Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Liveability index · EIU style
39.7 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: El concejo aprobó la distribución de más de $311 millones del Fondo Equidad Territorial (Royalty), dos licitaciones de servicios, una modificación presupuestaria y varios convenios y planes de gestión vinculados a obras y servicios comunales.
Temas tratados
- Actas 418 y 419: Aprobación con correcciones menores de forma solicitadas por una concejala.
- Licitaciones de salud: Adjudicación del suministro de traslados especiales y de medallas/galvanos/trofeos para 2025.
- Distribución FED (Royalty) 2025: Distribución de $311.752.000 en materiales, honorarios, maquinaria, vehículos y obras civiles.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°2: Ajuste presupuestario que incorpora ingresos FED y devolución de seguro de vehículo siniestrado.
- Plan de gestión vehículo movilidad reducida: Aprobación del plan operativo para el furgón de traslado de pacientes (proyecto del gobierno regional).
- Convenio Centro Cívico Las Garzas, Pailimo: Ratificación del convenio PPL por cambios de forma exigidos por Contraloría.
- Concurso de cuento corto "Cuéntale a Gabriela": Bases del concurso literario para mayores de 18 años, en homenaje al Nobel de Gabriela Mistral.
- Auditoría al DAEM: Inicio de discusión sobre solicitud de auditoría; la transcripción se corta antes de concluir el punto.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Actas 418 y 419 aprobadas por unanimidad.
- Licitaciones de traslados especiales ($52 millones) y medallas/galvanos/trofeos ($41 millones) aprobadas por unanimidad.
- Distribución FED $311.752.000 aprobada por unanimidad.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°2 aprobada por unanimidad.
- Plan de gestión vehículo movilidad reducida aprobado por unanimidad.
- Convenio Centro Cívico Las Garzas ($366.920.000) ratificado por unanimidad.
- Bases concurso "Cuéntale a Gabriela" aprobadas por unanimidad.
- Auditoría DAEM: votación no registrada, la transcripción se interrumpe.
Plata y obras
- $52 millones: suministro de traslados especiales (5 adjudicatarios).
- $41 millones: suministro de medallas, galvanos y trofeos (5 adjudicatarios).
- $311.752.000 (FED/Royalty): incluye $223 millones en obras civiles (mejoramiento de dos plantas de tratamiento, aporte a reposición de estaciones médicas rurales en La Quebrada y Piuchén, y cierre de bodega municipal), $28 millones en compra de 2 vehículos menores, $14 millones en arriendo de maquinaria pesada, y el resto en honorarios y consultorías (entre ellas, subsanar observaciones de la piscina municipal).
- $366.920.000: proyecto mejoramiento espacio público Centro Cívico Las Garzas (licitación pendiente, ahora habilitada).
- ~$35 millones: devolución de seguro de vehículo siniestrado, destinada a comprar un furgón de pasajeros (11 personas) para traslados.
- $240.000 en premios: concurso literario ($100k, $80k, $60k + 3 menciones honrosas), financiados por programa de Cultura de la Dirección de Desarrollo Comunitario.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Una concejala preguntó si los $14 millones de arriendo de maquinaria no deberían usarse para reparar la maquinaria propia; el SECPLAN explicó que se priorizó ampliar la capacidad operativa antes de las lluvias de mayo.
- El alcalde advirtió que fondos del gobierno regional aprobados (como el proyecto del Instituto Cardenal Caro) están retenidos por falta de liquidez regional, lo que encarece proyectos con el tiempo.
- La auditoría al DAEM se mencionó en relación con pérdida de recursos (fondos de revinculación del liceo, asignaciones mal distribuidas); el punto quedó inconcluso en la transcripción.
Para seguir
- Licitar el proyecto Centro Cívico Las Garzas, ya habilitado tras ratificación del convenio.
- Recibir las cuotas restantes del FED (segunda en ~marzo, tercera en julio, cuarta en septiembre).
- Esperar furgón de pasajeros y vehículo de traslado de pacientes comprometido por el gobierno regional (plazo estimado: diciembre).
- Analizar en comisión la minuta del Anteproyecto Original de Inversión entregada al final de la sesión.
- Resolver el punto de auditoría al DAEM, que quedó pendiente por corte de la transcripción.
- Concurso "Cuéntale a Gabriela": recepción de cuentos hasta el 25 de abril; fallo posterior.
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)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
- ACTA DE CONCEJO MUNICIPAL N° 293 · 2023 ↗
- ACTA DE CONCEJO MUNICIPAL N° 280 · 2023 ↗
- ACTA DE CONCEJO MUNICIPAL N° 281 · 2023 ↗
- ACTA DE CONCEJO MUNICIPAL N° 282 · 2023 ↗
- ACTA DE CONCEJO MUNICIPAL N° 283 · 2023 ↗
- ACTA DE CONCEJO MUNICIPAL N° 284 · 2023 ↗
Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
| Resolution | Type | Amount | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 · Aprueba ubicación de espacios públicos para propaganda electoral de Consejeros Constitucionales 2023 | Other | — | unanimidad |
| 4.4 · Aprobación de valores por prestaciones médicas en postas de salud para usuarios ISAPRES y particulares, modificando la ordenanza local sobre derechos por concesiones, permisos y servicios | Budget amendment | — | — |
| 4.3 · Comodato para la Junta de Vecinos Las Garzas y Bomberos | Loan for use | — | unanimidad |
| 4.2 · Usufructo del terreno para la compañía de bomberos y casa del artesano | Tender | $300.000 | — |
| 4.1 · Comodato del Lote 91-A para la construcción de una plaza de juegos | Loan for use | — | unanimidad |
| Postergación de aprobación de actas | Other | — | unanimidad |
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
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 42 | 7 | 19 | 10 | — |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- CGCompañía General de Electricidad S.A.Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2023
- SyServicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2023
- WWomLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
- ICIngenieria, Consultoria e Inversiones Kimia SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- VEVerano Energy SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- OOpdenergyLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- rrRld Respaldo Legal de DocumentosLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- EEEngie Energía Chile S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- SBServicios Bpsystem LimitadaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- CDCorporacion de Educacion Gestión DidácticaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- seSeguridad e Ingeniería Vial Segvial SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- CDCge Distribución S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
- CTCmet Telecomunicaciones S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
- LLigupLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- SCSociedad Comercial y de Inversiones Ajm Alma Verde SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
- USUniversidad Santo TomásLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- CICiudad InteligenteLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
- USUclases SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
- MdMutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la ConstrucciónLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- EAEnergías AlconesLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 90,28 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 2,3 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 31 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 100 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 568,5 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 588 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 8.715 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 9,2 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 16,7 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 3,6 % | 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 51 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 2.583 | 28% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 1.689 | 19% |
| Foreign nationals | 268 | 3% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 173 | 2% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 129 | 1% |
| Single-person households | 2.231 | 47% |
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
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
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posta de Salud Rural Pailimo | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 2.431 | 59% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Rinconada de Alcones | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 1.305 | 62% |
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 300 | 95.5% |
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
All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.
Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE
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: 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
Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).
ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $2.417.143.000 | 18.9% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $1.988.555.000 | 15.5% | |
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $1.648.049.000 | 12.9% | |
| Transfers to education | $1.432.383.000 | 11.2% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $937.377.000 | 7.3% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $353.822.000 | 2.8% | |
| Transfers to health | $205.000.000 | 1.6% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $169.679.000 | 1.3% | |
| Councillor stipends | $81.492.000 | 0.6% | |
| Travel allowances | $24.250.000 | 0.2% | |
| Water (facilities) | $20.283.000 | 0.2% | |
| Street lighting | $1.713.000 | 0.0% | |
| Commissions and representation | $1.240.000 | 0.0% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
Management indicator · 2025
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Sociedad One Consultores SpA | $3.661.756.157 | 76 |
| Sociedad Comercial y Constructora S y S Limitada | $3.573.594.877 | 88 |
| José Luis Pavez Vargas | $1.674.425.449 | 12 |
| Jose Luis Pavez Vargas | $1.333.186.968 | 22 |
| Arturo Eduardo | $1.141.225.222 | 3.586 |
| Luis Alejandro Vargas Silva | $1.098.090.522 | 624 |
| Cosal S.A. | $878.428.554 | 1 |
| Importadora y Exportadora Clever Limitada | $871.541.767 | 5 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $2.342.788.856 | 68% |
| Agile Purchase | $513.230.010 | 15% |
| Direct award discretionary | $312.754.871 | 9% |
| Framework Agreement | $255.674.796 | 7% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinedos Errazuriz Ovalle S.A. | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 3 | 45 |
| Virutas de Madera S.A. | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 2 | 98 |
| Centro de Servicios Marchigue Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 2 | 28 |
| Arturo Eduardo Catalan Palomino, Estacion de Servicio Marchigue, Empresa Individ | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 1 | 18 |
| Inversiones Queencorp SpA | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Large 1 | 6 |
| Sociedad Agricola Flores y Cornejo Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 3 |
| Jose Manuel Silva Diaz Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 1 | 232 |
| Transportes Rinconada SpA | TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTO | Medium 1 | 36 |
| Soc Comercial y Transportes Roso Limitada | TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTO | Medium 1 | 23 |
| Soc Com y de Dist Catalan Ltda. | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 12 |
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
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 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
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.
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 · 3 urban · 90 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
4 Wetlands · 3 urban · 90 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HPU-06-13 | Estero Las Cadenas | 72 /105 |
| HUR-06-79 | Estero Topocalmaurban | 14 /56 |
| HUR-06-16 | Estero La Rosaurban | 4 /20 |
| HUR-06-19 | Estero Peralillourban | 0 /16 |
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. 21 projects totaling US$ 856 million, approved between 2005 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.
Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts
Final SMA sanctions
| Sanctioned entity | Auditable unit | Category | Fine (UTA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C&h Maderas Elaboradas SpA ↗ | MADERAS LAS GARZAS | Industrial facility | 1 |
Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
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 heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
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)
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)
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)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Threats | 49 | 635 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 48 | 622 |
| Property damage | 47 | 609 |
| Domestic violence | 44 | 570 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 40 | 519 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 25 | 324 |
| Larceny | 22 | 285 |
| Minor injuries | 14 | 182 |
| Drug-related crimes | 9 | 117 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 8 | 104 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 7 | 91 |
| Sexual abuse | 6 | 78 |
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.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.