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Doñihue

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins23.647 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 202480 km² of area296 inh./km²$9.396M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
627 pts
23rd best PAES reading comprehension
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Population
+15,2%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
15,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 256th highest of 346
Finance
$397 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 257 of 346
Finance
72,35%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
627 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
157th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

26 Squares and green areas
15 Schools
7 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
4 Health centers
3 Carabineros
2 Kindergartens
2 Fire stations
1 Libraries

Doñihue es una comuna de la zona central de Chile, ubicada en la región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, específicamente al nororiente del río Cachapoal, en la provincia del mismo nombre.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

49.0 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#166 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety49
Health60
Culture and environment31
Education57
Infrastructure56
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Boris Acuña G.
INDEPENDIENTE
7.738
votes (47.53%)
19.452
Electoral roll
91,71%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
BA
Boris Acuña G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
7.738
votes
PA
Pabla Alejandra Ponce Valle
2021-2024 · IND
3.576
votes
BB
Belisario Bastías Espinoza
2008-2012 · PPD
4.969
votes
BB
Belisario Bastías Espinoza
2004-2008 · ILC
5.981
votes
MD
Marcelo Duran Arrate
2000-2004 · ILC
2.494
votes
MD
Marcelo Duran Arrate
1996-2000 · ILDRN
1.739
votes
GM
Gastón Morales Retamal
1992-1996 · ILA
1.250
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

FZ
Fernando Zamorano P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.544
votes
MP
Mario Perez P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.043
votes
PM
Paulo Morales A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.023
votes
PD
Pia Droguett R.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
1.003
votes
ED
Evelyn Diaz U.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
946
votes
JP
Juan Perez R.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
496
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
80
of 113 minutes read
Money involved
$11.504.405.718
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
109 · Aprobación de subvención para Clubes de Adultos Mayores en 2023Subsidy$22.700.000unanimidad
4.1 · Aprobación de Licitación para la Fiesta de Aniversario Lo Miranda 2023.Tender$75.000.000mayoria
4.5 · Aprobación Modificación Presupuestaria según Memorándum N°15 Dirección Administración y Finanzas.Budget amendmentunanimidad
4.4 · Aprobación Subvención Especial $500.000.- Centro de Padres y Apoderados Liceo Claudio Arrau León.Subsidy$500.000
4.3 · Aprobación Roles de Patentes de Alcohol primer semestre 2024, Departamento de Rentas Municipales.License
4.2 · Aprobación Modificaciones Proyecto FONDEVE 2023 JJVV Campos de Doñihue.Other

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
144
Highly complex
43
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021297109
20209234
201910136
2018372116
20171596
2016241129

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

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

  • AG
    Asociación Gremial de Trabajadores de Salud de Doñihue
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • SS
    Scemoptic SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • E
    Enbasswar
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • cl
    Caja los Heroes
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • AD
    Asesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • EA
    Electro Austral Generación S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • ic
    Iglesia Cosecha de Vida
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • TA
    Terapia Alternativa Mirelia Berta Rodriguez Cares EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Ft
    Fd Technology
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • SD
    Sociedad de Servicios Droguett y Michelow Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • CS
    Comercializadora Soluz Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • dg
    Direccion General del Credito Prendario
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • HC
    Here Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • UT
    Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • HC
    Hidroeléctrica Centinela S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • IG
    Instituto Global para el Desarrollo Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • OA
    Otec Agencia Internacional de Formación para la Excelencia Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
and 17 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

17.674
inhabitants
23.866
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+36%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
27.737
+7% vs. 2035 (25.865)
Over 60 · 2050
36,92%
27,52% in 2035 · +9 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)94,89 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment242 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)627 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)645,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo21.925 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,67 %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
21.588
11.709 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.353
54% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
6.227
Elderly (60+)4.85022%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.56821%
Foreign nationals6253%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5803%
People with moderate/severe dependency2821%
Single-person households5.92151%

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
4.341
14 schools
Students per teacher
11
395 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
57,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 56%Private subsidized 44%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,51%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
2
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
24.911
105% of the population
Doctors employed
11
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 129Contract staff: 76Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
12.216
79.156
20102025
Medical specialties served · 2 in the comuna (public system)
Adult PsychiatryChild Psychiatry

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
399
758
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 (24.858 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar DoñihueFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal14.28557%
Centro de Salud Familiar Lo MirandaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal10.57352%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $6.809.898.000 ($273.369/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.750.935.000Municipal contribution: $517.500.000

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

Indigenous population
1.024
4.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche94892.6%

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
0.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
6
the entire active civil fabric
Religious
3
Committees (water, housing, progress)
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 · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
COComunicaciones Oscar Rene Johansen Marchant E.I.R.L. · holderFM89.5 FM
NLNortel Ltda. · holderFM105.5 FM

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

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
728
3,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
204 people · 28% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
204 Venezuela
144 Haití
79 Bolivia
75 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
0
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
374
4,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
64
4.611 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
180
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
743
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
39
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

15.333homes · by type (2017)
House
7.518 · 98.9%
House
7.316 · 94.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
283 · 3.7%
Apartment
93 · 1.2%
Apartment
45 · 0.6%
Other private
22 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
17 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
16 · 0.2%
Other private
16 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.1%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
70%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.698 · 61.5%
Rented
720 · 16.4%
Owned, being paid off
388 · 8.8%
Free of charge
307 · 7%
Provided for work
275 · 6.3%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
10
1,9 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
$9.396.402.000
Own revenue
$2.255.343.000
24% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.901.246.000
63% of the total
State transfers
$317.851.000
3% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$997.443.000
$9.396.402.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

23.0%
35.7%
17.4%
21.1%
Property tax$519.723.000
Business licenses$804.246.000
Vehicle permits$391.596.000
Cleaning fees$63.510.000
Other own revenue$476.268.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $20.523.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
35.7%
38.9%
25.4%
Municipal$9.396.402.000
Education$10.249.611.000
Health$6.674.403.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.233.614.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$249.988.000
$2.255.343.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$612.798.000
$5.901.246.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$37.698.000
$317.851.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.610.964.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.974.638.000
Execution rate
93.4%
Unexecuted: $636.326.000
Medium execution: it executed 93.4%. Left unspent: $636.326.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.019.220.000
$8.974.638.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

58.3%
28.5%
7.6%
Internal management$5.232.979.000
Community services$2.560.266.000
Social programs$685.914.000
Municipal activities$225.918.000
Recreational programs$260.105.000
Cultural programs$9.456.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$6.809.898.00075.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.286.535.00025.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.221.505.00024.8%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$611.436.0006.8%
Transfers to health$517.500.0005.8%
Electricity (facilities)$469.343.0005.2%
Transfers to education$432.000.0004.8%
Investment (works and projects)$239.803.0002.7%
Water (facilities)$102.502.0001.1%
Councillor stipends$83.269.0000.9%
Street lighting$44.194.0000.5%
Travel allowances$12.364.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$3.193.0000.0%

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

24.8%
25.5%
49.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.221.505.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.286.535.000
Others$4.466.598.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

30.2%
26.4%
7.1%
34.7%
Permanent staff$1.053.369.000
Contract staff$920.113.000
Fee contracts$248.023.000
Labor Code$57.171.000
Community progs.$1.210.943.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

37.5%
59.7%
Permanent staff27
Contract staff43
Fee contracts2
Total: 72 staffFee contracts: 2.8% of the headcountWomen: 51.4%Professionalization: 58.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $41.013.778/yearCost/staffer contract: $20.868.698/yearCost/staffer fees: $65.983.000/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: $239.803.000 (2.7% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.269.000Travel allowances: $12.364.000Commissions and representation: $3.193.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $611.436.000Street lighting: $44.194.000Electricity: $469.343.000Water: $102.502.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

22
21
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

91
26
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
3 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
2
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
74
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
2
Primary-care medical visits
79.156
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
72,35%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
13
Permanent own revenue
24%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
11
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
26
Health staff
76
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
129
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
24.911
municipal health
Rural health posts
0
Street-market stalls
88
Final works approvals
21

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$58.247.480.159
Purchase orders
27.898

Purchase-order amount · trend

$634.224.095
$2.986.151.092
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Paulina Soledad Rozas Mardones$5.165.416.5224
Constructora Cauquenes S.A.$2.822.160.81734
Claudio Andres$2.194.747.81754
Constructora Cauquenes S a$1.727.622.69819
Arauco S a$1.428.105.7701
Italo Alberto$1.411.216.424116
Constructora P&l Ltda.$1.246.376.78714
Jose Luis Muñoz Serre$848.314.53443

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.531.247.49551%
Agile Purchase $751.592.93625%
Direct award discretionary$456.984.26115%
Framework Agreement $246.326.4008%

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

Registered companies
1.505
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
12.278

Pyramid by sales bracket

59.1%
17.2%
20.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)890 companies
Small (≤25k UF)259 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)27 companies
Large (>100k UF)16 companies
No sales/no info313 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Faenadora Lo Miranda LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)3.179
Agroindustrial y Comercial Superfruit LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)664
Vina Ventisquero LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 3237
Transportes,agricola y Forestal Quillaiquen LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2130
Agricola y Forestal el Peumo Ltda.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2106
Forestal y Agricola Yukon Ltda.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 256
Servicios Lo Miranda SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1260
Transportes Vidal Hermanos SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 1126
Vcm Constructora SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 1124
Transportes Don Eduardo LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 1118

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
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 10 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
60
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Planta Solar El MilagroDIAPlanta Solar el Milagro SpAApproved1060

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 emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
52 t MP10
25 t MP2,5
2 t Material particulado
0 t SO₂

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 14.9 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.

16
Species
8
Flora
8
Fauna
9
In conservation status
8
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENIguanaCallopistes maculatusNT

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

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-04Rio Cachapoal y Trib.urban402 /5.137
HUR-06-06Estero Machaliurban0 /55

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. 9 projects totaling US$ 134 million, approved between 2004 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Agriculture and livestock4 projects · US$ 100 M · 2012–2018
Faenadora Lo Miranda Ltda.Actualización y Desarrollo Planta Faenadora de Aves Lo Miranda · Actualización y Desarrollo Planta de Alimentos Lo Miranda
Energy2 projects · US$ 20 M · 2021–2024
Planta Solar el Milagro SpAPlanta Solar El Milagro · Hefesto Solar
Miscellaneous industrial facilities1 project · US$ 10 M · 2006
Agrícola Super Limitadaplanta de alimentos lo miranda III etapa (e-seia)
Mining1 project · US$ 4 M · 2004
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el TenienteModificación Proyecto Aumento Capacidad de Beneficio (e-seia)
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2017
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Polykarpo S.A.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
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Rancagua at 12 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
1 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Juan Parra GonzalezPANADERÍA LOS GRANDESAmenities1

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green 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 - DOÑIHUEPTAS · lagunas aireadasESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río cachapoal
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Colihues La Yesca (Requínoa) · 9.204 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
9
Area affected
13 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
71 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
24
At high or very high risk
13
4 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
14,26°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,27°C
Annual precipitation
525 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
38
projection: +28 days
Frost days
19

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
1.123
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.749
Police cases · trend
1.390
1.123
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats189799
Domestic violence179757
Property damage160677
Minor injuries113478
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces94398
Larceny87368
Burglary of an inhabited place52220
Burglary of an uninhabited place50211
Weapons-related crimes27114
Crimes and offenses under the arms law26110
Sexual abuse2293
Robbery with violence or intimidation2189

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
74
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 23.647 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
38
74
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

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

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.