stipends$88.332.0000.9%
Street lighting$78.623.0000.8%
Water (facilities)$39.765.0000.4%
Travel allowances$10.620.0000.1%

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

29.2%
29.7%
41.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.986.382.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.037.964.000
Others$4.210.295.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

59.3%
21.3%
15.8%
Permanent staff$2.108.966.000
Contract staff$758.032.000
Fee contracts$119.384.000
Labor Code$11.796.000
Community progs.$560.496.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

78.2%
19.5%
Permanent staff68
Contract staff17
Fee contracts2
Total: 87 staffFee contracts: 2.3% of the headcountWomen: 49.4%Professionalization: 36.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.460.294/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.883.471/yearCost/staffer fees: $25.071.000/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: $1.115.809.000 (10.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $88.332.000Travel allowances: $10.620.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $567.603.000Street lighting: $78.623.000Electricity: $404.446.000Water: $39.765.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

60
21
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

118
36
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
3 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
250
Security/patrol pickups
3
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
48.410
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
82,25%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
80
Permanent own revenue
14,34%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
12
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
36
Health staff
100
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
92
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
20.388
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Street-market stalls
233
Final works approvals
21

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$74.966.927.793
Purchase orders
27.690

Purchase-order amount · trend

$598.105.938
$3.519.356.354
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Arauco S a$5.698.016.7501
Claudio Andres$4.609.878.897125
Veolia Su Chile S.A.$2.163.787.60311
María del Tránsito Vilches Donoso$1.975.322.2623
Camo Obras Menores Construccion$1.439.896.69125
Transportes y Servicios Raul Ignacio Bastias SpA$1.199.520.0001
Constructora Jaar Limitada$1.001.448.7728
Constructora Raipal Ltda.$784.343.2442

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.573.243.20673%
Agile Purchase $454.058.45913%
Direct award discretionary$276.444.4898%
Framework Agreement $215.610.2006%

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

Registered companies
1.533
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
14.126

Pyramid by sales bracket

61.0%
14.9%
21.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)935 companies
Small (≤25k UF)228 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)29 companies
Large (>100k UF)18 companies
No sales/no info323 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agricola la Cabana dos LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2879
Agricola Mantos Verdes LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2595
Packing y Servicios Santa Rosa S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2589
Ramon Achurra y Compania SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2446
Agricola Vial y Compania S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2279
Soc Agricola San Ramon Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2265
Miguel Vial y Compania LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2178
Agrosercom II S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 292
Patagonia Fruit SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 23
Agricola la Cabana Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1927

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$ 83 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 45 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
190
+ 13 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
45
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Variantes de la Concesión Ruta 66 Camino de la FrutaEIADirección General de Concesiones deUnder Review400,5800
Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía (SAE) Volcán MentolatDIASae Volcán Mentolat SpAApproved4545
Ampliación de la Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas de ColtaucoDIAEssbio S.A.Under Review2,930

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.

vigenteleña residencialMP2,5
PDA Valle Central de O'Higgins
DS 1/2021 · published 2021 · see plan

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)
Las Palmas de CocalanNational Parkat 8.3 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.

82
Species
48
Flora
31
Fauna
3
Funga
19
In conservation status
16
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Lagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENGuanacoLama 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 araucanaENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPerca 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.

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 547 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-04Rio Cachapoal y Trib.urban542 /5.137
HUR-06-05Estero Idahueurban6

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. 1 project totaling US$ 45 million, approved in 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 45 M · 2025
Sae Volcán Mentolat SpASistema de Almacenamiento de Energía (SAE) Volcán Mentolat

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
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in San Vicente at 18.4 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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

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.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
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
PTAS - COLTAUCOPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero purén
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Colihues La Yesca (Requínoa) · 6.273 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
12
Area affected
15 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
897 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
36
At high or very high risk
35
21 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
4
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
13,8°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,26°C
Annual precipitation
643 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
23
projection: +19 days
Frost days
15

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
886
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.001
Police cases · trend
700
886
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats177799
Domestic violence159718
Property damage110497
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces86388
Minor injuries85384
Burglary of an uninhabited place49221
Larceny49221
Burglary of an inhabited place32145
Weapons-related crimes1568
Sexual abuse1463
Crimes and offenses under the arms law1463
Robbery with violence or intimidation1463

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 28.

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
250
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 22.143 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
4
250
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
78
Deaths
2
9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
75
10 serious
Pedestrian collisions
3

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.