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Escudo de Requínoa

Requínoa

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins31.724 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024677 km² of area47 inh./km²$11.448M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
92%
29th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
+14,2%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
16,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 214th highest of 346
Finance
$361 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 279 of 346
Education
588,8 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
282nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

27 Squares and green areas
18 Schools
7 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
6 Health centers
4 Pharmacies
3 Kindergartens
3 Hospitals
3 Fire stations
1 Libraries
1 Carabineros

Requínoa es una comuna de la zona central de Chile ubicada en la región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, específicamente en la provincia de Cachapoal. Es centro de una gran actividad agrícola, con viñedos de finísima calidad y variados frutos de exportación, también conocida por la celebración anual de las palomas calvas, en memoria a las aves que murieron a causa de la fiebre calva.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

52.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#117 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety45
Health65
Culture and environment50
Education45
Infrastructure55
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Waldo Valdivia M.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
8.691
votes (41.13%)
24.572
Electoral roll
92,15%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
WV
Waldo Valdivia M.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
8.691
votes
WA
Waldo Antonio Valdivia Montecinos
2021-2024 · IND
5.568
votes
AS
Antonio Silva Vargas
2008-2012 · IND
4.671
votes
RC
Rubén Cavieres Araya
2004-2008 · UDI
5.730
votes
RC
Ruben Cavieres Araya
2000-2004 · UDI
3.774
votes
RC
Ruben Cavieres Araya
1996-2000 · ILDUD
3.177
votes
MC
Marcial Caro Godoy
1992-1996 · DC
3.178
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JP
Jose Parraguez U.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.903
votes
MC
Maria Cavieres P.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
2.587
votes
EA
Emilio Araya A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.633
votes
SQ
Sandra Quezada G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.519
votes
MB
Maria Berrios B.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.407
votes
AV
Ana Valenzuela E.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
693
votes

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

Este municipio no publica actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa (obligación de la Ley 20.285); sus sesiones pueden estar solo en video.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
31
Highly complex
0
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
201923320
2015844

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • LC
    La Cruz Inmobiliaria S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • IC
    Inmobiliaria Cruzero
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • Iy
    Ingeniería y Construcción Nexus S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • AG
    Aridos Guerrico Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • Dd
    David del Curto SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • IE
    Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Nuevo Horizonte Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • AL
    Agricola los Boldos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • AS
    Agricola Selcorp Lda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • SA
    Sociedad Agricola y Comercial Permanz Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • OE
    Organización Educativa y Cultural la Siembra
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • IB
    Inmobiliaria Baker SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • FL
    Fundación Lomas del Aguila
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • SB
    Santa Blanca SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos el Rincon
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • IL
    Inmobiliaria los Lirios
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • PS
    Promet Servicios SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • Ay
    Amenabar y Astaburuaga Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2017
and 131 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

22.876
inhabitants
32.030
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+41%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
36.912
+7% vs. 2035 (34.596)
Over 60 · 2050
32,56%
24,17% in 2035 · +8 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)97,1 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment211 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)588,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)613,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo29.508 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)16,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples7,03 %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 263 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
28.183
14.944 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
8.159
55% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
7.041
Elderly (60+)6.00521%
Children and adolescents (<18)5.87821%
Foreign nationals1.0974%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.6416%
People with moderate/severe dependency3161%
Single-person households7.19448%

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

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
4.587
16 schools
Students per teacher
14,7
312 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,1%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
53%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 50%Private subsidized 43%Private paid 7%
Pass rate
97,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,26%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
28.213
89% of the population
Doctors employed
25
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 152Contract staff: 135Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
27.740
69.158
20102025
Medical specialties served · 25 in the comuna (public system)
OphthalmologyAdult General SurgeryAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult NeurologyAdult GynecologyObstetricsDermatologyHead/Neck/Maxillofacial SurgeryOtorhinolaryngologyAdult Respiratory MedicineAdult EndocrinologyAdult PsychiatryAdult UrologyAdult GastroenterologyAdult CardiologyNeurosurgeryAdult RheumatologyAdult Nephrology+7 more

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
911
361
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 (28.295 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar RequínoaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal19.34254%
Posta de Salud Rural los LiriosRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.98957%
Posta de Salud Rural el AbraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.72961%
Cecosf ChumaquitoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.58762%
Posta de Salud Rural TotihueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal64850%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $8.356.976.000 ($296.210/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $5.650.699.000Municipal contribution: $592.805.000

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

Indigenous population
2.073
7.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.98595.8%

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

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

Active neighborhood councils
63
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
576
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
208
Sports
70
Social and aid
41
Cultural
41
For the elderly
18
Religious
2
Fire brigades
1

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
1.003
3,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
242 people · 24% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
242 Venezuela
235 Bolivia
201 Haití
80 Colombia

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Families in informal settlements
27
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
570
5,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
790
59.496 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
185
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.045
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
24
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

18.841homes · by type (2017)
House
9.552 · 99.2%
House
8.807 · 95.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
285 · 3.1%
Room in old house/tenement
56 · 0.6%
Other private
52 · 0.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
38 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
21 · 0.2%
Other private
14 · 0.1%
Apartment
5 · 0.1%
Mobile
5 · 0.1%
Apartment
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
70%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.570 · 64.8%
Provided for work
663 · 12%
Rented
607 · 11%
Free of charge
414 · 7.5%
Owned, being paid off
258 · 4.7%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$11.448.388.000
Own revenue
$5.693.214.000
50% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.207.145.000
37% of the total
State transfers
$393.362.000
3% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.192.966.000
$11.448.388.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

35.8%
39.6%
10.1%
10.9%
Property tax$2.035.562.000
Business licenses$2.253.891.000
Vehicle permits$574.633.000
Cleaning fees$206.739.000
Other own revenue$622.389.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $26.363.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
40.9%
30.0%
29.0%
Municipal$11.448.388.000
Education$8.397.085.000
Health$8.120.651.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.223.265.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$656.970.000
$5.693.214.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$335.728.000
$4.207.145.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$78.972.000
$393.362.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$13.098.027.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$10.810.469.000
Execution rate
82.5%
Unexecuted: $2.287.558.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.5%. Left unspent: $2.287.558.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.192.557.000
$10.810.469.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

60.0%
25.1%
10.2%
Internal management$6.485.610.000
Community services$2.718.749.000
Social programs$1.099.022.000
Municipal activities$58.820.000
Recreational programs$231.554.000
Cultural programs$216.714.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$8.356.976.00077.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.117.807.00038.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.797.121.00025.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$927.254.0008.6%
Transfers to health$592.805.0005.5%
Electricity (facilities)$566.023.0005.2%
Investment (works and projects)$336.588.0003.1%
Transfers to education$207.700.0001.9%
Water (facilities)$84.180.0000.8%
Councillor stipends$83.221.0000.8%
Street lighting$48.640.0000.4%
Travel allowances$5.097.0000.0%

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

25.9%
38.1%
36.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.797.121.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.117.807.000
Others$3.895.541.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

51.5%
24.0%
21.7%
Permanent staff$1.863.276.000
Contract staff$867.403.000
Fee contracts$66.442.000
Labor Code$34.724.000
Community progs.$784.655.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

65.1%
34.9%
Permanent staff69
Contract staff37
Total: 106 staffWomen: 53.8%Professionalization: 41.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.091.638/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.980.946/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: $336.588.000 (3.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.221.000Travel allowances: $5.097.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $927.254.000Street lighting: $48.640.000Electricity: $566.023.000Water: $84.180.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

387
523
20032025

Building permits issued · per year

54
50
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$89.573.493.422
Purchase orders
39.772

Purchase-order amount · trend

$306.862.139
$5.283.278.218
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ingeniería y Construcción Puerto Principal S.A.$6.508.483.0801
Adt Security Services S a$4.334.296.1117
Maria Vilches$2.341.268.86036
Ingeniería y Construcción Incorell Jose Carlos Orellana Bustos E.i.r$2.156.020.11829
Labin Chile S a$1.322.585.265342
Bazar y Libreria Victoria Limitada$1.145.671.240549
Constructora Atacama S.A.$972.719.2481
Sociedad Comercial Rojas Compania Limitada$967.368.647193

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.741.388.14271%
Direct award discretionary$928.177.86918%
Agile Purchase $460.360.7829%
Framework Agreement $153.351.4263%

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

Registered companies
2.515
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
25.536

Pyramid by sales bracket

53.7%
20.3%
21.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.350 companies
Small (≤25k UF)510 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)78 companies
Large (>100k UF)43 companies
No sales/no info534 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Minera Valle Central S aEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 4 (>1M UF)298
Prize Proservice SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)156
Exportadora Prize S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)124
Prize Holding Chile SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)
Agroinvest SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 31.425
Ingenieria y Construccion Afin Ltda.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 3803
Agricola Uni-Agri Copiapo SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3476
Comercial e Inversiones Borquez Hulse Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 337
Agroinvest Latam SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 3
Agrocomercial Natura SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 26.551

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$ 100 M declared
Approved last 5 years
11
US$ 97 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
125
+ 10 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
734
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
Energética Solar RequínoaDIAEnergética Solar Requínoa SpAApproved1860
Proyecto Habitacional Molinos del AbraDIAInmobiliaria Gamero SpAApproved15,711180
PFV José SolarDIASolar Ti Cincuenta SpAApproved11100
PFV Juan Gonzalo SolarDIAConcón Solar SpAApproved11100
Proyecto Habitacional Portal el Abra IIDIAInmobiliaria e Inversiones Baker SpApproved10,46980
Planta Solar El MembrillarDIAPlanta Solar el Membrillar SpAApproved1060
Parque Fotovoltaico Alto BellavistaDIAAlto Bellavista SpAApproved1070
Parque Fotovoltaico Lirios de ChumaquitoDIALirios de Chumaquito SpAApproved1070
Optimización Productiva Bodega de Vinos Cachapoal AndesDIAViña San Pedro Tarapaca S.A.Approved0,710
Sistema de Tratamiento Riles Viña Los Boldos LimitadaDIAViña los Boldos LimitadaApproved0,24
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
25 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.

2monitoring stations· measures MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· stations: MVC, Totihue
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)
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)
R¡o los CipresesNational Reserveat 14.9 km

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

111
Species
58
Flora
53
Fauna
44
In conservation status
30
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVULagartija de gravenhorstLiolaemus gravenhorstiVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGuanacoLama guanicoeVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVULinguePersea lingueVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTFrangel, olivillo de la cordillera, pulpicaKageneckia angustifoliaNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTGaviotín monjaLarosterna incaNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTChorlo de campo, pachurrónOreopholus ruficollisNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPumaPuma concolorNT

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 · 4 urban · 930 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-67Tranque Cauquenesurban616
HUR-06-04Rio Cachapoal y Trib.urban304 /5.137
HUR-06-66Sin identificarurban7
HUR-06-65Embalse sin identificarurban3

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. 28 projects totaling US$ 404 million, approved between 1997 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining3 projects · US$ 175 M · 2000–2014
Minera Valle Central S.A.AUMENTO DE CAPACIDAD DE BENEFICIO · PROYECTO ESTABILIZACION MURO N°1 TRANQUE BARAHONA Y MURO N°1 TRANQUE CAUQUENES (e-seia)
Energy13 projects · US$ 132 M · 1997–2025
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · "Línea Ancoa - Alto Jahuel 2 x 500 kV: Primer Circuito"
Agriculture and livestock2 projects · US$ 54 M · 2018–2021
Viña Casa Solís SpABodega de vinos Casa solís · Planta Prize Requínoa
Real estate2 projects · US$ 26 M · 2024
Inmobiliaria Gamero SpAProyecto Habitacional Molinos del Abra · Proyecto Habitacional Portal el Abra II
Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 15 M · 2002
Dirección General de Concesiones de Obras Públicas del Ministerio de Obras PúblicasAutopista By Pass Rancagua.
Others7 projects · US$ 2 M · 1998–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Rancagua at 32 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
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
16 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
David del Curto S.A.DAVID DEL CURTO S.A. (REQUINOA)Agroindustry9
Juana Campos CamposPANADERÍA REQUÍNOAAmenities8

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
3 m²
30% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
7
Historic monuments
7

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
Relleno Sanitario Colihues La YescaRelleno Sanitario285.607 t/year · receives from 17 comunas
PTAS -REQUINOAPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into canal apalta
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Colihues La Yesca (Requínoa) · 10.888 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
92 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
3.654 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
15
At high or very high risk
4
1 very high
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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
12,98°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,34°C
Annual precipitation
997 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
23
projection: +15 days
Frost days
27

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
1.768
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.573
Police cases · trend
1.308
1.768
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces3961.248
Property damage248782
Threats209659
Domestic violence201634
Burglary of an uninhabited place146460
Larceny105331
Minor injuries90284
Burglary of an inhabited place63199
Theft of items from vehicles54170
Drug-related crimes3198
Robbery with violence or intimidation2991
Attempted robbery2579

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
40
Guards and inspectors
7
1 per 4.532 hab
Patrol fleet
6
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 3Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
8
40
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
125
Deaths
7
22,1 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
62
9 serious
Pedestrian collisions
8
1 pedestrian killed

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.