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Malloa

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins14.300 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024220 km² of area65 inh./km²$8.307M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
522 pts
5th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Finance
+26 pts
12th biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Society
93%
14th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
−2,4%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
13,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 288th highest of 346
Finance
$581 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 151 of 346
Finance
71,37%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
522 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
167th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

20 Squares and green areas
10 Schools
6 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Health centers
3 Fire stations
2 Carabineros
1 Hospitals
1 Pharmacies
1 Kindergartens
1 Libraries

Malloa es una comuna de la zona central de Chile de 12 872 habitantes. De carácter agroindustrial pero eminentemente rural, pertenece a la Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, en la Provincia de Cachapoal. Se ubica en el límite con la Provincia de Colchagua, distante a 38 km de la capital regional Rancagua y a unos 130 km de Santiago. Los límites de la comuna de Malloa son al norte las comuna de Quinta de Tilcoco, por el noreste la comuna de Rengo, al sureste con la comuna de San Fernando y al suroeste con la comuna de San Vicente de Tagua Tagua.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

45.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#233 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety30
Health46
Culture and environment48
Education54
Infrastructure54
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Luis Barra V.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
4.823
votes (43.91%)
12.824
Electoral roll
92,9%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
LB
Luis Barra V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
4.823
votes
LM
Luis Manuel Barra Villanueva
2021-2024 · IND
2.694
votes
LM
Luis Manuel Barra Villanueva
2008-2012 · PPD
3.335
votes
ES
Edelmira Silva el Salug
2004-2008 · UDI
3.595
votes
LB
Luis Barra Villanueva
2000-2004 · PPD
2.300
votes
LB
Luis Barra Villanueva
1996-2000 · PPD
2.572
votes
ES
Edelmira Silva el Salug
1992-1996 · UDI
1.060
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

RC
Rodrigo Caballero D.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.146
votes
JM
Jorge Medina S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.093
votes
CT
Cecilia Toledo C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
944
votes
EC
Efrain Contreras G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
857
votes
RH
Rodrigo Herrera V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
709
votes
EC
Eduardo Castro M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
648
votes

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

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
36
Highly complex
0
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20201138
201725178

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

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

  • Fu
    Fundación Un Techo para Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • VN
    Viveros Nueva Vid S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • AG
    Asociación Gremial de Viveros de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • EP
    Entidad Patrocinante Inmobiliaria y Constructora Viento del Sur Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • dg
    Direccion General del Credito Prendario
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SC
    Schréder Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • VY
    Viña y Cava Valle Secreto S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Ks
    Koslan SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • BD
    Banco de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • CA
    Consultora Alcazar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • FE
    Fondo Esperanza SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • UC
    Unión Comunal de Adulto Mayor
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CT
    Cmet Telecomunicaciones S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CI
    Ciudad Inteligente
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SD
    Servicios de Imp. Jorge Ordoñez e Irl
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Ud
    Universidad de Talca
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
and 4 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

13.371
inhabitants
14.325
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+7%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
14.009
-3% vs. 2035 (14.489)
Over 60 · 2050
40,95%
31,13% 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)95,76 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment84 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)522 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)544,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo13.882 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)13,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,49 %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 56 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
14.509
7.642 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.803
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
44%
3.341
Elderly (60+)3.81626%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.82219%
Foreign nationals2982%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4463%
People with moderate/severe dependency2141%
Single-person households3.72049%

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
1.492
10 schools
Students per teacher
8,3
180 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
86,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
73,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 91%Private subsidized 9%
Pass rate
99,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,01%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
2
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
15.497
108% of the population
Doctors employed
9
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 81Contract staff: 37Fee contracts: 20
Primary-care medical visits · per year
11.705
33.144
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
353
327
20192025

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

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (15.446 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar de MalloaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal10.14063%
Centro de Salud Familiar de PelequenFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal4.10266%
Posta de Salud Rural CorcolénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.20472%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.761.914.000 ($242.751/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.633.163.000Municipal contribution: $40.881.000

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

Indigenous population
762
5.5% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche70492.4%

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
36
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
241
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
95
Sports
39
For the elderly
13
Social and aid
9
Cultural
5

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

Local mediaTypedial
SRSANTA ROSAComunitaria107.1 FM
TDTIERRA DE AMIGOSComunitaria107.5 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
266
1,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
73 people · 27% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
73 Bolivia
49 Venezuela
39 Haití
19 Perú

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
39
3 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
286
5,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
20
3.471 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
155
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
364
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
16
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

9.842homes · by type (2017)
House
4.799 · 99.5%
House
4.708 · 93.8%
Shack/hut/shanty
274 · 5.5%
Room in old house/tenement
20 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
15 · 0.3%
Other private
13 · 0.3%
Other private
10 · 0.2%
Mobile
3 · 0.1%
71%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.147 · 63.7%
Free of charge
346 · 10.3%
Provided for work
334 · 9.9%
Rented
281 · 8.3%
Owned, being paid off
261 · 7.7%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$8.307.205.000
Own revenue
$1.744.680.000
21% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.348.476.000
52% of the total
State transfers
$1.381.529.000
17% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.121.406.000
$8.307.205.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

23.3%
10.6%
19.4%
45.2%
Property tax$406.154.000
Business licenses$185.370.000
Vehicle permits$338.623.000
Cleaning fees$26.362.000
Other own revenue$788.171.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $1.442.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
41.9%
37.6%
20.6%
Municipal$8.307.205.000
Education$7.455.999.000
Health$4.077.516.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.776.007.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$389.888.000
$1.744.680.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$323.110.000
$4.348.476.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$263.092.000
$1.381.529.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$11.077.533.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.322.408.000
Execution rate
75.1%
Unexecuted: $2.755.125.000
Low execution: it only executed 75.1% of the budget — $2.755.125.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$991.554.000
$8.322.408.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

81.8%
8.8%
7.4%
Internal management$6.809.437.000
Community services$729.834.000
Social programs$618.268.000
Municipal activities$57.739.000
Recreational programs$71.719.000
Cultural programs$35.411.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.761.914.00045.2%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.285.599.00027.5%
Investment (works and projects)$1.554.125.00018.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.449.678.00017.4%
Transfers to education$1.265.083.00015.2%
Electricity (facilities)$321.872.0003.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$294.499.0003.5%
Councillor stipends$87.142.0001.0%
Transfers to health$40.881.0000.5%
Water (facilities)$39.766.0000.5%
Travel allowances$25.396.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$1.292.0000.0%

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

27.5%
17.4%
55.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.285.599.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.449.678.000
Others$4.587.131.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

72.4%
13.7%
8.2%
Permanent staff$1.840.900.000
Contract staff$347.061.000
Fee contracts$97.638.000
Labor Code$47.268.000
Community progs.$208.692.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

83.6%
16.4%
Permanent staff61
Contract staff12
Total: 73 staffWomen: 53.4%Professionalization: 52.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.807.721/yearCost/staffer contract: $23.517.167/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: $1.554.125.000 (18.7% of spending)Councillor stipends: $87.142.000Travel allowances: $25.396.000Commissions and representation: $1.292.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $294.499.000Electricity: $321.872.000Water: $39.766.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

13
50
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

45
14
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$40.072.973.789
Purchase orders
24.606

Purchase-order amount · trend

$664.354.570
$4.819.327.322
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Oliver Queno Ogaz Sandoval$1.286.290.00034
Juan Carlos Caro Jorquera$1.048.221.405103
Ingeniería y Construcción Incorell Jose Carlos Orellana Bustos E.i.r$982.114.5968
Servimec Ltda.$711.118.6475
Buses Amistad$699.700.197428
Juan Carlos Caro Jorquera$623.583.882214
Acevedo$505.423.87710
Hidrocon SpA$499.144.4522

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.905.432.68281%
Agile Purchase $472.314.92610%
Framework Agreement $323.402.2457%
Direct award discretionary$118.177.4722%

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

Registered companies
1.162
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
4.382

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.1%
13.3%
21.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)722 companies
Small (≤25k UF)155 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)22 companies
Large (>100k UF)13 companies
No sales/no info250 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Fruticola San Alberto LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2659
Terrafrut S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2135
Comercializadora Agropanquehue LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 248
Sociedad Agricola y Agropecuaria Caroca y Becerra LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 213
Sociedad Agricola y Comercial Tambofrut Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1265
Asesorias y Administraciones Agricolas LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1128
Arena Fertilizantes y Semillas Distribuidora LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 133
Inversiones y Comercializadora Car SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 118
Exportadora Agropanquehue LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 14
Growmax Service SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 13

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
4
US$ 165 M declared
Approved last 5 years
5
US$ 180 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
488
+ 46 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
490
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Mejoramiento y Ampliación Ruta 5 Sur entre el Acceso Sur al By Pass RDIAAutopistas del MaipoUnder Review398,54500
Parque Solar PelequénDIASonnedix Pelequen Solar SpAApproved140520
Parque Fotovoltaico Cumbres del SolEIALos Llanos Solar SpAUnder Review100550
Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía ArgosDIASph Bess Argos SpAApproved4545
Proyecto Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía (SAE) Volcán IslugaDIASae Volcán Isluga SpAApproved4545
Nueva Línea 2x154 kV Fuentecilla- Malloa NuevaDIASociedad Austral de Transmisión TroUnder Review27,394156
Parque Fotovoltaico Santa InesDIASanta Ines SpAApproved1070
Parque Fotovoltaico Malloa SolarDIAMalloa Solar SpAApproved1070
MODIFICACIÓN BODEGA DE VINOS Y PLANTA DE TRATAMIENTO DE RILES VIÑA MORDIAViña Morande S.A.Under Review210

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

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

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

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

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

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)
5 t MP10
5 t MP2,5
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 38.6 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.

50
Species
29
Flora
21
Fauna
21
In conservation status
17
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUBecacina pintadaNycticryphes semicollarisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNT

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.

5 Wetlands · 5 urban · 67 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-09Estero Rigolemourban50 /53
HUR-06-62Embalse sector Los Maquisurban12
HUR-06-17Rio Clarourban4 /219
HUR-06-24Estero Zamoranourban1 /111
HUR-06-58Esteros Antivero y Romaurban0 /105

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. 20 projects totaling US$ 294 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy11 projects · US$ 231 M · 1997–2026
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Parque Solar Pelequén
Others8 projects · US$ 59 M · 1998–2020
Sociedad Concesionaria Ruta de la Fruta S.A.Concesión Ruta 66 - Camino de La Fruta · Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A.
Mining1 project · US$ 4 M · 2021
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el TenienteNuevo Campamento Carén - División El Teniente

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 23.8 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
6 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Inversiones Malloa Brot SpAPANADERÍA MALLOAAmenities6

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
2
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-264-2020
2TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Pichidegua / Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Concesión Ruta 66-Camino de la Fruta
Administrative invalidationRejects
7451-2013
2TA
Sergio Reiss Greenwood en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Concesión Ruta 66 - Camino de la Fruta
Administrative invalidation - Environmental AssessmentUpheld

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
9 m²
90% 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 . MALLOAPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero huinico
PTAS -RENGOPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero toro
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Colihues La Yesca (Requínoa) · 5.254 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
4
Area affected
9 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
58 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
52
At high or very high risk
37
14 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
14,17°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,26°C
Annual precipitation
755 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
31
projection: +20 days
Frost days
12

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
695
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.860
Police cases · trend
799
695
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats126881
Property damage124867
Domestic violence113790
Larceny59413
Burglary of an uninhabited place49343
Minor injuries44308
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces42294
Burglary of an inhabited place18126
Sexual abuse17119
Drug-related crimes16112
Robbery with violence or intimidation1498
Motor vehicle theft1177

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
70
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 14.300 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
15
70
20212025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
75
Deaths
2
14 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
37
7 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

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.

Malloa, Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins · Monitor Municipios