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Escudo de Peumo

Peumo

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'HigginsFounded 176315.028 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024154 km² of area98 inh./km²$6.757M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+29 pts
7th biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Population
−4,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
10,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 314th highest of 346
Finance
$450 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 215 of 346
Finance
76,98%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
576 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
118th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Peumo es una comuna de Chile de la provincia de Cachapoal, en la Región de O'Higgins, en la zona central de Chile. Limita al norte con la comuna de Las Cabras, al sur con San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, al este con San Vicente de Tagua Tagua y Coltauco y al oeste con Pichidegua.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

51.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#129 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety37
Health67
Culture and environment45
Education44
Infrastructure67
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Fermín Carreño Carreño C.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
6.441
votes (56.74%)
13.087
Electoral roll
91,7%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
FC
Fermín Carreño Carreño C.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
6.441
votes
CA
Carlos Ariel Aliaga Donoso
2021-2024 · IND
1.919
votes
FC
Fermín Carreño Carreño
2008-2012 · IND
2.962
votes
EC
Elías Cid Cortés
2004-2008 · PS
3.662
votes
BZ
Benedicto Zuñiga Reyes
2000-2004 · ILC
3.296
votes
EC
Elias Cid Cortes
1996-2000 · PS
2.478
votes
EC
Elias Cid Cortes
1994-1996 · PS
1.177
votes
CV
Carlos Venegas Barrera
1992-1994 · DC
1.520
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PZ
Patricio Zamorano O.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.221
votes
MS
Miguel Saez R.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.057
votes
RB
Regina Bustos C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
943
votes
MG
Manuel Gonzalez T.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
692
votes
EM
Esteban Martinez R.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
652
votes
JC
Jose Chavez P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
472
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
133
of 467 minutes read
Money involved
$7.136.145.018
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
N.1.S.Ext.5.2018 · Aprobación de postulación al Programa Recuperación de Espacios Públicos del MINVU para el proyecto Reposición Parque Salma Atala en Peumo.Otherunanimidad
4.4 · Remate de camioneta Mahindra con rebaja del avalúo fiscalSettlement$2.500.000mayoria
4.3 · Cambio de uso de suelo del terreno del cementerio a equipamiento para construcción de cementerio municipalOtherunanimidad
4.2 · Modificación presupuestaria para el programa de capacitación 'Curso de Cuidadores'Budget amendment$17.000.000unanimidad
3.2 · Aprobación de subvención municipal para la junta de vecinos Codao Centro para instalar un baño en su sede.Subsidy$600.000unanimidad
4.3 · Solicitud del concejal Pérez al Alcalde para entregar un informe de ingresos y gastos de la Expo 2018.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
74
Highly complex
6
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20221413
2018422
20165662621

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

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

  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • GB
    Grupo B2c SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • ES
    E-Management SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • AD
    Asesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • SA
    Soluciones Automotrices SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • Ay
    Automática y Regulación S.a. (Auter S.a.)
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • IA
    Importadora Arquimed Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • MS
    Maco S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Ae
    Administración e Infraestructura SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • IF
    Inversiones Fm02
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • ED
    Empresa de Capacitacion Inmatra Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • SG
    Sps Group
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • M
    Monlux
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CA
    Consultoria Ambiental y Forestal Grn
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • se
    Seguridad e Ingeniería Vial Segvial SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • FD
    Fundación Derecho y Defensa Animal
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Iy
    Ingenieria y Construccion Afín Limitada.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
and 12 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

14.424
inhabitants
15.038
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+4%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
14.303
-5% vs. 2035 (15.042)
Over 60 · 2050
39,74%
30,03% 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)96,71 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,7 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment77 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)576 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)595,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo14.243 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)10,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,05 %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 135 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
15.053
7.818 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.391
56% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
3.760
Elderly (60+)3.66124%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.02220%
Foreign nationals2662%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3622%
People with moderate/severe dependency1741%
Single-person households3.66847%

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

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
2.571
11 schools
Students per teacher
11,3
228 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,3%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
65,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 47%Private subsidized 53%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,44%
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
0
FONASA enrollees
5.155
34% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 28Contract staff: 18Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
13.804
40.324
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
815
596
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 (5.126 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar la EsperanzaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.12657%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.583.274.000 ($307.134/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $938.851.000Municipal contribution: $28.000.000

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

Indigenous population
719
5.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche67393.6%

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
37
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
206
the entire active civil fabric
Sports
30
Committees (water, housing, progress)
28
Social and aid
18
For the elderly
14
Cultural
3
Foundations and corporations
1
Fire brigades
1
Religious
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
ARADN RADIOFM101.5 FM
AALEGRIAFM94.9 FM
VVANGUARDIAFM104.9 FM
CdCentro de Extension Cultural, Social y Deportiva de la Comuna de Peumo · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
CdClub de Ajedrez de Peumo · holderComunitaria107.3 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
154
1,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Haití
43 people · 28% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
43 Haití
28 Venezuela
24 Bolivia
18 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
270
5,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
7
741 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
228
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
430
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
49
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

9.691homes · by type (2017)
House
4.725 · 99.1%
House
4.688 · 95.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
139 · 2.8%
Apartment
49 · 1%
Room in old house/tenement
33 · 0.7%
Apartment
21 · 0.4%
Other private
14 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
8 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
8 · 0.2%
Other private
5 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
68%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.914 · 55.7%
Provided for work
446 · 13%
Rented
424 · 12.3%
Owned, being paid off
414 · 12%
Free of charge
238 · 6.9%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$6.756.592.000
Own revenue
$1.186.859.000
18% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.967.836.000
59% of the total
State transfers
$238.226.000
4% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$832.519.000
$6.756.592.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

25.2%
28.7%
22.8%
21.4%
Property tax$299.203.000
Business licenses$340.834.000
Vehicle permits$270.953.000
Cleaning fees$22.364.000
Other own revenue$253.505.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $566.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
51.3%
36.4%
12.3%
Municipal$6.756.592.000
Education$4.784.977.000
Health$1.618.485.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.482.230.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$328.934.000
$1.186.859.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$298.283.000
$3.967.836.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$164.354.000
$238.226.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.759.503.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$5.387.637.000
Execution rate
79.7%
Unexecuted: $1.371.866.000
Low execution: it only executed 79.7% of the budget — $1.371.866.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.010.760.000
$5.387.637.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

68.2%
16.8%
10.9%
Internal management$3.676.779.000
Community services$904.858.000
Social programs$585.139.000
Municipal activities$217.351.000
Recreational programs$837.000
Cultural programs$2.673.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.701.951.00031.6%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.583.274.00029.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.513.158.00028.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$568.374.00010.5%
Investment (works and projects)$324.051.0006.0%
Electricity (facilities)$244.264.0004.5%
Councillor stipends$80.280.0001.5%
Transfers to education$66.300.0001.2%
Water (facilities)$28.387.0000.5%
Transfers to health$28.000.0000.5%
Travel allowances$12.285.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$382.0000.0%

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

28.1%
31.6%
40.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.513.158.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.701.951.000
Others$2.172.528.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

48.5%
25.4%
23.3%
Permanent staff$974.744.000
Contract staff$510.819.000
Fee contracts$27.595.000
Labor Code$27.595.000
Community progs.$467.620.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

51.8%
48.2%
Permanent staff29
Contract staff27
Total: 56 staffWomen: 44.6%Professionalization: 46.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.922.069/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.170.481/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: $324.051.000 (6.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.280.000Travel allowances: $12.285.000Commissions and representation: $382.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $568.374.000Electricity: $244.264.000Water: $28.387.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

130
23
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

55
13
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$80.345.717.064
Purchase orders
18.551

Purchase-order amount · trend

$866.105.423
$1.277.008.435
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Laboratorios Andromaco S a$8.877.953.23027
Opko Chile S.A.$7.347.204.13583
Instituto Sanitas S a$6.695.607.10821
Socosep Ltda.$4.365.117.37910
Rb,construcciones$3.527.768.0451
Laboratorios Recalcine S.A.$3.190.422.39056
Eduardo Ramirez Moreno$2.963.531.69731
Eduardo Nuñez Godoy$2.853.405.5722.659

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $767.858.43260%
Agile Purchase $340.258.37927%
Framework Agreement $111.913.0739%
Direct award discretionary$56.978.5534%

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

Registered companies
1.168
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.675

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.1%
15.0%
17.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)749 companies
Small (≤25k UF)175 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)24 companies
Large (>100k UF)12 companies
No sales/no info208 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Vina la Rosa S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2131
Cooperativa Campesina Intercomunal Peumo Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 253
Sociedad de Inversiones Maf-Val LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Agricola Comercial Huertos los Molinos LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1147
Sociedad Agricola y Fruticola C y M SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 157
Sociedad Agricola el Bosque LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 156
Soc Farmaceutica y Comercial Pavez Pavez Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 134
Combustibles Peumo Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 114
Sociedad Exportadora C y M SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 111
Blavian SpAACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 11

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
3
US$ 139 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 0 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
225
+ 21 in operations
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 (BESS), en Subestación Eléctrica DIARíos Chile San Fernando SpAUnder Review55,340
Ampliación Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas de PeumoDIAEssbio S.A.Under Review3,37925
DISTRIBUCIÓN DE ANHIDRIDO SULFUROSO ENTRE LAS REGIONES V, VI, VII Y MEDIASulfoquim S.A.Approved0,03

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

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

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
21 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.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 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 16 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.

88
Species
54
Flora
31
Fauna
3
Funga
22
In conservation status
19
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Palma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUQueuleGomortega keuleENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUPitaoPitavia punctataENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUSapito 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.

3 Wetlands · 2 urban · 336 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-04Rio Cachapoal y Trib.urban317 /5.137
HUR-06-13Esterourban19
HPU-06-12Embalse 5 Las Cabras0 /4

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. 7 projects totaling US$ 75 million, approved between 1998 and 2021. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Others5 projects · US$ 59 M · 1998–2017
Sociedad Concesionaria Ruta de la Fruta S.A.Concesión Ruta 66 - Camino de La Fruta · Transporte de Ácido Sulfúrico Excedentes Fundición Caletones-Fase I Ruta Compartida
Energy1 project · US$ 12 M · 2016
El Castaño SpAParque Solar Fotovoltaico El Castaño
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 17.8 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

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
8 m²
80% 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
Historic monuments
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
C.D.P. PeumoPrison (CDP)202 inmates · 166 convicted · 36 awaiting trial · 198% occupancy
PTAS - PEUMOPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río cachapoal
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Colihues La Yesca (Requínoa) · 4.671 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
2
Area affected
1 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
43 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
19
At high or very high risk
6
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
14,38°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,22°C
Annual precipitation
603 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
32
projection: +26 days
Frost days
7

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
1.045
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.954
Police cases · trend
735
1.045
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces3322.209
Domestic violence1521.011
Threats149992
Property damage109725
Larceny60399
Minor injuries47313
Burglary of an uninhabited place44293
Burglary of an inhabited place29193
Drug-related crimes16107
Sexual abuse1493
Less serious injuries1280
Robbery with violence or intimidation1173

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
65
Guards and inspectors
1
1 per 15.028 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
65
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
75
Deaths
3
20 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
93
15 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4

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.