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Pichidegua

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'HigginsFounded 189121.074 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024321 km² of area66 inh./km²$8.913M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Procurement
38%
7th that buys most through direct contracting
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Society
93%
15th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
−2,7%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
13%
Multidimensional poverty · 295th highest of 346
Finance
$423 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 240 of 346
Finance
72,13%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
3.753
cases per 100k inhab. · 319th in the country
Education
562,9 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
160th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

20 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
15 Schools
15 Squares and green areas
13 Health centers
9 Kindergartens
5 Pharmacies
3 Fire stations
2 Hospitals
2 Carabineros
1 Libraries

Pichidegua es una comuna de la zona central de Chile, en la provincia de Cachapoal, en la región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. Pichidegua limita al norte con las comunas de Peumo y Las Cabras, al este con San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, al sur con Peralillo y Palmilla, y al oeste con Marchigüe y La Estrella.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

50.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#150 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety33
Health65
Culture and environment52
Education52
Infrastructure53
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Adolfo Cerón G.
INDEPENDIENTE
8.107
votes (52.14%)
17.844
Electoral roll
92,83%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
AC
Adolfo Cerón G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
8.107
votes
MA
Marcos Aurelio Fuentes Ulloa
2021-2024 · DC
2.666
votes
RA
Rubén Adolfo Cerón González
2008-2012 · PRSD
3.922
votes
MJ
Marie Jeanne Lyon Amand de Mendieta
2004-2008 · UDI
4.386
votes
MJ
Marie Jeanne Lyon Amand de Mendieta
2000-2004 · UDI
3.120
votes
MJ
Marie Jeanne Lyon Amand de Mendieta
1996-2000 · ILDUD
2.347
votes
MJ
Marie Jeanne Lyon Amand de Mendieta
1994-1996 · UDI
1.793
votes
MB
Manuel Bustamante Quezada
1992-1994 · DC
1.067
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

EF
Eduardo Flores U.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
1.853
votes
FR
Francisco Reyes G.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
1.437
votes
ML
Marie Lyon A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.379
votes
MA
Miguel Araya A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.208
votes
FO
Flor Osorio C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
846
votes
OC
Oscar Cuevas G.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
696
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
699
of 136 minutes read
Money involved
$5.590.648.941
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
283 · Aprobación art. 45 para los profesionales del depto. De Salud: José Rodrigo Álvarez Colina y Dayron Ramos SánchezAppointmentunanimidad
282 · Aprobación subvención parroquia de Pichidegua, monto total $1.000.000.- construcción sanitaria capilla de CaleucheSubsidy$1.000.000unanimidad
381 · Aprobación subvención entre Valles de la Torina, por un monto total de $500.000.- para viaje a ValdiviaSubsidy$500.000unanimidad
380 · Aprobación subvención Club Deportivo San Luis, por el monto total de $300.000.- para semana SanLuisana 2019Subsidy$300.000unanimidad
379 · Aprobación de 4UTM por funcionario municipal (68 funcionarios) del servicio de bienestar municipalOtherunanimidad
4.1 · Aprobación del Contrato Obras Complementarias Piscina Municipal de PichideguaTendermayoria

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
31
Highly complex
2
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202066
2017172105
2015844

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

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

  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • Md
    Municipalidad de Pichidegua
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2026
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • BC
    Beereaders Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022
  • EC
    Empresa Constructora Visol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • LS
    Luft Salud
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • IS
    Innovaxis SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • KS
    Kimche SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • CI
    Ciudad Inteligente
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • FA
    Fundación Allegro Educación
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • cl
    Caja los Heroes
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • CM
    Comercial Maxagro S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • IE
    Innovaciones Educativas en Chile Upsocial SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • EE
    Empresa Editora Zig-Zag
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • e
    Educamundo
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2023
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020
  • CS
    Classpoint Soluciones Tecnológicas SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
and 76 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

18.314
inhabitants
21.133
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+16%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
20.611
-3% vs. 2035 (21.352)
Over 60 · 2050
41,5%
31,75% 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)96,95 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment77 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)562,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)591,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo20.363 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)10,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)13 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,18 %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 83 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
21.127
10.699 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.606
62% of RSH households
Female-headed households
45%
4.828
Elderly (60+)5.52626%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.15420%
Foreign nationals6953%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4612%
People with moderate/severe dependency3382%
Single-person households4.71744%

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
2.849
19 schools
Students per teacher
9,6
296 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
63,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 85%Private subsidized 15%
Pass rate
98,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,09%
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
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
6
FONASA enrollees
14.684
70% of the population
Doctors employed
18
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 68Contract staff: 71Fee contracts: 2
Primary-care medical visits · per year
25.028
45.453
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
982
1.448
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 (14.679 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural LarmahueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal7.62463%
Posta de Salud Rural Patagua CerroRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.72368%
Posta de Salud Rural San RobertoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.86460%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa AmeliaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.11365%
Posta de Salud Rural Patagua OrillaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal74171%
Posta de Salud Rural San José de MarchigueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal61459%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.775.334.000 ($257.105/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.871.080.000Municipal contribution: $186.412.000

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

Indigenous population
647
3.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche58690.6%

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
4
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
43
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
6
Social and aid
6
Sports
4
For the elderly
4
Cultural
2
Foundations and corporations
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
RFRAPEL FMFM102.3 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
414
2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
144 people · 35% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
144 Bolivia
82 Haití
62 Venezuela
40 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
427
5,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
45
3.760 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
517
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
85
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
30
paid · 2014–2024

Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).

What the homes are like

14.340homes · by type (2017)
House
7.025 · 99.5%
House
6.986 · 96%
Shack/hut/shanty
242 · 3.3%
Room in old house/tenement
23 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
19 · 0.3%
Other private
19 · 0.3%
Other private
10 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
7 · 0.1%
Apartment
4 · 0.1%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
78%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.516 · 75%
Free of charge
406 · 8.7%
Rented
343 · 7.3%
Provided for work
303 · 6.5%
Owned, being paid off
121 · 2.6%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
35
6,5 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$8.913.159.000
Own revenue
$1.919.782.000
22% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.967.663.000
56% of the total
State transfers
$1.114.889.000
13% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.071.712.000
$8.913.159.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

21.7%
39.9%
15.6%
20.7%
Property tax$417.369.000
Business licenses$765.329.000
Vehicle permits$299.516.000
Cleaning fees$39.214.000
Other own revenue$398.354.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $1.949.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
38.1%
45.4%
16.5%
Municipal$8.913.159.000
Education$10.635.310.000
Health$3.856.247.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.444.979.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$222.856.000
$1.919.782.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$429.493.000
$4.967.663.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$89.840.000
$1.114.889.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$11.035.209.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.691.697.000
Execution rate
78.8%
Unexecuted: $2.343.512.000
Low execution: it only executed 78.8% of the budget — $2.343.512.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$879.470.000
$8.691.697.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

63.7%
20.3%
7.4%
Internal management$5.535.807.000
Community services$1.766.490.000
Social programs$641.042.000
Recreational programs$305.200.000
Cultural programs$443.158.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.775.334.00043.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.177.224.00036.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.213.398.00025.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.182.234.00013.6%
Transfers to education$982.803.00011.3%
Electricity (facilities)$424.533.0004.9%
Transfers to health$186.412.0002.1%
Councillor stipends$82.359.0000.9%
Investment (works and projects)$53.038.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$22.871.0000.3%
Travel allowances$12.261.0000.1%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

25.5%
36.6%
38.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.213.398.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.177.224.000
Others$3.301.075.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

51.7%
23.5%
13.0%
10.4%
Permanent staff$1.297.626.000
Contract staff$590.020.000
Fee contracts$325.752.000
Labor Code$37.780.000
Community progs.$261.001.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

63.6%
36.4%
Permanent staff49
Contract staff28
Total: 77 staffWomen: 46.8%Professionalization: 37.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.914.673/yearCost/staffer contract: $13.866.750/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: $53.038.000 (0.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.359.000Travel allowances: $12.261.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.182.234.000Electricity: $424.533.000Water: $22.871.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

55
37
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

382
35
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
2 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
68
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
45.453
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
72,13%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
44
Permanent own revenue
21,54%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
18
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
35
Health staff
71
contract
Health staff
2
fee-based
Health staff
68
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
14.684
municipal health
Rural health posts
6
Street-market stalls
103
Final works approvals
37

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$59.287.472.913
Purchase orders
27.937

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.333.803.291
$3.924.528.038
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Comercial Emece$4.813.502.04315
Equipos y Construcciones S.A.$3.849.055.2501
Demarco S.A.$3.000.736.215107
Sociedad Profesional Biomaas Ltda.$1.288.379.072216
Constructora Cauquenes S.A.$1.239.971.0871
Soc de Inversiones Bio Rec Limitada$1.236.976.4022
Jose Luis Pavez Vargas$819.881.6227
Mafra Ltda.$804.286.7171

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.936.902.07749%
Direct award discretionary$1.229.878.09431%
Agile Purchase $507.543.81013%
Framework Agreement $250.204.0586%

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

Registered companies
2.161
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
6.098

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.2%
13.3%
22.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.365 companies
Small (≤25k UF)288 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)19 companies
Large (>100k UF)10 companies
No sales/no info479 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agricola Santa Lucia LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)367
Avicola y Comercial el Toco Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 3224
Empresas Maxagro S.A.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 211
Inversiones y Rentas San Juan Ltda.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 22
Inversiones Adriana LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Semillas Panamerican Chile LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1431
Sociedad Agricola Tres Regina SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1144
Cia Agric Fundo la Providencia Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 157
Empresas Sotrap SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 122
Agricola Lyon Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 240

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
1
US$ 80 M declared
Approved last 5 years
3
US$ 7 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
160
+ 12 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
52
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Variantes de la Concesión Ruta 66 Camino de la FrutaEIADirección General de Concesiones deUnder Review400,5800
Mejoramiento tecnológico y aumento de aves libres de Avícola El TocoDIAAvícola y Comercial el Toco LimitadApproved640
DIA Embalse Agrícola El EmbudoDIAAgrícola Santa Amelia Ltda.Approved0,812
DISTRIBUCIÓN DE ANHIDRIDO SULFUROSO ENTRE LAS REGIONES V, VI, VII Y MEDIASulfoquim S.A.Approved0,03

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

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
1 t MP10
1 t MP2,5
1 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 24.4 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.

100
Species
54
Flora
43
Fauna
3
Funga
31
In conservation status
27
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENPitaoPitavia punctataENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNT

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.

4 Wetlands · 3 urban · 953 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-04Rio Cachapoal y Trib.urban569 /5.137
HUR-06-14Embalse Rapelurban309 /6.801
HUR-06-57Rio Tinguiririca y trib.urban49 /2.293
HPU-06-13Estero Las Cadenas25 /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. 4 projects totaling US$ 57 million, approved between 2000 and 2018. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Agriculture and livestock4 projects · US$ 57 M · 2000–2018
Comercial Maxagro S.A.Modificación de Rca N°025/2005, Para Mejoramiento de Infraestructura y Bienestar Animal - Planta Faenadora Las Pataguas · Plantel de Cerdo Unidad Santa Matilde

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-2-2013
2TA
Consorcio Energético Nacional S.A. en contra del Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Central de Energía Renovable No convencional Tagua Tagua
Environmental AssessmentRejects

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
2 m²
20% 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
17
Historic monuments
17

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - PICHIDEGUAPTAS · lagunas aireadasESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río cachapoal
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Parque El Guanaco (Teno) · 6.783 t/year

Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).

Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)

Wildfires · 2023-2024
5
Area affected
14 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
205 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
18
At high or very high risk
9
2 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
14,54°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,21°C
Annual precipitation
591 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
35
projection: +30 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
791
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.753
Police cases · trend
788
791
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence153726
Threats142674
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces107508
Property damage84399
Larceny59280
Minor injuries57271
Burglary of an uninhabited place47223
Burglary of an inhabited place25119
Sexual abuse23109
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)1466
Receiving stolen goods1152
Weapons-related crimes1152

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 25.

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
68
Guards and inspectors
1
1 per 21.074 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
68
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
103
Deaths
6
28,5 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
82
7 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.