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Pichilemu

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins18.804 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024715 km² of area26 inh./km²$19.090M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+1.664%
27th fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Population
+18,9%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
18,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 184th highest of 346
Finance
$1 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 72 of 346
Finance
74,05%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
8.530
cases per 100k inhab. · 27th in the country
Education
604,5 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
144th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

25 Schools
22 Squares and green areas
11 Pharmacies
4 Health centers
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Kindergartens
2 Fire stations
1 Libraries
1 Institutes
1 Hospitals
1 Carabineros

Liveability index · EIU style

54.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#94 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety54
Health37
Culture and environment78
Education51
Infrastructure45
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Roberto Córdova C.
INDEPENDIENTE
5.937
votes (37.55%)
19.126
Electoral roll
86,34%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 15 terms
RC
Roberto Córdova C.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
5.937
votes
CA
Cristian Andres Pozo Parraguez
2021-2024 · IND
2.717
votes
MC
Marcelo Cabrera Martínez
2008-2012 · IND
3.017
votes
LC
Luis Calderón Gómez
2008-2008
votes
GP
Gustavo Parraguez
2008-2008
votes
GP
Gustavo Parraguez
2007-2007
votes
JV
Jorge Vargas González
2004-2008 · PDC
2.958
votes
JV
Jorge Vargas Gonzalez
2000-2004 · PDC
2.596
votes
CL
Carlos Leyton Labarca
1998-1999
votes
JV
Jorge Vargas Gonzalez
1996-2000 · DC
1.855
votes
OC
Orlando Cornejo Bustamante
1992-1996 · UCC
634
votes
GP
Gustavo Parraguez
1992-1992
votes
SM
Sergio Morales Retamal
1953-1956
votes
SM
Sergio Morales Retamal
1950-1951
votes
CS
Carlos Salas Salas
1909-1912
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MC
Marcelo Cabrera M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.195
votes
SY
Sofia Yavar R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.864
votes
DR
Danilo Robles C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.285
votes
AA
Alvaro Alvarez P.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
793
votes
AG
Anibal Galarce S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
700
votes
PC
Pablo Canales S.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
642
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión64 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó múltiples modificaciones presupuestarias para reasignar recursos y extender programas municipales hasta septiembre o diciembre de 2026.

Temas tratados

  • Acta anterior: Aprobación del acta n.º 17 y comentario del alcalde sobre falta de coordinación para que concejales asistieran a congreso de municipalidades en Coquimbo.
  • Patentes de alcohol: La Dirección de Administración y Finanzas informó que un contribuyente presentó documentos pendientes; sus patentes pueden renovarse con intereses y multas por atraso.
  • Informe trimestral de Control (enero–marzo 2026): El director de control reportó pasivos contingentes, irregularidades en deuda flotante y doce cargos vacantes que deben licitarse por concurso público.
  • Solicitud vecinal sobre Plan Regulador: Vecinos del sector Camino Antiguo–Punta de Lobos pidieron incorporar uso residencial mixto y apertura vial en la modificación sustancial vigente; el alcalde respondió que no tiene cabida en el proceso actual, pero evaluarán una enmienda paralela.
  • Modificación presupuestaria municipal n.º 18: Reasignación interna para extender programas de empleo, seguridad ciudadana y servicios comunitarios.
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias de educación n.º 14, 15 y 16: Ajustes en fondos de mantenimiento de establecimientos y sala cuna del DAEM.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Acta n.º 17: Aprobada por unanimidad (6 votos).
  • Modificación presupuestaria municipal n.º 18: Aprobada por unanimidad (6 votos).
  • Modificaciones de educación n.º 14, 15 y 16: Aprobadas en conjunto por unanimidad (6 votos).

Plata y obras

  • Pasivos contingentes al 31/03/2026: Municipalidad $694,6 millones; Educación $214,4 millones; Salud $42,2 millones.
  • Modificación n.º 18: Reasignación sin aumento neto; incluye suplemento de cuentas de emergencia, seguridad ciudadana (≈47 personas) y programas de obras civiles (materiales y sueldos; se mencionan ~$70 millones para mejoramiento urbano, aunque no queda claro si ese monto es exacto).
  • Educación: Se rebajan $250 millones de transferencia al DAEM porque se recibirán nuevas subvenciones del Mineduc por reconocimiento de alumnos de densidad media y de kínder/pre-kínder del colegio de Pueblo Viuda.
  • Modificación n.º 14: Rebaja de $5,2 millones en fondo de mantenimiento; suplemento de $774 mil a tres cuentas.
  • Modificación n.º 15: Traspaso de $10 millones desde equipos computacionales a reparación de baños en la ISEP (nombre del establecimiento no queda totalmente claro en la transcripción).
  • Modificación n.º 16: Suplemento de sala cuna y bono profesor encargado; rebaja de $17 millones en arriendo de vehículos del DAEM.
  • Cierre perimetral multicancha Los Navegantes: Se licitará con cargo al FAIEM (nombre del fondo tal como aparece en la transcripción); plazo estimado de publicación en Mercado Público 30 días; inicio de obra proyectado para julio.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Congreso de municipalidades: Un concejal (no queda claro el nombre) reclamó que el alcalde subrogante no devolvió llamados para coordinar la asistencia; el alcalde aclaró haber pedido a una funcionaria ("Janet") que gestionara el trámite.
  • Informe de Control: Se detectaron gastos que superan presupuesto vigente en cuentas de deuda flotante y una diferencia de conciliación bancaria de ~$2.241 millones; Control solicitó instrucción de la autoridad para regularizar. La Dirección de Finanzas habría demorado en entregar el balance trimestral.
  • Reducción de aportes a Educación: La encargada del DAEM no había sido informada previamente del recorte de $250 millones; el alcalde reconoció falta de comunicación interna.
  • Solicitud vecinal Plan Regulador: Los vecinos argumentan urgencia por avance constructivo irregular; el municipio sostiene que la tramitación vigente no permite incorporar la modificación, aunque deja abierta la posibilidad de una enmienda focalizada.

Para seguir

  • Comisión de Control y Presupuesto: Reunión agendada para el martes siguiente (¿23 de junio?) con participación de la Dirección de Control y Finanzas para revisar las observaciones del informe trimestral.
  • Ley de Seguridad Municipal: El alcalde comprometió un taller con el exdirector general de Carabineros (ahora en la Asociación de Municipalidades) para explicar la nueva ley; fecha tentativa julio–agosto.
  • Personal de seguridad ciudadana: Contratos extendidos hasta septiembre; en octubre se prevé migrar a Código del Trabajo conforme a la nueva ley.
  • Plan Regulador – sector Punta de Lobos: Municipio responderá formalmente a los vecinos y evaluará si procede una enmienda; arquitecto a cargo reemplaza a profesional con licencia médica.
  • 12 cargos vacantes: Control reiteró la obligación de llamar a concurso público; queda pendiente su convocatoria.

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)

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
225
Highly complex
38
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021615
2020135254661
201844
201714914
2016334254
201533619

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 · 5 audiencias · 2018–2023
  • IA
    Inmobiliaria Acacios Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • sd
    Servicios de Capacitacion Caitec Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015
  • EN
    Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021
  • CG
    Calibra Gestores para la Cohesión y el Desarrollo
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • AD
    Agrupacion de Adelanto Villa los Lagos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • HE
    Hexol Energia Solar
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • ga
    Gpc Asesorias SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • AA
    Agrupacion Ayuda al Senescente Enrique Padro
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • CP
    Coperativa Pesquera Caleta los Piures
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • AA
    Agrupacion Artesanas Manos de Mujer
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • ys
    Yes S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • IS
    Industrialnaguilan S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • c
    Club Deportivo Pañul
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • M2
    Metro 21 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • TH
    Turismo Humedal SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
and 65 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

12.771
inhabitants
19.016
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+51%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
22.848
+9% vs. 2035 (20.885)
Over 60 · 2050
40,53%
30,59% 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)86,51 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment200 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)604,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)618,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo19.847 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)6,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)18,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,84 %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 258 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
22.987
12.613 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
7.596
60% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
6.131
Elderly (60+)5.18923%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.65520%
Foreign nationals8664%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5482%
People with moderate/severe dependency3151%
Single-person households6.63453%

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
3.807
16 schools
Students per teacher
11,2
341 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
61,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 62%Private subsidized 38%
Pass rate
98,2%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,13%
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
3
FONASA enrollees
4.227
22% of the population
Doctors employed
3
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 34Contract staff: 28Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
6.984
42.388
20102025
Medical specialties served · 15 in the comuna (public system)
OphthalmologyOtorhinolaryngologyAdult UrologyAdult CardiologyPediatric Orthopedics and TraumaPediatric SurgeryAdult General SurgeryAdult GynecologyAdult NeurologyDiabetologyPediatric NeurologyDermatologyAdult HematologyPediatric EndocrinologyInternal Medicine

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
729
355
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 (4.265 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural CahuilRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.14465%
Posta de Salud Rural Cardonal de PaniloncoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal75561%
Posta de Salud Rural Alto RamírezRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal36678%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.344.211.000 ($554.580/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $716.883.000Municipal contribution: $899.310.000

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

Indigenous population
1.160
5.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche93680.7%
Aymara564.8%
Otro514.4%

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

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

Active neighborhood councils
35
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.9
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
346
the entire active civil fabric
Social and aid
69
Committees (water, housing, progress)
67
Sports
45
For the elderly
26
Cultural
12
Foundations and corporations
4
Fire brigades
2

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.

12 Local media · 10 FM · 2 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AATARDECERFM103.7 FM
CCORPORACIONFM97.7 FM
EMEl MarinoDigital press
IISLAFM95.9 FM
ppichilemunews.clDigital press
P9PUNTO 9FM102.9 FM
RTRADIO TROPICAL LATINAFM106.3 FM
SPSOMOS PICHILEMUFM106.7 FM
CMComunicaciones Mario Alejandro Rivera Morales E.I.R.L. · holderFM93.9 FM
COComunicaciones Oscar Rene Johansen Marchant E.I.R.L. · holderFM101.7 FM
CyComunicaciones y Servicios Ti Bernardo Marcelo Cespedes Ibarra E.I.R.L. · holderFM88.9 FM
EOEntre Olas Comunicaciones Ltda. · holderFM92.3 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
1.033
5,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
442 people · 43% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
442 Venezuela
135 Colombia
104 Argentina
52 Perú

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

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

Families in informal settlements
18
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
358
4,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
168
20.710 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
159
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
322
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
72
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

19.671homes · by type (2017)
House
11.612 · 96.5%
House
7.540 · 98.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
269 · 2.2%
Other private
75 · 0.6%
Other private
56 · 0.7%
Room in old house/tenement
47 · 0.4%
Apartment
22 · 0.2%
Apartment
15 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
14 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
10 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
4 · 0.1%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
66%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.090 · 62.8%
Free of charge
421 · 12.6%
Rented
402 · 12.1%
Provided for work
313 · 9.4%
Owned, being paid off
104 · 3.1%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
20
4,4 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
$19.089.800.000
Own revenue
$4.453.646.000
23% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$12.709.950.000
67% of the total
State transfers
$457.249.000
2% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.082.363.000
$19.089.800.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

41.3%
6.9%
11.2%
8.5%
32.2%
Property tax$1.838.355.000
Business licenses$307.874.000
Vehicle permits$498.254.000
Cleaning fees$376.847.000
Other own revenue$1.432.316.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.496.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
60.1%
32.9%
7.0%
Municipal$19.089.800.000
Education$10.457.566.000
Health$2.222.727.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $11.808.934.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$333.265.000
$4.453.646.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$535.694.000
$12.709.950.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$96.441.000
$457.249.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$21.981.153.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$21.689.435.000
Execution rate
98.7%
Unexecuted: $291.718.000
High execution: the municipality executed 98.7% of its current budget.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.088.523.000
$21.689.435.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

65.2%
13.5%
17.6%
Internal management$14.151.847.000
Community services$2.925.757.000
Social programs$3.827.304.000
Municipal activities$584.025.000
Recreational programs$172.676.000
Cultural programs$27.826.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$5.442.491.00025.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$4.590.607.00021.2%
Investment (works and projects)$2.772.142.00012.8%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.344.211.00010.8%
Transfers to education$1.664.800.0007.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.546.729.0007.1%
Transfers to health$902.723.0004.2%
Electricity (facilities)$491.097.0002.3%
Water (facilities)$135.072.0000.6%
Councillor stipends$79.134.0000.4%
Travel allowances$22.197.0000.1%

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

21.2%
25.1%
53.7%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$4.590.607.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$5.442.491.000
Others$11.656.337.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

31.7%
15.4%
12.0%
9.1%
31.7%
Permanent staff$2.457.523.000
Contract staff$1.198.411.000
Fee contracts$934.673.000
Labor Code$706.199.000
Community progs.$2.463.766.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

51.7%
39.6%
8.7%
Permanent staff77
Contract staff59
Fee contracts13
Total: 149 staffFee contracts: 8.7% of the headcountWomen: 47.1%Professionalization: 39.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.298.584/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.829.915/yearCost/staffer fees: $70.806.231/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: $2.772.142.000 (12.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $79.134.000Travel allowances: $22.197.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.546.729.000Electricity: $491.097.000Water: $135.072.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

56
123
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

159
313
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
7 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
4
Surveillance cameras
48
Security/patrol pickups
4
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
42.388
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
74,05%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
88
Permanent own revenue
23,33%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
3
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
313
Health staff
28
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
34
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
4.227
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Street-market stalls
122
Final works approvals
123

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$88.551.955.777
Purchase orders
69.771

Purchase-order amount · trend

$770.280.344
$4.056.407.507
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Luis Hernan Pavez Vargas$4.876.615.984132
Constructora Réné Corvalán Correa$3.134.601.2191
Servicios Electricos Eliotec Limitada$3.102.590.2136
Relleno Sanitario las Quilas$2.917.937.18119
Maxval SpA$2.196.189.4152.119
Servicios Integrales$2.047.048.50148
Orlando Pavez Vargas$1.593.893.8561.724
Esmax Distribucion Limitada$1.552.037.9871.799

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.974.025.63973%
Agile Purchase $615.770.92015%
Framework Agreement $427.853.31811%
Direct award discretionary$38.757.6321%

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

Registered companies
2.976
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
5.047

Pyramid by sales bracket

68.6%
10.5%
20.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.042 companies
Small (≤25k UF)311 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)14 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info608 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Comercial Cahuil SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 292
Arredamenti y Motores SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 218
Agricola Quincheumo SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASMedium 2
Operadora Hotel Alaia SpAACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CMedium 144
Productora Victor Canales Arriaza SpAACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CMedium 139
Gastronomia la Virgen Pichilemu SpAACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CMedium 132
Cristian Becerra Producciones E.I.R.L.ACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CMedium 125
Marta Olga Alicia Palomino Gonzalez Panaderia la Central Empresa Individual de RCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 122
Sociedad Comercial Buonissimo LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 115
Comercial Muvap SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 113

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.

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)
0 t SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5

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)
Laguna TorcaNational Reserveat 44.2 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.

34
Species
18
Flora
16
Fauna
8
In conservation status
3
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENChorlo de doble collar, chorlito de doble collarCharadrius falklandicusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUChorlo de collarCharadrius collarisNTFlamenco chilenoPhoenicopterus chilensisNTPilpilén, pilpilén común, american oystercatcher (inglés)Haematopus palliatusNT

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.

22 Wetlands · 19 urban · 771 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-74Estero Palmillaurban322
HUR-06-36Estero de Nilahue - Laguna de Cahuilurban174 /337
HUR-06-25Petrelurban70
HUR-06-76Laguna El Batrourban50
HUR-06-27Laguna El Anchourban39
HUR-06-32Laguna El Perrourban29
HUR-06-52Estero San Antonio (Nuevo Reino)urban14
HUR-06-26Laguna Bajelurban11
HUR-06-79Estero Topocalmaurban11 /56
HUR-06-35Humedal de Cahuilurban9
HUR-06-78Laguna Qda. Los Cerrillosurban8
HUR-06-77Estero Quillayurban7 /31

+ 10 more wetlands

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. 1 project totaling US$ 13 million, approved in 1999. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Real estate1 project · US$ 13 M · 1999
Inmobiliaria Cáhuil S.A.Salinas de Mar

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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
7 m²
70% 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
Relleno Sanitario Las QuilasRelleno Sanitario49.927 t/year · receives from 4 comunas
PTAS - PICHILEMUPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero negro
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Las Quilas (Pichilemu) · 40.600 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
3
Area affected
1 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
63 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
20
At high or very high risk
19
18 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
13,31°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,13°C
Annual precipitation
621 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +2 days
Frost days
1

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
1.604
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
8.530
Police cases · trend
1.057
1.604
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats2981.585
Domestic violence2491.324
Property damage186989
Larceny172915
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces149792
Burglary of an inhabited place118628
Minor injuries103548
Drug-related crimes58308
Burglary of an uninhabited place46245
Weapons-related crimes33176
Crimes and offenses under the arms law26138
Motor vehicle theft25133

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
48
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 18.804 hab
Patrol fleet
8
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 4Bicycles: 4
Surveillance cameras · trend
39
48
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
102
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
48
4 serious
Pedestrian collisions
8

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.