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San Vicente

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins52.289 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024484 km² of area108 inh./km²$18.113M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+22 pts
21st biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Population
+7,1%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
17,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 207th highest of 346
Finance
$346 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 289 of 346
Education
596,3 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
198th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

71 Squares and green areas
38 Schools
31 Health centers
16 Kindergartens
15 Pharmacies
10 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
5 Fire stations
3 Carabineros
2 Hospitals
1 Institutes
1 Libraries

Liveability index · EIU style

55.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#80 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety44
Health68
Culture and environment61
Education57
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Guido Carreño R.
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
13.175
votes (37.06%)
42.472
Electoral roll
91,32%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
GC
Guido Carreño R.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
13.175
votes
JE
Jaime Enrique Gonzalez Ramirez
2021-2024 · IND
9.312
votes
VT
Virginia Troncoso Hellman
2008-2012 · UDI
10.757
votes
VT
Virginia Troncoso Hellman
2004-2008 · UDI
9.621
votes
VT
Virginia Troncoso Hellman
2000-2004 · UDI
7.529
votes
RL
Rene Leyton Leyton
1996-2000 · DC
7.501
votes
RL
Rene Leyton Leyton
1992-1996 · DC
5.920
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

DU
Daniel Umaña D.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.824
votes
PL
Patricio Lobos M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
2.577
votes
PP
Patricio Piña L.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.843
votes
JR
Juan Ramirez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.635
votes
MC
Maria Castro R.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.382
votes
GE
Gladys Esparza S.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.004
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión48 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo recibió la presentación del diagnóstico comunal integrado del PLADECO 2026–2030, documento que identifica 148 brechas en cinco dimensiones y que debe ser aprobado por etapas antes de su publicación final.

Temas tratados

  • Avance del PLADECO 2026–2030: El equipo consultor (Maximiliano Galaz y Carlos Astudio) expuso el diagnóstico comunal integrado, construido con consultas en 42 de 46 localidades y fichas técnicas de cada dirección municipal.
  • Seguridad ciudadana: La demanda prioritaria de los vecinos es el patrullaje preventivo municipal, con déficit de cobertura horaria nocturna y rural.
  • Ordenamiento territorial: La comuna crece de forma dispersa en suelo rural, con baja densidad urbana, conectividad transversal deficiente y brechas en áreas verdes y acceso a servicios básicos.
  • Salud: El CESFAM atiende aproximadamente 40.000 usuarios cuando fue diseñado para 30.000; hay déficit en salud mental, infraestructura de postas rurales e información sanitaria.
  • Adulto mayor: La población comunal envejece a un ritmo levemente superior al regional, lo que exige planificar servicios de cuidado, accesibilidad y autonomía económica.
  • Organizaciones comunitarias: Se identificó debilidad en el tejido social como factor que limita la cogobernanza y la formulación conjunta de soluciones.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • No se registraron votaciones en esta sesión. La secretaria municipal aclaró que lo que se someterá a acuerdo en una sesión posterior son dos documentos: el Diagnóstico Comunal Integrado (documento extenso) y la Imagen Objetivo Comunal, antes de pasar al COSOC.

Plata y obras

  • No se mencionaron montos, licitaciones ni modificaciones presupuestarias en la parte transcrita.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Un concejal (nombre no identificable con certeza en la transcripción) planteó que habría sido preferible actualizar y verificar las demandas ciudadanas, dado que la consulta se realizó en 2022–2023, en contexto de postpandemia, cuando la participación pudo estar condicionada por el temor a reunirse.
  • Varios concejales recordaron que una versión anterior del PLADECO, presentada a fines de 2024, fue rechazada por considerarse poco representativa; valoraron que la versión actual incorporó esas observaciones.

Para seguir

  • Someter a votación del concejo el Diagnóstico Comunal Integrado y la Imagen Objetivo Comunal en sesión futura.
  • Llevar ambos documentos al COSOC para consulta ciudadana representativa.
  • Incorporar al PLADECO los resultados de la política comunal de cambio climático y del plan de patrimonio cultural, ambos en elaboración.
  • El alcalde retoma la presidencia del concejo el lunes siguiente (según se menciona al inicio de la sesión).

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
188
Highly complex
21
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2025312
20204632319
2019513
201899162541
20173511813

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

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

  • LC
    La Cruz Inmobiliaria S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • jd
    Junta de Vecinos Poblacion Manuer Rodriguez
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2016–2023
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos los Mayos
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2018–2026
  • ac
    Asociacion Confusam
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • UC
    Union Comunal de Clubes Adulto Mayor San Vicente T.t.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • Ad
    Agrupación de Artesanos Valles del T.t.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Rinconada el Tambo
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017
  • SD
    Solek Desarrollos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Población Chile Nuevo
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2022
  • DM
    Distribuidora Multihogar S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • CD
    Comite de Adelanto el Alamo
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Barrio Norte
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • Fy
    Frigorifico y Packing Agrosan S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • CD
    Centro de Padres y Apoderados Instituto San Vicente
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos el Manzano
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • AA
    Agrupacion Animalista Patitas Callejeras
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • NE
    Nexa Energia
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024
  • Cd
    Comite de Residentes Villa Santa Paula
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • SC
    Systech Chile Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2022
and 222 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

41.758
inhabitants
52.653
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+27%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
56.759
+3% vs. 2035 (55.372)
Over 60 · 2050
41,19%
31,04% 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)96,49 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment782 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment36,4 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)596,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)627 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo49.559 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,26 %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 895 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
49.469
26.136 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
15.565
60% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
13.139
Elderly (60+)12.80626%
Children and adolescents (<18)9.69620%
Foreign nationals1.7324%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.9294%
People with moderate/severe dependency8222%
Single-person households12.52848%

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
10.393
35 schools
Students per teacher
12,3
844 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
57,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 49%Private subsidized 51%
Pass rate
98,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,58%
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
5
FONASA enrollees
49.687
95% of the population
Doctors employed
43
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 198Contract staff: 131Fee contracts: 1
Primary-care medical visits · per year
27.396
104.970
20102025
Medical specialties served · 10 in the comuna (public system)
Adult General SurgeryAdult UrologyInternal MedicineAdult Orthopedics and TraumaPediatricsPediatric SurgeryAdult GynecologyAdult PsychiatryOtorhinolaryngologyAnesthesiology

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
2.699
4.623
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 (49.756 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar San Vicente de Tagua TaguaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal39.18861%
Posta de Salud Rural ZúñigaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.49370%
Posta de Salud Rural el TamboRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.69660%
Posta de Salud Rural RinconadaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.55860%
Posta de Salud Rural PencahueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.54864%
Posta de Salud Rural IdahueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.27358%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $12.729.595.000 ($256.196/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $8.908.686.000Municipal contribution: $23.285.000

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

Indigenous population
2.112
4.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.88589.3%
Aymara723.4%
Diaguita592.8%

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.

16 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 15 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AAZUCARFM97.9 FM
CCARAMELOFM104.5 FM
EEMILIAComunitaria107.5 FM
KKARIBEÑAFM92.3 FM
LCLA CRUZ FMFM95.3 FM
MMOTIVATEFM90.3 FM
NNAHUELFM106.1 FM
RRITMOFM98.7 FM
SSPLENDIDAFM103.5 FM
CTColombina Telecomunicaciones SpA · holderFM96.3 FM
CJComunic. Jose Luis Muñoz Serre E.I.R.L. · holderFM92.1 FM
CRConsorcio Radial del Sur SpA · holderFM94.5 FM
GAGrupo Afr SpA · holderFM99.9 FM
IRInversiones Rapel Ltda. · holderFM90.1 FM
RCRedcom Chile Ltda. · holderFM88.9 FM
RyRedes y Comunicacion Ltda. · holderFM97.7 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
1.755
3,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
470 people · 27% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
470 Bolivia
407 Venezuela
320 Haití
141 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
48
3 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
1.381
7,7% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
33
5.527 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
903
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
514
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
118
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

34.831homes · by type (2017)
House
16.958 · 96.5%
House
16.874 · 97.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
392 · 2.2%
Other private
182 · 1.1%
Apartment
100 · 0.6%
Room in old house/tenement
84 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
65 · 0.4%
Apartment
62 · 0.4%
Other private
57 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
42 · 0.2%
Mobile
8 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
71%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
6.589 · 60.8%
Rented
1.534 · 14.1%
Owned, being paid off
1.076 · 9.9%
Provided for work
828 · 7.6%
Free of charge
818 · 7.5%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$18.112.593.000
Own revenue
$5.283.256.000
29% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$10.305.620.000
57% of the total
State transfers
$423.789.000
2% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.609.487.000
$18.112.593.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

29.3%
18.6%
16.9%
8.5%
26.7%
Property tax$1.548.266.000
Business licenses$983.381.000
Vehicle permits$890.748.000
Cleaning fees$449.997.000
Other own revenue$1.410.864.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $663.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
35.1%
39.6%
25.4%
Municipal$18.112.593.000
Education$20.438.509.000
Health$13.118.074.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $8.746.411.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$799.248.000
$5.283.256.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$622.819.000
$10.305.620.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$62.968.000
$423.789.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$21.715.998.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$19.162.895.000
Execution rate
88.2%
Unexecuted: $2.553.103.000
Medium execution: it executed 88.2%. Left unspent: $2.553.103.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.750.942.000
$19.162.895.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

69.0%
19.0%
6.0%
Internal management$13.227.484.000
Community services$3.648.064.000
Social programs$1.156.874.000
Municipal activities$694.132.000
Recreational programs$342.472.000
Cultural programs$93.869.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$12.729.595.00066.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$6.300.877.00032.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$6.277.642.00032.8%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.769.030.0009.2%
Investment (works and projects)$1.311.326.0006.8%
Electricity (facilities)$1.283.146.0006.7%
Transfers to education$524.162.0002.7%
Water (facilities)$136.364.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$81.007.0000.4%
Transfers to health$69.856.0000.4%
Travel allowances$54.811.0000.3%

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

32.9%
32.8%
34.4%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$6.300.877.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$6.277.642.000
Others$6.584.376.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

58.6%
20.6%
18.8%
Permanent staff$4.583.704.000
Contract staff$1.613.717.000
Fee contracts$103.456.000
Labor Code$49.276.000
Community progs.$1.468.677.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

53.3%
34.0%
12.7%
Permanent staff80
Contract staff51
Fee contracts19
Total: 150 staffFee contracts: 12.7% of the headcountWomen: 40.5%Professionalization: 30.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.986.188/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.183.059/yearCost/staffer fees: $11.728.105/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.311.326.000 (6.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.007.000Travel allowances: $54.811.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.769.030.000Electricity: $1.283.146.000Water: $136.364.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

246
119
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

430
89
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$83.928.424.824
Purchase orders
22.236

Purchase-order amount · trend

$900.617.089
$5.369.897.438
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicios Castro S.A.$7.031.648.32058
Cosal S.A.$6.972.263.3622
Medisalud Limitada$3.882.534.180102
Aseo Guzman$3.117.428.71677
Carlos Alberto$2.814.656.38133
Constructora Cauquenes S.A.$2.527.819.4746
Constructora Cauquenes S a$2.473.214.2044
Constructora e Inmobiliaria Yáquil SpA$2.437.544.81113

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.500.073.68165%
Direct award discretionary$767.109.04714%
Agile Purchase $715.621.25713%
Framework Agreement $387.093.4537%

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

Registered companies
4.773
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
15.502

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.2%
14.8%
21.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.971 companies
Small (≤25k UF)707 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)69 companies
Large (>100k UF)21 companies
No sales/no info1.005 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
South Pacific Seeds Chile S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 352
Vina Vik SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2308
Hotel Vinya Vik LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CLarge 2224
Agricola el Tambo SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2160
Sociedad de Inversiones Morales y Romero LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2138
Frigorifico y Packing Agrosan SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 2133
Transportes los Lirios LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 261
Sociedad Aguas Claras LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 226
Inversiones las Tres Marias LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 26
Agricola las Rucias LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1237

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$ 95 M declared
Approved last 5 years
5
US$ 31 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
253
+ 17 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
210
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Variantes de la Concesión Ruta 66 Camino de la FrutaEIADirección General de Concesiones deUnder Review400,5800
Nueva Línea 2x154 kV Fuentecilla- Malloa NuevaDIASociedad Austral de Transmisión TroUnder Review27,394156
Parque Fotovoltaico Hacienda Tagua TaguaDIACve Proyecto Cincuenta SpAApproved1180
Parque Fotovoltaico Los MayosDIAParque Solar Santa Cruz SpAApproved1040
Parque Solar San Vicente TTDIABlue Solar Doce SpAApproved9,4570
Sistema de abastecimiento de Agua para Riego - Viña VIKDIAViña Vik SpAApproved1,04620
Embalse Agrícola IdahueDIAViña Concha y Toro S.A.Under Review0,96515
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
16 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

vigenteleña residencialMP2,5
PDA Valle Central de O'Higgins
DS 1/2021 · published 2021 · see plan
Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
451 t MP10
451 t MP2,5
1 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 26.6 km

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

92
Species
54
Flora
35
Fauna
3
Funga
24
In conservation status
20
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUTarántula enana caoba, araña pollitoCatumiri argentinenseVUSapito 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.

5 Wetlands · 5 urban · 587 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-04Rio Cachapoal y Trib.urban467 /5.137
HUR-06-24Estero Zamoranourban110
HUR-06-08Estero El Cerrourban10 /22
HUR-06-09Estero Rigolemourban0 /53
HUR-06-58Esteros Antivero y Romaurban0 /105

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 12 projects totaling US$ 142 million, approved between 1998 and 2026. 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
Energy5 projects · US$ 51 M · 2002–2026
Gasoducto Gasandes S.A.Gasoducto GasAndes Extensión a la VI Región Ruta San Vicente Caletones · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico La Acacia
Agriculture and livestock1 project · US$ 28 M · 2004
Faenadora San Vicente Ltda.AMPLIACIÓN FAENADORA SAN VICENTE DE TAGUA TAGUA (e-seia)
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
1 campus in the comuna

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
6 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Franklin Angelo Quezada LazcanoPANADERÍA ANMARAmenities5
Sociedad Panificadora Hermanos Garcia LimitadaPANADERIA HERMANOS GARCIAAmenities2

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

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

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
5 m²
50% 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
5
Historic monuments
4
Heritage zones
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
PTAS -SAN VICENTEPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero san francisco
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Colihues La Yesca (Requínoa) · 18.293 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
14
Area affected
81 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
292 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
73
At high or very high risk
8
6 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
14,51°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,22°C
Annual precipitation
577 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
41
projection: +27 days
Frost days
11

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
3.103
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.934
Police cases · trend
3.396
3.103
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces6851.310
Domestic violence459878
Threats434830
Property damage354677
Larceny286547
Minor injuries184352
Burglary of an uninhabited place139266
Burglary of an inhabited place92176
Drug-related crimes67128
Robbery with violence or intimidation4484
Other burglaries (forcible entry)4077
Theft of items from vehicles3975

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 29.

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
0
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 52.289 hab
Surveillance cameras · trend
45
0
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
321
Deaths
5
9,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
207
38 serious
Pedestrian collisions
17
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.