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Escudo de Litueche

Litueche

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins6.949 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024618 km² of area11 inh./km²$6.233M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
93%
7th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Livability
1 m²/hab
7th fewest green areas per inhabitant
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Livability
38.5/100
28th least liveable in the country
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Population
+5,7%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
27,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 38th highest of 346
Finance
$897 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 84 of 346
Education
602,9 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
224th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

9 Schools
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Carabineros
2 Health centers
2 Pharmacies
1 Hospitals
1 Libraries
1 Fire stations
1 Squares and green areas

Litueche, llamada Rosario o Rosario Lo Solís hasta 1979, es una comuna de la zona central de Chile, perteneciente a la provincia Cardenal Caro, en la Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

38.5 /100
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#319 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety44
Health19
Culture and environment43
Education38
Infrastructure46
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Rodrigo Palominos V.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
3.461
votes (48.69%)
8.152
Electoral roll
93,12%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
RP
Rodrigo Palominos V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.461
votes
RS
Rene Santiago Acuña Echeverria
2021-2024 · UDI
1.837
votes
JB
José Bernardo Cornejo Cerón
2008-2012 · PDC
1.721
votes
BC
Bernardo Cornejo Cerón
2004-2008 · PDC
1.602
votes
TC
Tulio Campos Gonzalez
2000-2004 · UDI
828
votes
TC
Tulio Campos Gonzalez
1996-2000 · ILDUD
997
votes
AE
Armando Echeverria Pino
1992-1996 · RN
136
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

RG
Rosendo Galleguillos V.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
619
votes
MC
Maximiliano Cuevas M.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
511
votes
VM
Vicente Matus D.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
470
votes
CD
Claudia Donoso D.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
465
votes
PS
Patricio Silva O.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
442
votes
GE
Gabriel Echeverria R.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · EVOLUCION POLITICA
368
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
3
of 28 minutes read
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
15/2018 · Aprobación nómina de beneficiarios Beca de Verano año 2018Otherunanimidad
71/2018 · Aprobación de Priorización de proyectos enmarcados dentro del anteproyecto Regional de inversión y gasto del gobierno regional ARI FNDR 2019, incluyendo 'Reposición edificio consistorial comuna de Litueche' y 'Construcción caseta sanitarias, Litueche urbano III Etapa'Otherunanimidad
1 · Aprobación bases servicio de recolección de residuos domiciliarios, limpieza de calles, plazas y espacios públicos de la comuna de Litueche.Tendermayoria

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
102
Highly complex
23
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2018102233524

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

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

  • E
    Endesa
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • E
    Enersis
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • S
    Statkraft
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2020–2025
  • CS
    Club Social y Deportivo Ohiggins
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2023
  • FO
    Ferreteria Oviedo S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • FR
    Fundacion Rompiemtes
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2026
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • CI
    Ciudad Inteligente
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • IE
    Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Ayelen Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • A
    Amisoft
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • GP
    Gallo Pipe SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • JD
    Junta de Veicnos Puertecillo
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • BL
    Brac Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • SE
    Servicios Electricos Eliotec Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • AS
    Asesorías Salazar Alvarado SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
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

5.770
inhabitants
6.989
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+22%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
7.430
+2% vs. 2035 (7.309)
Over 60 · 2050
44,58%
34,29% 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)74,35 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)2,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment48 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)602,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)614,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo8.852 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)27,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,46 %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 101 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
9.721
5.162 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.292
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
2.479
Elderly (60+)2.63427%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.98620%
Foreign nationals4425%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1942%
People with moderate/severe dependency1001%
Single-person households2.52249%

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
1.581
8 schools
Students per teacher
11,9
133 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
85,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
68,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 95%Private subsidized 5%
Pass rate
97,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,61%
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
2
FONASA enrollees
4.120
59% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 19Contract staff: 31Fee contracts: 5
Primary-care medical visits · per year
7.823
26.353
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
303
193
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 (4.161 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural QuelentaroRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.19564%
Posta de Salud Rural PulinRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal96664%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.131.930.000 ($274.740/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $251.382.000Municipal contribution: $396.000.000

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

Indigenous population
395
4.5% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche33183.8%

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

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

Active neighborhood councils
22
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
151
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
39
Sports
34
For the elderly
14
Social and aid
4
Cultural
2
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
RROSARIOFM92.7 FM
CLComunicaciones Luisa Maria Sol Aravena Pavez E.I.R.L. · holderFM105.3 FM
SdSoc. de Inversiones Caramelo Ltda. · holderFM88.5 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
324
3,7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
112 people · 35% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
112 Venezuela
61 Haití
54 Bolivia
30 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
175
5,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
30
4.383 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
108
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
80
beneficiaries · 2012–2022
Subsidies Rental · DS52
13
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

6.825homes · by type (2017)
House
3.342 · 96.1%
House
3.330 · 99.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
108 · 3.1%
Other private
14 · 0.4%
Other private
12 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
11 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
2 · 0.1%
Mobile
2 · 0.1%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
69%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.067 · 68%
Provided for work
202 · 12.9%
Free of charge
150 · 9.6%
Rented
130 · 8.3%
Owned, being paid off
19 · 1.2%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
14
7,3 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
$6.233.238.000
Own revenue
$1.892.324.000
30% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.010.626.000
48% of the total
State transfers
$532.463.000
9% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$619.736.000
$6.233.238.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

37.6%
13.0%
21.5%
25.2%
Property tax$710.600.000
Business licenses$246.104.000
Vehicle permits$406.076.000
Cleaning fees$53.609.000
Other own revenue$475.935.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.254.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
50.7%
40.5%
8.9%
Municipal$6.233.238.000
Education$4.979.586.000
Health$1.090.603.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.322.879.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$142.609.000
$1.892.324.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$260.915.000
$3.010.626.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$24.213.000
$532.463.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.897.040.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.395.482.000
Execution rate
92.7%
Unexecuted: $501.558.000
Medium execution: it executed 92.7%. Left unspent: $501.558.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$667.886.000
$6.395.482.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

66.6%
16.1%
6.4%
Internal management$4.261.940.000
Community services$1.031.241.000
Social programs$411.269.000
Municipal activities$267.770.000
Recreational programs$134.086.000
Cultural programs$289.176.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.762.210.00027.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.725.410.00027.0%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.131.930.00017.7%
Transfers to education$455.300.0007.1%
Transfers to health$396.000.0006.2%
Investment (works and projects)$289.699.0004.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$189.542.0003.0%
Electricity (facilities)$135.798.0002.1%
Councillor stipends$84.845.0001.3%
Travel allowances$47.422.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$13.653.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$3.352.0000.1%
Street lighting$2.272.0000.0%

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

27.6%
27.0%
45.5%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.762.210.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.725.410.000
Others$2.907.862.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

53.5%
27.7%
7.2%
10.8%
Permanent staff$1.066.868.000
Contract staff$552.107.000
Fee contracts$143.235.000
Labor Code$17.654.000
Community progs.$214.822.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

63.5%
27.0%
9.5%
Permanent staff40
Contract staff17
Fee contracts6
Total: 63 staffFee contracts: 9.5% of the headcountWomen: 45.6%Professionalization: 45.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $23.748.700/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.851.647/yearCost/staffer fees: $14.033.667/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: $289.699.000 (4.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $84.845.000Travel allowances: $47.422.000Commissions and representation: $3.352.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $189.542.000Street lighting: $2.272.000Electricity: $135.798.000Water: $13.653.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

30
26
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

68
26
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
1 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
1
Security/patrol bicycles
2
Surveillance cameras
32
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
26.353
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
61,4%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
39
Permanent own revenue
30,36%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
2
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
26
Health staff
31
contract
Health staff
5
fee-based
Health staff
19
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
4.120
municipal health
Rural health posts
2
Street-market stalls
188
Final works approvals
26

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$45.936.425.645
Purchase orders
25.315

Purchase-order amount · trend

$670.201.353
$2.827.092.829
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ingenieria y Construccion Mst S.A.$8.294.805.1401
Fabián Saavedra Miranda$1.489.280.45813
Dife$1.289.327.82250
P y P Servicios E.I.R.L$1.025.035.53732
Jose Luis Pavez Vargas$880.416.59818
Copec S.A.$796.325.42097
José Luis Muñoz Serre$704.111.69816
Jose Becerra$683.430.74026

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.654.149.11459%
Framework Agreement $599.709.36221%
Direct award discretionary$323.325.07711%
Agile Purchase $249.909.2779%

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

Registered companies
939
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.097

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.3%
14.4%
22.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)566 companies
Small (≤25k UF)135 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)21 companies
Large (>100k UF)6 companies
No sales/no info211 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Inversiones San Damian SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 32
Agricola Alicura SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2109
Huertos de Ucúquer SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2107
Inversiones Ucuquer SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 24
Soc Comercial San Roberto LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 184
Comercializadora Pineda & Duque SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 118
Sociedad de Servicios y Transportes Donoso LimitadaEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASMedium 251
Macoval SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 225
Sociedad Inmobiliaria Mega SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASMedium 225
Aserradero Cmm SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 126

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
2
US$ 21 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 11 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
273
+ 13 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
66
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Nueva Subestación Seccionadora Loica y Nueva Línea 2x220 Kv Loica PortDIAColbún S.A.Approved31,678199
Modificación Parques Eólicos Cardonal, Manantiales y Los CerrillosEIAStatkraft Eólico S.A.Under Review14,2198
Nueva Subestación Eléctrica Litueche y Nueva Línea de Transmisión ElécDIASociedad Austral de Transmisión TroUnder Review12,614150

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)
8 t MP10
8 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 48.3 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.

140
Species
76
Flora
60
Fauna
4
Funga
48
In conservation status
36
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUQueuleGomortega keuleENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPitaoPitavia punctataENGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVULagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUBorrachitoSclerostomulus nitidusCRLiquen (genérico)Physcia bizianaVUGruñidor de valeriaPristidactylus valeriaeENMancapollo, pica pollo, borracho, borrachito, bueyApterodorcus tristisENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULinguePersea lingueVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVULiquenCanoparmelia austroamericanaENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTChorlo de campo, pachurrónOreopholus ruficollisNTLiquenCaloplaca tucumanensisNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPumaPuma concolorNT

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

5 Wetlands · 4 urban · 422 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-14Embalse Rapelurban245 /6.801
HUR-06-80Humedal Topocalmaurban71
HPU-06-42Esteros Rosario- Los Lingues- Manquehue49 /55
HUR-06-44Rio Rapel (sector el rincon)urban33 /117
HUR-06-79Estero Topocalmaurban24 /56

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$ 473 million, approved between 2005 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy12 projects · US$ 473 M · 2005–2024
Parque Eólico Litueche SpAParque Eólico Litueche · Parque Eólico La Estrella

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 34.4 km

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

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-232-2021
2TA
Agrícola, Forestal y Ganadera Mallarauco Limitada y otro en contra del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Línea de Transmisión Lo Aguirre-Alto Melipilla y Alto Melipilla-Rapel
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.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Parque El Guanaco (Teno) · 3.194 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
28
Area affected
346 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
722 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
32
At high or very high risk
16
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
14,04°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,24°C
Annual precipitation
613 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
8
projection: +15 days
Frost days
2

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
472
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.792
Police cases · trend
330
472
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence911.310
Property damage881.266
Threats771.108
Burglary of an uninhabited place41590
Burglary of an inhabited place39561
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces39561
Minor injuries25360
Larceny19273
Weapons-related crimes9130
Crimes and offenses under the arms law7101
Robbery with violence or intimidation7101
Sexual abuse572

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 24.

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
32
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 6.949 hab
Patrol fleet
5
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 2Bicycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
10
32
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
27
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
19
3 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

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.