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La Estrella

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins3.098 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024429 km² of area7 inh./km²$6.324M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
34.9/100
4th least liveable in the country
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Procurement
26%
21st that buys most through direct contracting
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Livability
1 m²/hab
9th fewest green areas per inhabitant
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Population
−10,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
15,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 240th highest of 346
Finance
$2 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 27 of 346
Finance
261st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

3 Schools
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Squares and green areas
1 Kindergartens
1 Carabineros
1 Health centers

La Estrella es una comuna de Chile de la provincia Cardenal Caro, en la región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, en la zona central de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

34.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#343 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety15
Health38
Culture and environment23
Education74
Infrastructure52
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Valentín Vidal R.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.594
votes (42.85%)
4.281
Electoral roll
91,78%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
VV
Valentín Vidal R.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
1.594
votes
MA
Maria Angelica Silva Arrue
2021-2024 · IND
956
votes
GO
Gastón Octavio Fernández Mori
2008-2012 · ILE
1.206
votes
GG
Gastón González Bussenius
2004-2008 · UDI
1.091
votes
GG
Gaston Gonzalez Gonzalez
2000-2004 · UDI
1.038
votes
GG
Gaston Gonzalez Gonzalez
1996-2000 · RN
861
votes
GG
Gaston Gonzalez Gonzalez
1992-1996 · RN
885
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

GP
Galvarino Pastrian P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
476
votes
EZ
Eugenia Zamorano G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
437
votes
AF
Andres Fernandez T.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
415
votes
MF
Marcelo Fernandez P.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
250
votes
CO
Cristian Osorio P.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
232
votes
SO
Sandra Orellana C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
216
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
599
of 420 minutes read
Money involved
$23.946.516.502
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
3 · Modificación No. 01, Correctiva al Presupuesto de GestiónBudget amendment$18.980.000unanimidad
2 · Reglamento de Incentivo profesional comuna de La Estrella con modificaciones propuestasRegulationunanimidad
1 · Aprobación del Acta de Sesión Extraordinaria No. 04Otherunanimidad
4.2 · Posponer la votación de la Modificación No.6 Correctiva al Presupuesto de gestión para la próxima sesión ordinariaBudget amendmentunanimidad
1 · Aprueba el Acta de Sesión Extraordinaria No. 7Otherunanimidad
4.2 · Solicitud de subvención a la Cooperativa de Agua Potable para generador eléctrico (no votado)Subsidy$6.000.000

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
92
Highly complex
8
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20198783023
201652

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

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

  • FD
    Fundación Derecho y Defensa Animal
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • FH
    Fundación Huella Local
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • IL
    Inmobiliaria la Puntilla SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • US
    Uasvision SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • PL
    Punto Lobos Reciclaje SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SD
    Servicios Digitales Mañihuales SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • KS
    Kdoce SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • A
    Amisoft
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • EL
    Eolica la Estrella SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • CD
    Corporacion de Educacion Gestión Didáctica
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • se
    Seguridad e Ingeniería Vial Segvial SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • AL
    Agrosuper Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • CT
    Cmet Telecomunicaciones S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
and 4 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

3.155
inhabitants
3.092
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-2%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
2.768
-8% vs. 2035 (3.019)
Over 60 · 2050
49,78%
38,89% in 2035 · +11 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)76,09 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
poblacion_censo4.609 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,25 %2024 Census 2024

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
4.637
2.312 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
1.441
62% of RSH households
Female-headed households
43%
995
Elderly (60+)1.44531%
Children and adolescents (<18)86919%
Foreign nationals1283%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1163%
People with moderate/severe dependency812%
Single-person households1.04045%

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
532
3 schools
Students per teacher
10,9
49 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
67,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
99,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,21%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
4.347
140% of the population
Doctors employed
3
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 36Contract staff: 36Fee contracts: 2
Primary-care medical visits · per year
6.186
11.013
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
57
62
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 (4.378 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar la EstrellaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal4.37863%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.867.877.000 ($429.693/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.074.559.000Municipal contribution: $543.630.000

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

Indigenous population
196
4.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche16885.7%

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
17
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
5.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
136
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
43
Sports
16
Social and aid
11
For the elderly
7
Cultural
4
Foundations and corporations
1
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CRComunicaciones Radiales Raul Rojas E.I.R.L. · holderFM98.5 FM
RyRedes y Comunicacion Ltda. · holderFM100.1 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
186
4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
67 people · 36% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
67 Venezuela
30 Bolivia
22 Perú
16 Colombia

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

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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
70
3,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
18
3.757 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
36
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
61
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
6
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

3.675homes · by type (2017)
House
1.836 · 97.1%
House
1.774 · 99.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
43 · 2.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
5 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
5 · 0.3%
Other private
4 · 0.2%
Mobile
3 · 0.2%
Other private
3 · 0.2%
Apartment
2 · 0.1%
66%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
595 · 65.2%
Provided for work
173 · 18.9%
Free of charge
78 · 8.5%
Rented
63 · 6.9%
Owned, being paid off
4 · 0.4%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
20
20,6 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
$6.324.132.000
Own revenue
$2.208.605.000
35% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.052.578.000
32% of the total
State transfers
$1.492.543.000
24% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$926.513.000
$6.324.132.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

15.1%
53.3%
12.4%
14.1%
Property tax$333.491.000
Business licenses$1.177.828.000
Vehicle permits$274.425.000
Cleaning fees$111.730.000
Other own revenue$311.131.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $87.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
58.6%
23.3%
18.0%
Municipal$6.324.132.000
Education$2.514.770.000
Health$1.944.289.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $1.584.357.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$270.712.000
$2.208.605.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$347.280.000
$2.052.578.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$485.000
$1.492.543.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$7.619.064.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.496.668.000
Execution rate
85.3%
Unexecuted: $1.122.396.000
Medium execution: it executed 85.3%. Left unspent: $1.122.396.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.320.977.000
$6.496.668.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

79.7%
10.5%
Internal management$5.176.881.000
Community services$679.419.000
Social programs$229.322.000
Municipal activities$323.265.000
Recreational programs$69.322.000
Cultural programs$18.459.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.867.877.00028.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.644.663.00025.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.165.538.00017.9%
Investment (works and projects)$1.054.614.00016.2%
Transfers to health$543.630.0008.4%
Transfers to education$461.181.0007.1%
Electricity (facilities)$109.667.0001.7%
Councillor stipends$74.315.0001.1%
Travel allowances$31.002.0000.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$24.976.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$5.350.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$572.0000.0%

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

25.3%
17.9%
56.7%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.644.663.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.165.538.000
Others$3.686.467.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

43.3%
19.3%
8.1%
27.5%
Permanent staff$1.007.196.000
Contract staff$449.241.000
Fee contracts$188.226.000
Labor Code$40.834.000
Community progs.$640.148.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

56.0%
38.0%
6.0%
Permanent staff28
Contract staff19
Fee contracts3
Total: 50 staffFee contracts: 6.0% of the headcountWomen: 68.1%Professionalization: 34.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.040.571/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.977.842/yearCost/staffer fees: $43.041.667/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: $1.054.614.000 (16.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $74.315.000Travel allowances: $31.002.000Commissions and representation: $572.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $24.976.000Electricity: $109.667.000Water: $5.350.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

17
32
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

47
26
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
1 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
30
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
11.013
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
48,17%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
31
Permanent own revenue
34,92%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
3
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
26
Health staff
36
contract
Health staff
2
fee-based
Health staff
36
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
4.347
municipal health
Rural health posts
0
Street-market stalls
30
Final works approvals
32

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$33.164.998.604
Purchase orders
12.276

Purchase-order amount · trend

$176.306.646
$1.676.805.077
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Isaac Abarzúa Basoalto$12.479.375.735104
Constructora del Arte SpA$991.426.8821
Construciones Aquelarre Ltda.$602.443.9598
Gustavo Enrique Orellana Caceres$588.805.93611
Elecnor Chile S.A.$541.775.5401
José Luis Pavez Vargas$515.272.4183
Héctor Nuñez González$431.440.634382
Sociedad Comercial J y R SpA$388.145.045105

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.041.827.20762%
Direct award discretionary$271.418.17816%
Agile Purchase $214.329.96513%
Framework Agreement $149.229.7289%

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

Registered companies
500
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
618

Pyramid by sales bracket

55.4%
15.6%
24.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)277 companies
Small (≤25k UF)78 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)14 companies
Large (>100k UF)8 companies
No sales/no info123 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Asiamotors SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 311
Promotora Donihue LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 31
Rentas Massu LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 245
Inversiones Italcom LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Inversiones Vc LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Inversiones Pavia LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Inversiones California LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 14
Inmobiliaria Santa Elba S aACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 1
Supermercado la Estrella SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 223
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Mamikatese LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASMedium 22

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$ 8 M declared
Approved last 5 years
3
US$ 76 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
115
+ 7 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
432
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Fotovoltaico PulinDIAAgrícola Santa Lucía Ltda.Approved55350
Nueva Subestación Seccionadora Loica y Nueva Línea 2x220 Kv Loica PortDIAColbún S.A.Approved31,678199
Nueva Subestación Eléctrica Litueche y Nueva Línea de Transmisión ElécDIASociedad Austral de Transmisión TroUnder Review12,614150
Modificación Planta de Aceite de OlivaDIAOlivos del Sur S.A.Approved1016
Embalse AgromarchigueDIAAgromarchigüe S.A.Under Review1,96820
Regularización y optimización tranque ArrayanesDIAOlivos del Sur S.A.Under Review0,20620

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

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 t Material particulado
0 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Las Palmas de CocalanNational Parkat 37.8 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.

69
Species
27
Flora
39
Fauna
3
Funga
26
In conservation status
21
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
BorrachitoSclerostomulus nitidusCRQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVULiquen (genérico)Physcia bizianaVUMancapollo, pica pollo, borracho, borrachito, bueyApterodorcus tristisENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVULiquenCanoparmelia austroamericanaENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTChorlo de campo, pachurrónOreopholus ruficollisNTLiquenCaloplaca tucumanensisNT

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 · 1.208 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-14Embalse Rapelurban1.194 /6.801
HUR-06-79Estero Topocalmaurban7 /56
HUR-06-40Estero de la Fuenteurban5
HUR-06-15Estero de la Fuente- Quebrada de La Virgenurban2

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

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 7 projects totaling US$ 211 million, approved between 2015 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy5 projects · US$ 131 M · 2015–2024
Eólica la Estrella SpAParque Eólico La Estrella · Parque Fotovoltaico Pulin
Agriculture and livestock1 project · US$ 70 M · 2019
Agrícola Super LimitadaPlanta de Alimentos Balanceados La Estrella
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 10 M · 2023
Olivos del Sur S.A.Modificación Planta de Aceite de Oliva

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
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Pichilemu at 33.6 km

Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.

Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
28108-2017
2TA
Corporación de Desarrollo y Protección del Lago Rapel y otros en contra de la Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental de la VI Región
Plantel de Cerdos Quebrada Honda
Administrative invalidationRejects

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
1 m²
10% 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.

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Las Quilas (Pichilemu) · 2.062 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
23
Area affected
5.486 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
6.126 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
40
At high or very high risk
17
12 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
14,5°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,28°C
Annual precipitation
574 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
31
projection: +31 days
Frost days
5

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
174
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.617
Police cases · trend
152
174
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence30968
Property damage25807
Threats23742
Burglary of an uninhabited place20646
Larceny15484
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces15484
Weapons-related crimes9291
Crimes and offenses under the arms law9291
Burglary of an inhabited place7226
Robbery with violence or intimidation6194
Minor injuries397
Sexual abuse397

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 19.

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
30
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 3.098 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
12
30
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
15
Deaths
1
32,3 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
17
3 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.

La Estrella, Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins · Monitor Municipios